Dreamworks' best film to date

Rating: 9/10 (30 May 2014)

Though it's only been four years since the release of How to Train Your Dragon (2010), I'll bet money it has a better chance of aging gracefully than most of Hollywood's animated output from the past fifteen years.
Heartwarming and funny, the story is full of memorable characters, and themes about friendship and prejudice. Yes, the story itself is familiar, but the magic is in the interactions of the characters and their emotional journeys, not in the narrative itinerary. Also, unlike most of Dreamworks' current output, there is a delightful lack of pop culture references and bathroom jokes. The animation is beautiful and lush, from the characters themselves to the lighting and textures.
This will likely be an animated classic. It certainly has more of a chance of being so than the serviceable but weakly written Frozen (2013).