How to Train Your Dragon 2

Plot synopsis:
In a voice-over echoing the one at the beginning of How to Train Your Dragon, Hiccup (voice: Jay Baruchel) describes his home, the Viking village of Berk. Five years after the events of the previous film, Berk is a much happier place. Instead of stealing the livestock and destroying buildings, dragons now live amongst the villagers as working animals and companions, and even take part in racing sport. In the opening scene, dragons and their riders compete to catch sheep and dunk them in baskets; everyone in the village who isn't competing seems to be watching the event. The chieftain, Stoick the Vast (voice: Gerard Butler), wonders where his son Hiccup is but exults when Astrid (voice: America Ferrera) and her dragon Stormfly win the game, calling Astrid his future daughter-in-law.Hiccup, meanwhile, is exploring with his dragon, Toothless, intent on discovering and mapping new lands. Hiccup tries out a set of leather wings he's rigged that stretch from his extended arms to the sides of his legs and enable him to jump off Toothless's back and fly -- glide, really. They work well, though the landing is rough because Hiccup doesn't watch where he's going.While investigating a wildfire, Hiccup and Astrid discover the remains of a fort encased in a colossal ice formation and encounter a dragon trapper named Eret (voice: Kit Harington), who blames them for the destruction of his fort. He says the the fort was frozen and destroyed by another dragon rider who he assumes the're in league with. Eret attempts to capture their dragons for an insane conqueror called Drago Bludvist (voice: Djimon Hounsou). Hiccup and Astrid are mystified; they've never heard of dragon riders except for the ones from Berk. The two riders return to warn Stoick about the dragon army that Drago is amassing. Hiccup has trouble getting Stoick to listen; Stoick wants Hiccup to succeed him as chieftain, but Hiccup, at 20, isn't ready to think about it.Once he grasps what Hiccup is saying, Stoick puts the village in lockdown, ordering the villagers to fortify the island and prepare for battle. Stoick explains he met Drago years before and that he was an unreasonable madman, but Hiccup refuses to believe that war is inevitable. Defying his father, he flies off with Astrid to find Eret's ship and they surrender themselves and their dragons so as to be taken to Drago. Stoick, Gobber (voice: Craig Ferguson), and Berk's other dragon riders pursue and find them, but Hiccup and Toothless fly off again.They are captured by a skilled dragon rider named Valka (voice: Cate Blanchett), who recognizes Hiccup. She reveals that she's his long-lost mother; she was taken by a dragon when Hiccup was a baby and was thought to be dead. She explains that she had tried to convince Stoick and the rest of Berk that they could learn to coexist with dragons. One night during an attack, a dragon got into her house and she rushed to save the infant Hiccup, but found the dragon, Cloudjumper, making googly eyes at the delighted baby. Though she had come armed and was fully prepared to put aside her ideas about the gentleness of dragons to defend her son, she couldn't bring herself to attack Cloudjumper, who instead carried her off. Valka spent the next twenty years rescuing dragons from Drago's traps and bringing them to an island haven created out of ice by a colossal Alpha dragon called a Bewilderbeast, to whom all dragons answer. Valka is eager to share what she's learned with Hiccup; she shows him and Toothless how to deploy a double row of small fins on Toothless's back that enable him to make tighter turns. Later, when Hiccup shows her the map he's been working on, adding new lands as he discovers them, she draws him a larger map in the snow.Stoick and Gobber track Hiccup to Valka's island, where Stoick discovers that his wife is still alive. They have a joyful reunion.Astrid and the other riders kidnap Eret so as to find Drago, but they are also captured and Drago thus learns of Berk's dragons. Ruffnut (voice: Kristen Wiig), a classmate of Hiccup and Astrid's from the previous film's dragon-fighting school, has a crush on Eret and pursues him doggedly, to the chagrin of Snotlout (voice: Jonah Hill) and Fishlegs (voice: Christopher Mintz-Plasse), who are both sweet on Ruffnut.Drago and his army lay siege to Valka's sanctuary, where he reveals that he has his own Bewilderbeast to challenge the Alpha. A titanic battle ensues between the two Bewilderbeasts in a fight for control over all dragons on the island. Drago's Bewilderbeast emerges victorious and seizes control of all the dragons, including Toothless. Hiccup tries to persuade Drago to end the violence, but Drago orders him killed as well. Toothless, under the influence of the new Alpha, approaches Hiccup and fires a plasma blast. At the last instant, Stoick pushes Hiccup out of the way. He's hit instead and killed instantly. Drago leaves Hiccup to his fate and, riding Toothless, leads his now larger army to destroy Berk. Stoick is given a ship burial and Hiccup, now chief and filled with regret at the loss of his father, decides that he will fly back to Berk to defend his people and live up to his father's legacy.The dragon riders ride baby dragons, which are immune to the Bewilderbeast's control, and arrive at Berk after the Alpha had already attacked the village and taken control of the dragons there. Hiccup confronts Drago and a brainwashed Toothless while the other riders work to distract the Bewilderbeast. Drago again orders Toothless to kill Hiccup, but Hiccup succeeds in disenchanting Toothless. Drago then orders the Alpha to shoot the pair, and the Bewilderbeast successfully encases them in a large blast of ice, seemingly killing them. His victory is short-lived however, as Toothless, now glowing with blue plasma, blasts away the ice, revealing that both he and Hiccup are unharmed. Toothless challenges the Alpha and repeatedly fires plasma blasts at the Bewilderbeast. At this, the other dragons are freed from the Bewilderbeast's control and all fire at it, severely injuring the colossal dragon until Toothless fires a final massive blast, breaking its left tusk.Defeated, Drago and his Bewilderbeast retreat into the ocean as the villagers celebrate their victory. All the dragons acknowledge Toothless as the new Alpha dragon, and Hiccup is recognized as chief of Berk by the village elder, who draws a symbol on his forehead. The film ends with Berk being rebuilt with a statue of Stoick standing guard just offshore, and Hiccup doing his duties as chief, proudly declaring that while others may have armies and armadas, Berk has its own dragons.

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Review:
Seeing the original 'How to Train Your Dragon' for the first time made me feel like a kid again and it has since become one of my all-time favorite films, so when I got a chance to see this, I was as much worried as I was excited.
I needn't have feared: I'm glad to report that Dean DeBlois has crafted a beautifully animated tale that loses nothing of its predecessor's sense of fun and adventure, while it enhances Hiccup's and Toothless' journey into an almost classic - and unexpectedly touching - "coming-of-age" story.While still colourful, playful and visually all over the place (I mean that in a good way*), the tone of the sequel is noticeably darker and the predominant themes are more mature.
*A word about the animation: This is among the most visually stunning animated films I have ever seen; at times, there is so much eye-popping spectacle on screen that you don't know where to focus anymore - this one definitely needs a second viewing.My overall verdict: While the storyline may not be quite as straightforward as the original's, the well written, credible character development and the gorgeous visuals are more than satisfying.
'How to Train Your Dragon 2' could have played it safe by merely repeating the original's formula – it opted instead for the introduction of fascinating new characters while giving the ones we know more back-story and a chance to grow up and explore new territory.
'How to Train Your Dragon' is my all-time favourite animated film, so when I heard a sequel was being made, I knew it was one I had to see.
More mature and thematic than its predecessor, 'How to Train Your Dragon 2' is an emotionally resonant and heartfelt flick that expands upon the story of Hiccup and Toothless and their connection.
But never mind that, the reason why we so eagerly anticipated this follow-up is simply because of how unexpectedly fascinating its predecessor turned out to be.Yes, the story of a Viking teenager Hiccup who befriends the titular creature Toothless and manages to convince his village that they are friend not foe was not only a rare unadulterated crowd-pleaser, it also packed some genuine emotional heft with its bittersweet ending.
And so co-writer and co-director Dean DeBlois has returned to pen and helm this sequel set five years after the events of the first movie - though this time, he is going at it without his partner Chris Sanders.Proving that two heads need not always be better than one, DeBlois' solo venture is no less compelling than the first film, and indeed sees the filmmaker demonstrate an imagination and derring-do which truly makes it soar.
DeBlois reserves the tender quiet moments of his film for the reunion between mother and child as well as husband and wife - in particular, a dance between Butler and Blanchett around a fire to their wedding song is bound to leave you misty-eyed - and makes sure that his film loses none of the heart and humanity that made the earlier 2010 one deeply affecting.The villain that Hiccup finds himself up against is a tyrant named Drago (Djimon Hounsou), who believes that dragons are meant to be enslaved and used against the opponents whom he oppresses.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 has given all what you've wished for as a great sequel.The plot sure does heightened into an epic installment, it could have been an easy throw away of cool effects, battle sequences, and humor, but the movie is smart to keep on following its own roots by settling more on the characterization of their world and Hiccup's life with his dragon and the tribe.
The quieter moments of letting the once disconnected family reunite again captures the same heart of the boy and dragon friendship of the first movie, which certainly made it pretty endearing.The film also spends its time exploring more places around and beyond the Isle of Berk.
John Powell's score helps making it feel much powerful, and it gets even better with a Jónsi﻿ song in it.Apart from Disney, these are the only animated films of Hollywood today that have a wider ambition other than selling off kids with cool visuals and absurdist humor.
There are some shots of Toothless where you can see the detail in his scales, including sometimes dirt and scars.The original voice cast is back and still awesome, the story is amazing, the effects are jaw dropping and the score fits with the film perfectly.This movie has everything in just over 100 minutes; action, adventure, laughs, tears for every one of all ages.I just have one complaint I DON'T WANNA WAIT JUST OVER THREE YEARS FOR THE NEXT FILM!!!.
The original How to Train Your Dragon still remains my personal favorite DreamWorks animated movie of all-time, and tied for my favorite cartoon movie not made by Disney.
Hiccup and Toothless mainly like to explore new lands and discover new dragons, but one of their discoveries leads to them coming upon this ice cave, and then our young Viking hero gets to meet his mom...who happens to be a mysterious Dragon Rider named Valka (played by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett)!
From that point, the battle lines are drawn, sacrifices are made, and relationships are pushed to the ultimate test in a movie that is sure to resonate with people young and old just as much, if not more, than the first one did way back when.In a word, it's amazing how far DreamWorks has come ever since making the original hit, and you can clearly see why here.
The visuals are top-notch, the decision to make our heroes older is risky but it pays off big time, the music that got John Powell an Oscar nod still retains familiar cues from the original movie and also ups the ante, and on top of it all, the movie still has the spirit of the original movie, along with, I daresay, a Dark-Knight-esque kind of atmosphere that really made the first movie work, especially towards the end of this movie.These characters feel real - they have real emotions, and these actions that our main heroes take sometimes have real consequences, for better or worse, and you really feel like you're a part of their world.
whoever likes pathos and hypocritical morality, I guess.What bothered me most is that the overwhelming message of the movie was: "We talk about peace and pretend to try to keep peace, but our enemies are monsters who have to be killed because they are bad by nature." Hiccup keeps talking about peace, but all of his efforts come down to 2-3 clichéd sentences, while most of the time he ends up waving his sword around in a very video-game style.
Watched How To Train Your Dragon Yesterday and think might have found my favorite Animation film of the year already.
I think that this Dreamworks best animation feature yet when compared to their Madagascar and Despicable Me. The main character Hiccup was a really cool character and I loved watching him in action and flying off his dragon Toothless.
I really enjoy sequels that expand on the first film's story rather than just rehash the original's plot, and this film does just that.Set 5 years after the events of the original, the Viking Hiccup and his friends are now young adults who have since made peace with the dragons and live in harmony with them in their village.
I know it doesn't sound much; part of it is because I can't give a good synopsis for the life of me, but this movie takes everything that the first How to Train Your Dragon had and makes it better.
I saw HTTYD 2 at the LA Film Fest on 6/9/14 in 3D with the director and America there in person.While I am a "fanboy" of the original, I do think there's enough objective quality that anyone can recognize the dialog, acting, music, animation, character design (aside from Hiccup, darn it) were all higher quality than most would expect from a kid's film.
In fact, I think it's quite nearly Pixar quality.My expectations for HTTYD 2 were understandably high, but at the very least I just wanted it to be AS GOOD as the first.Unfortunately, that's not the case so please adjust your expectations accordingly.PROS:Even better animation, textures, and epic, awe-inspiring scaleSame lovable characters, appropriately agedToothless being ToothlessStunning 3DSolid acting (except for Jay)More great dragonsSOME beautiful scenes/moments (not enough compared to original)CONS:Messy pacing.
Seriously this movie shows how dreamworks animation is knocking on the door to be the best animation studio in the world.The visuals are highly detailed and extraordinary..Dragons are dark but more colorful than Godzilla.I am an animation fan but even if you are not you should not miss this one.It is going to be the biggest animation hit of this year.I even thought this was better than frozen because it was surprising how the climax turned out to beIt has action,laughs and emotional moments that makes you hold on to your seat till the end.
In fact, what makes How to Train Your Dragon 2 the best animation in a long time is its perfect blend of humor, seriousness, characterization, and cuteness/warmth.
The animation was beautiful, the story line was excellent, and it was the best sequel ever!We all know how 'Frozen' is an amazing film and everyone keeps talking about it, but I am starting to think 'How To Train Your Dragon 2' is actually better then 'Frozen'!
And the animation was better then 'Frozen'!When I saw How To Train Your Dragon 2, I loved the characters, villains, Dragons (of course!) And just EVERYTHING about this film!
Great things were expected from this film, following on from the brilliant success of it's predecessor, and it definitely does not disappoint.Every single aspect of the original film has been improved on, from the sheer cinematography, thorough story and well-written characters, to the breathtaking scenes and dazzling design.The plot takes place 5 years on from the end of the first film, with a nice catchup summary provided by Jay Baruchel's Hiccup, with all the kids now in their early twenties.
The story is an entertaining one, with laughter, romance, action and sadness all coming together to appeal to kids and adults alike.Character-wise, all voice actors play their parts well, albeit Cate Blanchett's interesting take on a Scottish accent, all returning to their respective roles from the first film.
How to Train Your Dragon is one of the best animation movie ever made and it's one of my all-time favorites.
Just like it's predecessor, How to Train Your Dragon is a fun movie with ravishing visuals- a must-watch on 3-D, awesome action sequences, adequate drama and sentiments.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a fantastic movie with a really well developed storyline and a terrific voice cast.The first movie really didn't seem to me like a film that really needed a sequel,but I was proved wrong,because they made a movie that further expands it's universe and I honestly liked it even more than the first.The characters develop more in this movie,we learn an awful lot about several main characters,and even some new ones,which is something I really liked about this movie,it didn't just take these people on a new adventure like most animated sequels do but it also took the time it was given with another movie to get us to learn more about them.I also loved that the characters are older,the first movie was four years ago and that's exactly how much older they look,Hiccup is roughly the same age as me and I really feel like we grew up together,seeing him look older but still following the same dream,like myself.Filled with emotional scenes and parts funny for both kids and adults,How to Train Your Dragon 2 is an outstanding animated sequel that I would highly recommend as a family film.
From the humble underdog story of 2010; which surprised thousands with its heartfelt story, lovable main characters, a dragon everyone's wants to pet and ride and of course, a dramatic leg-losing ending that sooo subtly made it such a emotional ride, a tear crunched its way through my eyelids; comes another ride which welcomingly advances the the world of the Dragonriders.Five years after the first film, Hiccup and his adorable but lethal Night Fury have explored the vast lands beyond Berk.
Don't let the mesmerizing good looks of Hiccup fool you: He is still a wise-cracking and geeky guy hiding behind a rather fortunately well formulated puberty.The animation's handy characterisation of this trait is well done; and a worthy example of the amazing art begin the design of this film: You see Hiccup's ingenious inventions he wears on his armour: A set of handy gliders, a pouch for pencils, another paper dispenser for mapping, a compass on his arms, a multi-function blade handle which sheaths a fire-lit blade and a trigger on it for wizzle-back gas (excuse the dragon naming).The side characters, expectedly got less focus, but the film makers illustrated the pure love between Stoick and the grossly spoiled-in-the-trailer Valka (yep, Hiccup's mother) so well, they could well have a movie made just for those two.
After i heard that there is going to be a sequel for original i am little unhappy.....we all know what dreamworks did for shrek and before going to this film i have very little hopes.but after 10 minutes into the film i have finally decided that no more looking back here comes the perfect and even better sequel and a winner after some time for dreamworks.I mean...just look at the artwork man thats beautiful and top notch quality animation.and this is so far my best 3D experience...fantastic out of window elements and decent depths.Coming to the story its even more mature and characters are well grown but retained their originality.the way hiccup and his mother valka behaved is really touching.stoick's character is well used to give some heart for film.Voice actors did their part in establishing themselves.But I must specially say about sound design and soundtracks.there is enough darkness in the story which attracts adults and a lot of gags.and for everyone especially for children there is toothless.its adorable and the way it behaved and the way it makes its gestures and sounds are really cute.i must appreciate dreamworks for its fluidic,beautiful and stunning animations.those physics for dragons are amazing and 3D effects in the first 10 minutes are stunning it worths a lot watching in 3d we cannot compare it with other animated films coz it has a life in it.it is better than some over-hyped and overrated animation films.Finally i must say that this is the best ever animated feature this decade and a must watch for both kids and adults....really i really love this sequel even more than its original..I'm gonna watch it again......and again.
"How to Train Your Dragon 2" is darker, more grown-up in storyline and more fun in action sequences than it's predecessor also some touches moment lifts this sequel from just a forgettable kids movie.
Overall with smart script, heartwarming drama, focused theme about the emotional bond between dragon and it's rider and adorable characters all presented with stunning animated visual makes "How to Train Your Dragon 2" a perfect yet delightful franchise to see with family.
Overall, How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a wonderful sequel to such a beloved animated film.
Take a bow, then, How To Train Your Dragon 2, which not only capitalises on the first film's charm, off-beat humour and dazzling dragon battles, but deepens it's mythology and expands it's world, while at the same time offering a visual spectacle to delight the kids and pose some extremely grown- up questions to the adults in the audience.Five years after the townsfolk of Berk were given a lesson in allegiance and acceptance by unlikely hero Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), the Viking village thrives with domesticated dragons.
I will often get dragged to the theater by the wife to watch a kids' movie, but after thoroughly enjoying the first installment of How to Train Your Dragon, I was looking forward to seeing the sequel.After a slow start the film picks up speed with a few twists and turns.
The majority of sequels just don't live up to the expectations that we place on this.But when I saw How to Train Your Dragon 2, I knew that it not only lived up to my expectations, but it probably became my favourite animated movie of all time.
The movie is far the best from the sequel of "How to train your dragon".
DeBlois explores new territories and gives these characters a story they deserve."How To Train Your Dragon 2" is great fun for all ages and does what a sequel should do.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 = the best animated movie of the year!.
so if y'all don't know this, i loved "How To Train Your Dragon", and back in 2010 it was 3rd favorite animated movie (first being "Alpha and Omega" and the second being "Toy Story 3").
"How To Train Your Dragon 2" is the BEST animated movie of the year so far!
The movie ,unlike other sequels, adds charm of its prequel and further develops the story of "How to train your dragon" in a very beautiful way.
How to train your dragon 2 has been the been so far the best family movie of the year.