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my *very extensive* thoughts (and criticisms) on the how to train your dragon remake

warning: SPOILERS AHEAD!

First: I liked the main actor. I think he was really good and did really well embodying the hiccup from the original. I also liked their choice to have stoick be the same actor; it would’ve been difficult to replace him

Second: I thought the story changes were kinda bad. As much as I loved the new diversity, the excuse they made for it wasn’t very good imo. The idea that the village, rather than being a tribe of warriors that refused to leave due to “stubbornness issues”, was a collection of warriors from various tribes there for the sole purpose of finding and destroying the dragons nest didn’t fit the story/vibe from the first movie.

Third: as much as I liked the slight expansion on snotlouts character, I also thought it was a bit forced. In the original, we see his characters backstory a bit in the httyd tv series, because it simply isn’t relevant to the movies as much.

fourth: they deleted a scene I felt was very important and meaningful for the story and hiccups development. In the original, there’s a scene where hiccup is sitting with toothless, roasting a fish while toothless eats fish from his pile. Some little dragons come and try to steal toothless’ fish and he shoots a bit of fire into one’s mouth, causing it to squeak and fall on its face and hiccup to come to the realization that they’re “not so fireproof on the inside”, which ends up being incredibly important to the movies climax where he utilizes this knowledge to defeat the red death, burning it from the inside out. It also shows toothless’ true power and hiccup’s ability to train dragons and also shows the true nature of their bond to each other. I’m really sad that it got cut out.

Fifth: the animation style. Honestly I hated it. The original was so unique and beautiful and the new animation tried to make the dragons more “realistic” which in my opinion caused them to look weirder and have less personality. It reminded me too much of the animation in the Minecraft movie.

sixth: adding on to the lessened personality of the dragons, I thought they really got rid of the “cute” and also the animalistic aspects of the dragons. Toothless in particular bothered me, because in the original movie he’s very catlike both in looks and in nature: his ear flaps perk up when he hears danger, he initially fears humans, he purrs and coos like a cat, tilts his head like a cat. He also obviously has some doglike traits, but in the live action they got rid of pretty much all of the catlike traits. I also thought his eyes were no good in the new one. In the original, his eyes are the biggest indicators for his mood—they really are “the windows to the soul.” His pupils become big and square when he’s friendly or curious, they become thin slits when he’s scared or angry, and his expressions are overall incredibly detailed and really amazingly capture and portray his emotions.

Seventh: the rest of the students’ opinion and action towards hiccup. In the original, all of them other than Astrid are awed and impressed by him. Gobber even mentions that he “can barely walk through the village without being swarmed by his new fans”, which matches up with what we are shown in the original. However, in the remake, they’re all skeptical and wary of his new powers. Despite this, gobber still makes the same comment, which doesn’t make any sense. The evolution of their relationships with hiccup is horribly confusing and scattered.

Eighth: adding onto this, I want to talk about Astrid and her relationship with hiccup. The reason she’s so special in the original is that she’s the only one who doubts him, who wants to know what’s going on, who doesn’t hesitate to threaten him to get answers. Her change in opinion is the turning point of the film. In the remake, it in no way feels as significant or valuable overall. Her character was stripped of its complexities and turned more into a love interest than an actual warrior.

Ninth, and this is probably my biggest criticism of the film: the humor. The original has been one of my favorite movies for years because it does such an excellent job of blending deep, emotional, beautiful moments with lighthearted, funny moments. The new film erased the majority of the comedic moments! there was no “I ordered an extra large boy with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side” or “I am hurt i am hurt I am very much hurt” or any of the countless other funny moments in the original. It made me so, so sad.

To conclude, I have so much I want to say about this movie. It was, in my opinion, a badly executed remake and seemed mainly to exist for the purpose of making money. As closely as it followed the original, the heart of the original three movies was simply not there. I don’t know how to explain it, it just wasn’t able to capture the magic.

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wait vegetable

carrots are lowkey such an underrated fruit

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carrots are lowkey such an underrated fruit

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oh my god oh my god new follower just—act normal act normal!!!

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I love this kind of honey and am ashamed to admit I live in the US… it’s much rarer tho, generally this kind of honey can be found in smaller stores or bought from beekeeping shops

apparently creamed honey doesn’t exist outside of canada??? wild world we live in

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a whole 5 notes wow

Reblog if you are

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fintan just had his hands on brontes shoulders and went “this girl is on fire”

WARNING!!

Naked man!! You can't see his bits, and it's nothing sexual, but I'm practicing anatomy :) Just be warned I guess

Drew Bronte for anatomy practice

And I labeled all of his scars according to my headcanons (you can make your own if you want)

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@absolutely-existing my beloved

I’d be nothing without @absolutely-existing.

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…see…ruh…

SEE-ruh ?????????????????

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grey

green

blue

turquoise

teal

what is your eye color. what is your favorite color. what is the color that appears most frequently in your wardrobe. what color is your favorite blanket. what color is your water bottle.

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all hail jogger guy

Jogger Guy by @camelspit

Cadfael by @thefoxysnake

Definition of a sexyman: An often pathetic and/or evil man who is sexy (but perhaps not in the conventional sense)

Propaganda:

Jogger Guy:

"gay british marathoner meets strange teenage tourist, commiserates about having food stolen by a fox, and overshares his entire life story including his therapist husband. he's perfect" @arsonistblue

Cadfael: none

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I am potato. Lord of the rings. Bringer of Death. Fear me for I will not get it again in my life time. @softmoonlightmelody @twig137

New tag game! I'll start:

I am Pluto. Lord of the lord. Bringer of the lord. Fear me for I am not in the same place.

@abscshshhd @aneptunicperson @breadinhaler3 @bonsai-is-a-bottle-of-oj @boughtmender @dykeden @eatin-bread-n-cryin @earth2enpysea @feathereye12 @fluffyyyfrog9000 @faerieofthenight @geooo0oo @happylittleduckboy @hansel-the-idiot @juan1dupree23 @kakashiwearingthegetaboshihat875 @mentally-tori-261 @oscar-cant-draw @rafareba @shortmomma1993 @themuseinthewoods @unnamed-enby @zithergilt

and anyone else I didn't mention who wants to join in

note: you don't have to use your real name. I just used my user, and you can too lol

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I love my mutuals who are my real life friends but the problem is I can’t ever post anything about my personal life or they will know exactly what I speak of

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I cannot describe the feeling of coming back to a band you love but haven’t listened to in a while. 10/10 no notes

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me: “—so I hit the door.”

dm: “roll for damage?”

me: “5”

dm: “the mimic takes 5 damage.”

*cue entire party screaming*

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I’ll have to check them out!

me over here with a box of popcorn watching @softmoonlightmelody and @absolutely-existing having full conversations

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I love those ones!! do you have any other band recommendations?

me over here with a box of popcorn watching @softmoonlightmelody and @absolutely-existing having full conversations