Some people think that one hour before the plot, the focus is on family relationships and dissociates the main line. In fact, it is just the opposite. Family affection in the movie How to Train the Dragon originally occupies a large proportion. The family love line is very touching, full of regrets.
In addition, a lot of foreshadowing was done in the first hour, which not only answered some of the questions and foreshadowings left in the previous work, but also laid the groundwork for the future How to Train Your Dragon 3. It can be said that this is a sequel of the nature of connecting the previous and the next, there are more The explanations and characterization of the characters are also purely normal. What's more, the in-depth description of the protagonist’s parents is also to highlight some of the unique characteristics of the protagonist? It is precisely because of these qualities that he can do things that no one else can do. Lacking the first hour of foreshadowing, the second half of the plot will appear abrupt. Therefore, I feel that there is no problem with the rhythm of the script in this respect.
If I really want to say, I think the plot capacity of How to Train Your Dragon 2 is too big, and the length of 104 minutes is a bit rushed. Because of this, the whole plot is very fast, almost triggered by plot points one after another, running non-stop to the end. With such a big event happening, the time span of the plot seems to be only 2~3 days. Therefore, some descriptions in the second half of the paragraph are slightly insufficient.
Some particularly touching parts:
1. HICCUP
may at first glance, Hiccup's performance in How to Train Your Dragon 2 will be disappointing.
To put it bluntly, How to Train Your Dragon 2 is simply slap Hiccup in the face with facts. He has a lot of naive thoughts and behaviors, overconfidence, and inability to listen to other people's persuasion, which led to the beginning of a series of conflicts.
To put it bluntly, Hiccup is only a half-year-old child, who has grown to 20 years old, but his xinxing is no different from that of his youth.
How to train your dragon 1 shows many of Hiccup’s personal shining points and outstanding abilities. How to train your dragon 2’s Hiccup skill points are getting more and more against the sky, but the shortcomings of the character are exposed in the plot-and then it is severely taught by reality. Once again, this may be the only way to grow, but Hiccup paid too much for this.
The five years from How to Train Your Dragon 1 to How to Train Your Dragon 2 may be the happiest five years of your life for Hiccup. His life is fulfilling, he is praised by everyone, he is free, and he has relatives and friends who praise his abilities. There is a close friend of the same mind. However, as he grows older, the expectations on him have become heavier. As the only son of the leader, he also knows that he will take over the duties of his father one day, but he and his father seem to be two completely different people. He believes that he can't become a dedicated and selfless leader like his father. But he is not unconfident, on the contrary, he is so confident. Hiccup accidentally learned that someone named Drago had formed an army of dragons. Stoick immediately announced preparations for war after hearing the news, but Hiccup felt that he could finally persuade his father and other residents of Berk Island to lay down their weapons five years ago. Like dragons living in peace, this time he will definitely be able to stop him before the war breaks out, so he is determined to find Drago.
It can be said that Hiccup is still an innocent child who does not know the sinister side of the world, an idealist.
Perhaps because he successfully resolved the dispute between the Vikings and the dragon 5 years ago, the two began to coexist peacefully and brought the island of Berk into a new era. This is really remarkable, and Hiccup also firmly believes that he may not be like his father. He has the courage of a leader, but he is good at other things. While he is confident, he also has some uneasiness in his heart-why is he so unlike his father? He thinks he cannot be a man like his father. He needs to prove himself in other ways.
Therefore, Hiccup made a very reckless move, regardless of obstruction, insisting on trying to convince Drago, is it a young and frivolous with his personal style?
On Eret's dragon catching boat, Hiccup took the lead in "rehearsing" his "persuade action". He wanted to show the cute and smart side of the dragon to the dragon catchers and changed their views, but it only caused a lot of laughter.
Some people can’t be persuaded, and they don’t want to be friends with the dragon just because "the dragon is actually gentle, kind and cute". In their eyes, the dragon is just something for profit. Whether it is cruel or cute is meaningless. .
Hiccup's "persuasion" farce with a childish way of thinking ended in a hurry due to the arrival of Stoick and others. But Hiccup didn't find any problems. He still stubbornly refused to listen to advice. He stubbornly left with Toothless to find Drago, but was caught by Valka in the middle.
The accidental appearance of his mother shocked Hiccup and also eliminated his inner anxiety: he was almost completely a copy of his mother. I like dragons, enjoy the freedom of flying dragons, and want to stay with them. However, the mother who loves dragons so much, when faced with Hiccup's invitation to "Let's Convince Drago Together", the reaction is exactly the same as Stoick: Drago is not someone who can be persuaded, all we can do is protect ourselves.
Both father and mother are experienced adults, so knowing that some things are destined to be impossible, Hiccup still naively believes in his own ability-since he can convince such a stubborn father, of course he can also convince Drago, who he has never met. .
This idea was finally torn apart by reality, and he paid a heavy price for it. Hiccup has always insisted in front of anyone that "Dragons are kind and intelligent creatures and will not harm humans." However, under the control of Drago and Alpha Dragon, Toothless killed Stoick by mistake.
This is not Toothless's own will, but the result has not changed. As a dragon, Toothless has its own limitations and can't help but be controlled by Alpha Dragon. This is something Hiccup did not expect.
Finally, after a series of losing his father and Toothless, at the funeral of Stoick, Hiccup uttered a poignant lines:
"I can not be just like you leader, nor I think messengers of peace"
but also with labor pains Coming to grow up, staring at the flames of the funeral, he turned around and said a word to everyone. This is what Stoick once said to him:
"A leader, the most important thing is to protect his people."
Saying goodbye to the innocent ideal of his childhood Hiccup, he still has a pure and kind heart, but has taken a solid step towards becoming a qualified leader and has new growth. For Hiccup, How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the end of an extended childhood. From then on he will become a real adult.
2.
Valka Valka is a very interesting new character. There is still some speculation about her (such as how to fight Drago before, and how to destroy Eret's fortress on the eve of the opening of the story), maybe there will be a prequel or I look forward to finishing it!
At the very beginning of the film, I used the mouth of Eret to pave the way for Valka's debut. When Hiccup was once again blocked by Stoick and angrily left with Toothless to continue searching for Drago, Valka officially debuted as a mysterious master. Hiccup was captured. Maybe it was because Hiccup left Eret's boat to make her mistakenly think Hiccup was a dragon catcher or Drago's subordinate, right?
But Valka soon discovered that Hiccup was unlikely to be an enemy. Hiccup kept saying "My dragon can't fly by itself, it will drown!" In this scenario, Valka has no lines at all, but it can. Seeing that she did respond to this: Send a dragon to take Toothless who fell into the water back to the dragon's den.
Out of distrust of humans, Valka has been silently observing Hiccup’s actions to see how he dealt with the dragon, and what kind of feelings he showed after reuniting with Toothless. Finally, Valka confirmed that this person would not pose a threat to the dragon. As she approached him, she recognized from the scar on Hiccup's chin that this man was actually her own son, and then took off the helmet covering her face that dressed herself as a dragon, marking her beginning to return to human society.
Valka not only did not speak, but also acted and walked more like an animal. Surprisingly, she was not "barbaric", on the contrary, she was an extremely elegant woman who jumped on the dragon. The plot combined with the soundtrack is simply fascinating! In the second half of the film, the scene of commanding a group of dragons to fight is full of momentum, and the two characteristics are ingeniously unified in her body.
People on Berk Island witnessed Valka being abducted by a dragon (ie Cloudjumper), thinking she was already dead. However, according to Valka's self-report: "Cloudjumper never hurt me, he thinks I belong here (Dragon's Den)", Valka in his youth also believed that people can get along with dragons peacefully, but this idea is unpopular in Berk. , So Valka is also embarrassed, it can be imagined that she was not happy back then. Finally, taking advantage of the "opportunity" taken away by Cloudjumper, she simply abandoned her human identity, lived with dragons, learned everything about dragons, and worked to rescue dragons from human traps. Over the past 20 years, Valka is obviously Happy. There is a dialogue between mother and son:
Val: "Sitting on the dragon's back and flying, I don't even feel cold, I can only feel..."
Hic: "Freedom." (The two laughed at each other)
Val: "This is what "The feeling of being a dragon" For
her, abandoning her position as a human being, her only knot is the idea of her child and her husband. She thinks that she can't kill a dragon and almost killed Stoick and Hiccup, so she feels that she should leave Berk. Island is more conducive to Hiccup’s growth, but she still has a faint anxiety in her heart. However, when she sees Hiccup is so similar to herself, she feels even more guilty and regrets that she has not been able to accompany the child’s growth. After all, Hiccup is also similar to her own The same, it didn't fit in with the Berk Island she knew.
Valka loves Hiccup, but she wants to return to the human society without it. She still wants to be a free-flying dragon. Therefore, her invitation to Hiccup is to hope that he can stay by her side, "I will learn what I have learned in the past 20 years. Everything is taught to you... Let's protect the dragon together."
Valka is a person whose heart has been assimilated by the dragon. She has the life state that Hiccup dreams of. Chengri and the dragon are company, soaring freely in the sky to explore the whole world without restraint. She may have lost part of her human emotions. When the mother and son met at the beginning, Hiccup emotionally asked why Valka had left without a word for 20 years, but she just couldn’t wait to show the magnificent scenery in the dragon’s den to her son, maybe For her, this is the best gift for a child "like her".
3.
When Stoick watched How to Train Your Dragon 1, Stoick was my least favorite character. He was self-sufficient and stubborn. He stabbed the biggest basket and almost caused everyone to follow along. Even though he finally recognized his own problems and admitted I made a mistake, but I still can’t like this character after all.
However, in How to Train Your Dragon 2, Stoick can be seen on the other side. He has a lot of personality shortcomings, and his stubbornness and inability to listen to others are still alive, but he is still a good father, a good leader, and a good husband. In this episode, you can see that he is trying to patiently use facts to dissuade Hiccup from giving up unrealistic ideas, and he can also be seen riding a dragon in the wind and snow to find his missing son. But the most touching thing is the gentle side he showed after seeing his wife who had been lost for 20 years.
Compared to Stoick seeing Valka from a distance and immediately throwing down her weapon, Valka was the opposite. She put her weapon on her chest and kept shrinking backwards, saying loudly, "Why are you not angry? Don't bear it, come and accuse me. Ah", this paragraph is really delicate and moving. Valka has a big knot in her heart, which makes it difficult for her to face her husband. Compared with a son who is so similar to her, the reunion with her husband who has disagreeable ideas makes her feel more excited. However, the
phrase "You are as beautiful as when I lost you"
broke Valka's psychological defense, even though Valka was still reluctant to return to Berk Island.
It must be admitted that Stoick loves Valka more than Valka loves Stoick. While Stoick has been missing his wife for 20 years, Valka is enjoying her free life as a dragon (albeit with a little guilt), so facing her husband’s invitation, she is Hesitating, Valka obviously didn't want to lose his unrestrained life. Until Stoick sang the song he used to propose to her.
The past lives of the couple are not shown in the plot, but it can be guessed that they may have a lot of contradictions: the two are very stubborn, and the three views are seriously at odds. Stoick's stubbornness may have disappointed Valka, so facing her husband’s proposal again, Valka hesitated for a long time before singing duels, but the song became happier and happier. Perhaps she recalled that she loved more than contradictions. ? In the end, Valka agreed to Stoick's proposal again.
By the way, the song and dance clips here, the melody of the song is very distinctive and easy to remember, and the dance steps are rough and simple-the "rough" here refers to the setting of the Vikings, but it is impressive. The two clenched tightly. The movement of fists and forearms colliding with each other is very "warrior", the romance of the Vikings!
4.
The family of Family Stoick, husband and wife, father and son, mother and son have too many regrets, couples who love each other but regret to break up because of disagreement, and father and son who care about each other but cannot communicate normally. As well as the mother and son, who were obviously the same in their personalities, but only met after 20 years, they finally reunited together after crossing the barriers, but unfortunately it was a mirror image, which made people embarrassed.
Some people are dissatisfied with how to train the dragon 2 to brush family affection, but the interaction between the three of them is very real and moving. It is by no means a routine "family affection". Recalling one of the themes of How to Train the Dragon 1, "Let go of prejudice, communicate and communicate." "Isn't the description of the interaction between these three expressing such a theme? The series of How to Train the Dragon has had wonderful flying scenes and battles since the beginning of 1, but this is not a movie dominated by war. On the contrary, the relationship between father and son in How to Train 1 is also one of the important main lines.
What's more, Stoick, who is the leader, and Valka, who has the inner dragon, the child born between the two, Hiccup, has become the link between the contact and the dragon. This is the most important point to describe the family and the couple want to express.
Valka once wanted to make Vikings and dragons live in harmony, but in the end he was completely disappointed and even chose to abandon his human identity. Hiccup insisted on his beliefs despite the denial of everyone. This is because Hiccup is like a mother, but at the same time. Inherit the characteristics of his father. While he loved the dragon, he couldn't give up his fellow human beings. Therefore, he will do his best to do what Valka didn't do and Stoick would not have thought of it, and thus brought Berk Island into a new era.
Hiccup once yearned for a wild life like a dragon freely, but when he was invited by Valka "to be with me and a dragon", he thought about how to avoid war and protect the peace of Berk Island.
No wonder Valka would say "You have the heart of a leader and the soul of a dragon, and only you can unite our world into one". In short, the description of the family is not only for the old clues, to introduce new characters, but also to perfect the image of the protagonist Hiccup.
5. Toothless
Toothless is the most dedicated person in How to Train Your Dragon 2. He leads the group of dragons to sell cute and is abused the most. At the last minute, he tries to turn the tide. Even when the focus of the plot is not on him, he tries his best to find existence in the background. feel. No wonder How Toothless has a place in the ending Cast list of How to Train Your Dragon 2, which says Toothless, and xxx is responsible for the sound synthesis.
The physical trauma caused to Hiccup during the decisive battle in How to Train the Dragon 1 must be a regret that Toothless cannot erase in his heart. Therefore, in How To Train 2 Toothless does his best to protect Hiccup from harm at all times.
Toothless, who can’t speak, still uses facial expressions and actions to express his thoughts. He is very unhappy that Hiccup is always trying to glide dangerously alone, but he always comes to Hiccup every time, and at the same time, he is ready to appear in Hiccup. Protect him with his whole body when he is in a situation. The feelings between this good partner are really moving. In fact, at the beginning of the film, the relationship between the two is extremely good, so there will be some twists and turns, so it is a tragedy. It happened.
As a dragon, Toothless couldn't get rid of the control of Alpha Dragon, the lord of all dragons, and was forced to fire on Hiccup. Stoick saved Hiccup but was hit by toothless flames and lost his life. Toothless, regaining his sanity, saw everyone crying around Stoick. He also ignorantly walked over to wake Stoick, but was drunk viciously by Hiccup. This story was very disturbing. Perhaps it was the first time that Hiccup was screaming and driving away. Toothless was obviously The ground was stunned and tried to get to Hiccup again, but when Hiccup let him go again, he finally ran away injured. Then, Alpha Dragon controlled all the dragons and naturally took Toothless away. There was no dragon. Get rid of the influence of Alpha Dragon, Toothless who fought is still restricted by instinct and left Hiccup.
The key to awakening him was that Hiccup said what the sad Toothless wanted most.
In the dim consciousness, Hiccup's voice said to Toothless:
"It's not your fault, they forced you to do it"
"You will never hurt him, nor will you hurt me"
"You are my best friend"
simple and simple The single three sentences gave Toothless the power to finally get rid of Alpha Dragon's mind control. It is precisely because this is what Toothless needs and desires most.
And Toothless, who regained consciousness, showed Hiccup the same "smiling" expression when the two of them first met.
In the subsequent plot, you can see that in order to fight Alpha Dragon, Hiccup tore off a bunting cloth strip to cover Toothless's eyes.
"You and me, as one"
is a blind flight that can only be accomplished with extreme trust, and when Alpha Dragon tries to control the spirit of Toothless again, it is Hiccup's embrace that gives Toothless the courage to overcome instinct.
What surprises did Toothless bring us afterwards? He has been trying his best to do what he wants to do, do his best to protect Hiccup, and for this inspires potential abilities, in order to protect Hiccup to challenge Alpha Dragon-only to defeat the current Alpha to become the new leader of the group of dragons, In order to completely eliminate Drago's threat.
Toothless stood on the icicle and attacked Alpha when the camera was zoomed out. The difference in physical size between the two left a deep impression. It was his pure heart and fearless courage that weakened his attack. Alpha's control over the group of dragons restored self-awareness to all the dragons. When the outcome was not yet clear, they chose to recognize Toothless as the new Alpha by their own will. They turned their backs and flew behind Toothless. This scene Spectacular and moving.
Toothless, who has been selling cute all day long, does not have the sense of majesty that Alpha has. However, Hiccup said an important sentence on his behalf, "As Alpha, we must first protect all dragons."
Just like this, Toohless won the respect of all dragons and, like Hiccup, became the new leader.
5. In
this series of Friendship How to Train the Dragon, the most critical "role relationship" should be the bond between Hiccup and Toothless. When training the dragon 1, the two of them stepped over obstacles in a hostile position and gradually approached and finally became friends. The story is fresh and beautiful, but it has a fairy-tale romance-the fierce and cruel dragon in the legend is actually such a cute creature.
But in How to Train Your Dragon 2, there is an inverse theory, gentle and kind-hearted dragons also have powerful lethality and animal instincts. When you see their (unconsciously) harmful behavior, what should you do? What to do?
When Stoick died, Hiccup, who had always embraced the idea of "Dragons are our friends and they will never hurt us" as a teenager, undoubtedly suffered a huge blow. Of course he understands that Toothless is not responsible, but watching the pain of his father's death in front of him makes him unable to refrain from Toothless.
I really want to know how Hiccup would repair their relationship if Drago took Toothless away afterwards? Valka whispered when Hiccup was furious, "You know, it’s not his fault." Hiccup did not answer, but when Drago took Toothless away, Hiccup tried to take Toothless back immediately. From this behavior Hiccup's thoughts can also be glimpsed above, but I think the emotional transformation process here is a bit hasty. It might be more natural if Hiccup can say a word or two about Toothless.
Compared with How to Train the Dragon 1, the "Cross Species Friendship" of How to Train the Dragon 2 has a little more practical significance: it has nothing to do with "Whether humans are benefited" than "They are loyal to humans and are good to people, so we have to protect them." Protective behavior is obviously more worthy of advocacy. There are many animals that are lethal to humans, but they should still be protected.
Going back to the story, the friendship re-established without wishful thinking and idealization is stronger than ever, and the pure Toothless also gave Hiccup a surprising return-in order to protect Hiccup, Toothless defeated Alpha and became a new one. The leader of the dragons.
The song "Where no one goes" appeared twice in the film, as the BGM for the opening of Hiccup and Toothless when they flew across the sea and the ending song of the film.
The lyrics are singing we go where no one goes, we'll slow for no one
The two lyrics may represent different meanings. At first, Hiccup just wanted to fly with Toothless, free and unrestrained. And at the end of the film, the song sounded again. Both of them shouldered the heavy responsibility of the leader. Perhaps they were still immature. However, now they also have a new goal to protect all the people, all the humans and dragons living on Berk Island. , Become an unprecedented new leader, they'll go where no one goes, together.
And this is also the theme of the story that Trains the Dragon 2 ultimately wants to tell.
Finally, let me talk about some other emotional details. Needless to say, the soundtrack is wonderful and beautiful. I personally love the song "Flying with mother". As the sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2, it naturally follows a lot of the melody of the previous work, but it often sounds just right:
When Toothless was controlled to attack Hiccup, BGM was just a variation of "Forbidden Friendship". At the end of the prelude to the theme of Valka and Stoick's love, there was a short lyrical version of "Test Drive". The main theme of this love is repeated in the plot of Stoick and Valka.
What impressed me the most was that at the end of Stoick’s funeral soundtrack "Stoick's Ship", the melody of "Test Drive" also sounded. It was sad and slow at first, and then gradually became majestic, indicating that Hiccup inherited the legacy of Stoick. About to spread its wings and fly.
There are a lot of plots and lines in contrast to the first one, the most embarrassing, except for the phrase Hiccup said to Stoick in How to Train the Dragon 1, "He (Toothless) will never hurt you", there is also a familiar scene. : When
training the dragon 1, Stoick ran to Hiccup who fell unconscious and put his ear on his chest and heard the sound of his heartbeat, bringing the movie to a happy ending with a slight imperfection.
In How to Train the Dragon 2, Valka ran towards Stoick and put his ear to his chest to try to listen to the heartbeat, but in the end he could only shake his head silently to Hiccup.
From this detail, we can also see what How to Train Your Dragon 2 wants to do, a more mature and realistic movie, which may not have the fairy tale style of How to Train Your Dragon 1. However, in more places, this movie does Is better.
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6.24 "Married Girl's Road to Pursuit of Ideals"
adds a paragraph about Valka's thoughts.
Valka 20 years ago was the same age as Hiccup now, she was just 20 years old, and she was still a young girl. However, Valka got married early. At the age of 20, he was already the wife of the patriarch and had just given birth to a child.
Since the mother and son are so similar in character, Valka must have been an impulsive person when she was young. Does she regret getting married so early?
I was surprised that the two people, her and Stocik, had such a big gap between the three views, and the age difference of 10 years. They were married in free love and marriage. Perhaps in the eyes of the Vikings, a warrior like Stoick is the ideal object. , When a warrior came to propose, Valka agreed? The plot didn't give any information about their relationship in love, all of which can only be guessed.
But I think Valka is not happy after getting married. Stoick must be a good person, but (once) bossy and can’t listen to other people’s words, it is the type of "I arranged everything for you, you have to listen to me". Hiccup was also eaten during the period of How to Train Your Dragon 1. A lot of suffering. And does Valka, whose personality is so similar to Hiccup, has a similar situation?
She claims that her ideas are unpopular on Berk Island and are in an embarrassing situation.
However, one day, a dragon took her away. From then on Valka realized the feeling of freedom, and he could do his own thing unfettered, without paying attention to the eyes of others, to realize his ideals and save the dragon. Being alone may be lonely or it may be freedom. For Valka, it is the latter. Despite the guilt of her husband and son in her heart, she never thought of returning to the island of Berk, where she was bound.
Valka, who lives with the dragon, finally found himself. For her young age, ideals and freedom are more important than love and family. "Some people are different by nature", so she gave up her family and chose freedom and ideals.
Some people say that she is irresponsible for abandoning her husband and abandon her son, but when she got married, she was only a young girl of 18 or 9 years old. Her life had just begun. Why did she become a married young woman? For the family? Not to mention that she was not happy. Since the marriage life is not happy, there is nothing wrong with the decisive divorce. Can a married young woman have to endure the humiliation and give up her ideals?
What's more, Stocik couldn't understand Valka at all, so she could only choose to disappear silently. And Hiccup, instead of taking him away and letting him live with him and the dragon, it obviously made him grow more "normal" in human society. Who knew that this child would actually be a copy of her?
Valka chose to follow her heart and paid the price for it. She regretted not growing with Hiccup, but she did not regret her choice. Until Stocik proposes again, Valka is still reluctant to give up a free life. (It can be seen how depressing the life of the patriarch’s wife on Berk Island was.)
In fact, what I want to say is that since unmarried girls can praise the courage of unmarried girls to refuse marriage, then married women follow their hearts to pursue their ideals, which is also a kind of resistance to the world. Courage. Why are married women worthy of praise only when they sacrifice themselves for the sake of their families?
It is very common for Valka and Stocik to love each other but contradictory situations. Compared with the simple and crude expression of "men are all scum" in some movies, the problems that Valka once faced can find shadows in reality. The dilemma that Valka faces is also a projection of conflicts between career/ideal and family/children.
The above text is the impression of seeing several times "I hate Valka's irresponsible abandonment of her husband and son".
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