How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Release Date:

March 26, 2010

Director: Dean DeBlois, Chis Sanders
Writer(s): Cressida Cowell (novel), Dean DeBlois (screenplay)
Genre: Animation, Adventure
Language: English
Runtime: 98 mins

Cast

Hiccup (voice): Jay Baruchel
Stoick (voice): Gerard Butler
Gobber (voice): Craig Ferguson
Astrid (voice): America Ferrera
Snotlout (voice): Jonah Hill
Ruffnut (voice): Kristen Wiig

Review


Where to begin. This movie blew me away. Went in with no expectations at all and was taken for a ride I will never forget. This film is one emotional roller-coaster. Happy, sad, angry, nervous, surprised, hopeful, etc. This is the first "kids" flick in a while that really threw me for a loop; it was unpredictable. The character developments and relationships throughout the film were not only heartwarming but relatable. Looking deeper, How to Train Your Dragon digs into one of humanities greatest faults, making assumptions... He looked into its eyes and saw himself. Now the only thing that they could have done in this movie to make it the greatest animation ever is to have Stoick kick a dragon down a pit and yell "This is Berk!" Love it. 

Favorite Quote
Stoick: Your mother would have wanted you to have it.... It's half her breastplate.