How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Now that the young "Hiccup" has attained his dream of creating a peaceful and idyllic homeland for his people and the dragons, he is faced with the reality that there just isn't enough space for all of them! He can't just chuck them out, so determines to set off and find out if the legendary "Hidden World" does actually exist. His plans are upset, though, when a mischievous "Fury" dragon appears to "Toothless" and portends an even greater threat that's going to need all of them to stand together and defeat the menacing hunter "Grimmel". By now the characters are all well enough established to just head straight into the substance of the story, and it's a well-paced and vibrant one with plenty going on peppered with some light slapstick, the odd pithy one-liner and some colourful action scenes. Sure, the animation is a bit sterile and two-dimensional but this tale of friendship and loyalty keeps well clear of sentiment and leaves us to enjoy an adventure film with shades of "Eragon" (2006) to it. One of the more entertaining franchises this, with more emphasis on the writing and the characterisations and who wouldn't want an albino dragon?

That was a tough decision for the main character to do! But no matter how hard it was to let go, it was the right choice indeed. Freedom is also love.

It was wonderful to see Hiccup as the one who was helping Toothless. A friendship that was not selfish, but rather, giving.