I'm now ready to talk about How To Train Your Dragon 3. I still can't listen to the song but I can talk about it. Yep.
The first movie, like a lot of us, meant a lot of me. I fell in love with it. It had everything a young teenager could want : adventure, soulmate friendship, the story of someone growing to accept themself, proving his worth to everyone when everything seemed to have failed... and a cute romance.
Second movie was... forgettable. I only ever saw it once, when I can do every dialogue in the first. I only remember being sad seeing Stoic go, being happy for our main character to see his mother once again, and satisfied to see Toothless rise up and become his own... dragon ?
Honestly, other than great colors and better animation, this movie didn't really stick out from the rest I saw every year. It was good, and I'll always say I loved it because HTTYD is a favorite of mine... but yeah. I'd seen better that year.
There were only two possibilities I could see for the third movie : either Harold's kids' adventures, or himself as a grown man with beard and all. But either way, Toothless would meet his own kind, because it didn't make sense to let the dragon die alone. Or the movie would've had to be really dark.
Except I thought this was a Disney movie. I didn't actually realize there were some things I wouldn't be satisfied with. One thing being Toothless and Harold saying goodbye to each other.
I didn't expect it at all. Didn't even spare that possibility a though. To me, they were soulmate. They HAD to stay together. Harold and Toothless relied on each other so much it was the obvious pattern. They'd never fall apart...
... and they didn't. They both chose to let each other go, because there was no other option. Humans were a danger to dragons. They couldn't stay together. Dragons had a home, so did humans.
That was a lesson I didn't expect. Something I didn't even wanna hear. I just wanted to enjoy this movie, see it end happily with everyone getting married and go about my way. But that didn't happen. Instead, I was left with a broken heart, crying as the credits rolled in, wondering just WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE HEAD OF THE PRODUCERS ?!
I can't remember a movie that made me feel... something, so strongly. Not that I watch a lot of movies anyway, but this was a first. Still thinking about that ending, and feeling sad after months is incredible.
Am I overreacting ? I don't think so.
Because at the end of the day, I came around and made peace with it. I felt like I was saying goodbye, for real, to the franchise. It feels good now.
I don't want a sequel or some 20 minutes movie. I got what I wanted, which is a very good story, with lovable characters, that had to end.
I'm still sad they didn't take 30 more minutes to make everyone on Berk say goodbye. The scene felt rushed (actually the whole movie did) and I think my sadness came from the fact that I couldn't understand how everyone let the dragons go.
Couldn't they just follow them ? I meant, Harold's people seemed to be pretty good at staying alone. They moved to another island in one night ! They could've just loved in with the dragons, and when they felt like it, go back outside. No boat would be able to follow them.
But the ending was good. I can see that now. My imagination just takes me to Disney World. DreamWorks made sure that wasn't the case, and I'm very happy they did.
Here, I've said my piece. I just needed to share it, to get it off my chest. Thanks for reading if you made it there lmao