Man Httyd3 just does something to me.
It's bold to tell a story that didn't end the way everyone wanted it, and didn't even end in a way it had to, but still did, and the characters as well as the audience need to come to terms with something that, for no good reason, just is.
Httyd3 is relatable for me because the why does not get sufficiently answered. Why does everything have to get harder for Hiccup`?
Why does 'growing up' mean that you choose a partner over friends?
Why are people not allowed to be dependent on their loved ones just because they have different goals in life, and romance and reproduction somehow rank higher in the order of relationships than friendship, family, kinship?
Why does 'peace' sometimes mean loneliness and separation?
What if peace is a limited goods that can only be reached to a degree? Never full? Not in this life?
It's so hard and it can tear you apart. I find that keeping busy helps a little. Other than that, I'm still battling acceptance.
I rewatched Httyd3 today, and I'll keep taking comfort in this movie. It really helps to quote Astrid's speech to myself, and to sing the lyrics of The Hidden World, and to boom the bass of With Love Comes A Great Waterfall until my ears ring, and to just... keep my heart like Hiccup's, somehow - open for love.
novam domun, novam domun,
novam dona nobis pacem,
pacem petimus pacem,
pacem,
domi,
domi
New gift, new gift,
Grant us new peace,
We seek peace, peace,
Peace,
Home,
Home
♥