Something I haven’t seen anyone mention is that Hiccup losing his leg is mean to reflect Toothless’ loss of his tail. The two are symmetrical and it’s honestly a beautiful way to show their bond, it’s also theory that Toothless had to bite off Hiccup’s foot in order to save him, I like it because then both took something from the other but together they are whole
Toothless biting off his leg to save him makes so much more sense than it being burned off. It is beautiful to show how they took something from each other and are connected that way.
@@jessicamorgan2438 i spent years believing that his leg got burned off or something, and it was only a few months back that i came across this theory, and it makes total sense. love it.
HTTYD is probably one of the best animated trilogies of all time. When you get to the third movie, you'll feel so many emotions, and you'll get why they told their story in three parts.
This movie is good because of the big things (music, sweeping panoramas, action scenes) but is GREAT for the small things (toothless' eyes, Stoic's changing tone and posture when just around his son versus being in front of the village (it shows that Stoic cares about Hiccup but doesn't know how to raise/treat him.)). If you missed it, when Stoic walks out he takes a half stumble back realizing he had gone too far but then squares himself to lead the village. One of the theories on Hiccup loosing the leg is that Toothless actually tore/damaged it grabbing him in the fall as it was the first part of him that Toothless could reach.
You would be surprised that one of the screen directors and writers, Chris Sanders, is the voice of Stitch and the creator of Lilo and Stitch. When you look at Toothless you notice that he has a lot of looks and personalities just like Stitch, which is very cool and a nice touch.
On Gobber's stone "tooth": he's using the stone to fill in the gap to keep his teeth from getting all screwy. I've got a broken tooth, but no dentist will pull it. Without a bridge, the teeth on either side would shift, loosen, and fall over to fill the gap, causing more problems than the broken tooth already is. So Gobber using a false tooth is pretty advanced dentistry for their society. Besides How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda trilogies, I love Rise Of The Guardians. It often gets overlooked, but it was made in the middle of DreamWorks' hot streak, when they were making the best animated films ever
This is what I'm talking about Mello! The fact you get so emotionally invested in the films you watch is the reason why I keep coming back. Its clear you take the medium very seriously. Good on you for having the courage to lay your heart out there for us to see. I really appreciate you, mate! As always I look forward to the next reaction
When hiccups dad walks out the door after disowning him. I love the beat he has to take and the realization. You can see on his face that he should have never said that. You can see it and it's amazing that that's inanimation we can still see that
Definitely keep going with the series, hands down the best animated trilogy out there. While I love the Kung Fu Panda movies, this franchise blows it out of the water, there is just so much more character development and growth throughout!
@@christopherrdulin7289 I've seen it, and it is a great movie. However, the 3rd film is extremely repetitive in its themes, identity issues and existential crises, not to mention Po is essentially the same character after 3 movies as he was in the first. There is no real personal growth, only the accumulation of more abilities. Something you can't say of Hiccup or the other main characters in the HTTYD trilogy.
I was obsessed with dragons when I was a kid and I was born in 2000, which was the year of the dragon. This movie held a special place in my heart as a child.
I love Stoic and Hiccups relationship. They love eachother but struggle to understand eachother. Hiccup wants to be the man his Father is, Stoic finds it easier to lead a war than raise his son. It would have been so easy to make him unlikeable, but we see how much it hurts him to think he's lost his son. Definitely watch the sequels.
Dude your reactions to this was absolutely worth it! Please do see the sequel, it really shows so much character growth for Hiccup and the gang. The dragons and the world also expands massively!!! And the music is chef’s kiss.
There's a little Mini-movie that came out called "Book of Dragons" which basically showed all the dragons that were in the book. Definitely recommend seeing it for just some of the different species of dragons in this world. 👌
9:22 yes it does, tail controls rise and descend in flight for birds and helps maintain stability. There's a reason why choppers have small rotors on the tail and planes have tails
I do find it funny how they added so much detail to the HTTYD guidebook in the movie since in the original book, it only contained one sentence: "YELL AT IT!"
This was one of my childhood favorites. I’d give it a solid 9.5/10. The animations haven’t aged the best in the world but it’s soch a great movie and that soundtrack tho 👌😏
It’s so great seeing you be so moved by the masterpiece that is this movie. The HTTYD trilogy is the best cinematic trilogy-yes, EVER, imo. The third one had my grown self weeping. I can’t wait for you to experience the other movies. They’re a rollercoaster for sure.
21:20 ... don't worry, to this day I get tears in my eyes anytime I hear "romantic flight" especially if you watch any orchestra play the soundtrack: whenever that song intro starts - you'll start balling your eyes out. this is the way.
This is one of if not my favorite animated movie of all time and partially because of the score and the theme and I know it's an animated film but still the flying scenes are directed and shot gorgeously
The prevailing theory of why Hiccup lost his foot is that Toothless grabbed him by the foot as they fell into the fire but did it so fast he ripped off Hiccup’s foot.
The topic of sanitation with all those dragons actually comes up in one of the Netflix series. They basically have the dragons do their duty in the farms because manure makes for good fertilizer.
The flying scenes are SO beautiful and SO majestic you really can’t help but get teary eyed. I saw the movie in 3D and they did it right. I went in with low expectations and came out changed. No kidding.
HTTYD has some amazing worldbuilding, it's cool that they made the dragons more like animals, then just mindless killers. They are out for survival, and you can tell. Love your videos man hope you continue to grow
I love Stoick so much bro I could go on for hours just about his character in the first movie. There is so much details about his character that often go unnoticed unless you really think about it. He is definitely one of my favorite characters in the entire franchise.
Oh man...this movie... As a film junkie, one of the best acted and animated films (the whole trilogy, for that matter) in recent times. But damn does it hold a place in my heart. Had to move for a new job and asked some old friends if could room with them. They had just brought their newborn home, but agreed since my share of bills would really help. Was with them for about 3 years until something better came up, but then that fell through after few years. Managed to get something else lined up in the old town and asked if could move back in with them. Since we were great friends, it was a 'how fast you gonna get here?' By then, this was their daughter's favorite movie. Like...at least twice a day. One night, after finishing it and trying to get her off to bed, her mom asked "Dragons is really good, but why do you want to watch it so much?" Kiddo, with all the 6/7 yo happiness and energy "Because it's Uncle Cajun's favorite too!" (because that was nickname everyone called me, being from SE TX and living in Oklahoma). Me "I mean...you mom is right, it's good. But we can watch other movies if you want." Kid "No! You aren't related, but you're my favorite Uncle. We love this movie!"
SO glad you have started watching the best animated trilogy of all time (in my opinion ofc). I hope you will like all the parts, just as me and millions of fans around the world do.
Yeah, that particular dragon controlled the others out of fear. Not some kind of mind control or anything like that. Also, of the trilogy, number 2 is my favorite.
Yo Mello i just wanted to say i found your channel about a week ago and you’ve quickly become my favorite reactor. Ive been going through some things in my personal life that have sucked the joy out of life for me but then i found your channel and youve given me so much entertainment especially with your comedy movie reactions, so i just wanted to say I appreciate the hell out of you and thank you for getting me out of the pit i was heading towards. I hope its ok to recommend some movies and I completely understand if you already have a long list of things to watch, but i wanted to recommend some that i think youll enjoy so whenever you get a chance or are feeling a comedy you should check these out. - Ted 2( since youve already watched the 1st) - 21/22 Jumpstreet - This is the end (probably the funniest movie on this list) - Jumanji 1&2 (the newer versions) Again i just wanted to say thank you and i cant wait to see what you have in store next!
The music you hear during their first flight is so iconic and you feel as if you've heard it is because... you have. In the beginning of the love was playing Hiccs tune, accompanied by the ominous tune of the Night Fury. When Hiccs and Toothlessfly together, both melodies merge into one tune (yes, intentionally designed) and combine the masterpiece that give yall goosebumps.
There’s a self titled metal album from a band called Shadow of the Colossus and it’s all inspired from the game and while the whole album is fire the instrumental is absolutely beautiful
20:53 "that's something I would love to do: touch the clouds" Go outside on a foggy morning and stick your hand out. Done. That's all fog is, is just a very low cloud.
There are actually 2 TV shows. Riders of Berk/Defenders of Berk from Cartoon Network and Race to the edge on Netflix. There are also some 30ish minute shorts, like Gift of the Night Fury, and Homecoming(which you cannot watch until after 3!!!!!) I know there are probably more I'm forgetting.
This isn't just my favourite animate film of all time, but it is probably my favourite film ever! In fact my favourite franchise ever since I really enjoy the sequels too! I became obsessed film this franchise and characters. I ended up religiously watching the Netflix series too. So glad that you enjoyed this so much. I totally agree with you on the beautiful scenes and the soundtrack. I listen to the soundtrack of all three films regularly.
Interesting bit of lore. Snotlout and Hiccup are cousins. The tall black haired man seen standing next to Stoic when discussing there plan to invade the nest at the beginning of the movie. Is Snotlout's father and Stoics Brother.
What makes the score such a masterpiece is the harmonizing of two separate themes established earlier in the movie. The first flight score is a culmination of hiccups theme and toothless's theme.
Fun fact: in the TV series for the movies, Hiccup and Toothless found a brand-new species of dragon that not only eats eels, but they found a specific kind of eel that it eats in particular to supercharge its fire breath--and I mean *supercharge* It was really interesting
Here's a little trivia for you: these movies were actually based off a 12 book series by Cressida Cowell, and in those books, Toothless actually looked and acted more like that tiny green dragon that stole movie Toothless's fish at 17:52
All three movies are perfect! This is one of my favorite movies/trilogies of all time, and there isn't a weak link. I agree that the soundtrack is amazing (I tend to focus on the soundtracks of movies a lot in general, and this is perfect), but the entire movie is amazing, in every way. I'm pretty sure there's 3d versions of all of these, but I've only seen one of them in 3d (and I don't remember which one). I just remember that whichever one it was used it perfectly, and it added even more to an already perfect movie. I'm looking forward to your reactions to 2 and 3!
Yessssssss, god I love this movie so much! :D As for your questions - my favorite of the HTTYD movies is the second one (I haven’t and will not watch the third movie for personal reasons, but I adore the other two), and my favorite overall Dreamworks movie is Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. I absolutely recommend it for a reaction - it has absolutely gorgeous 2D animation, some of the best horse designs and animation in film, a fantastically unique and emotional way of telling the story without having the animals talk, and a phenomenal soundtrack. It’s probably my favorite movie of all time, and it’s criminally underrated, so I always go to bat for it in terms of recommending it. :D
I think literally yesterday I commented on your Kung Fu Panda reaction that httyd was my favorite dreamworks movie and now the next day you post your reaction to it... Love it
The t.v. series was the story in between these movies. It followed the story right up until the last movie. There is also a Christmas short that is really good and a handful of random shorts within the dvds. The T.V. Series is broken up into three spin-offs. How To Train Your Dragon: Riders of Berk Defenders of Berk Race to the Edge
Favorite dreamworks film is 100% how to train your dragon with kung fu panda as a close second. Those as well as the bee movie are the best 2000s cartoon films in my opinion
I'll never forget my first time watching this movie. I graduated high school 2010 and was about to start college FOR 3D Animation. I had recently been diagnosed with autism and severe PTSD, so seeing someone like Hiccup getting the respect and dignity he deserves, him bonding with Toothless (dinosaurs and dragons were a huge fixation for me as a child and now I know it was my autism that made me hyperfixate) and then....he becomes disabled. This movie I think just might be perfect due to the way the story moves. The shows are all FOR bridging the movies together and are excellent. Everyone comes back to recast their characters in show AND movie. And everything is explained while building up character relationships. I adore Hiccup not only because I see myself struggling growing up too, but also because his biggest weapon isn't his intellect. It's his empathy. Staring into Toothless' eyes made him have empathy for a reptile, one of the most common demonized animals due to how humans fear their eyes and skin. And he risked his life several times trying to protect Toothless from humans, and Toothless does so in kind. Without that empathy, none of this was possible. Thank you for watching this and being so honest and open with the audience. I cry at the end every time and it's nice to see this movie really get people with really experiencing those feelings.
I think my favorite theory for this movie is about Hiccup's leg and how the only feesible way for Toothless to get to him to save him was to bite onto his leg and therefore ended up biting it completely off. The fire surrounding could have partially cauterized the wound to stop bleeding i guess. But there's just something really satisfying about how it mirrors Hiccup injurying Toothless' tail.
I just realized that everytime Stoic looks at his son after the big climax he has to be faced with the consequences of his actions. He was irrational and didn't want to listen to anything his son said even tho he knew about dragons more, he wanted to "prove he was a real powerful man" and it almost cost him his son, but it did cost his son his leg. Any time he's faced with the chance to be stubborn he has to look at his son and realize what he could lose if he doesn't think.
The soundtrack when they draw together and their first flight probably the best soundtrack out of the 3 movies, the 3 tv series, the 2? 3? tie-in specials, and that one race competition/anthology-esk series.
I recently rewatched all three of these they are all so good I can't choose witch of the 3is my favorite, definitely continue with the trilogy. Great reaction.
This was a spectacular reaction. I don't think I can pick a favorite. Maybe two even though it's bitter sweet. I cant wait to see you watch the rest of the trilogy.
13:30 The touch wasn’t supposed to happen. It was a glitch in the animation. Instead of fixing it, they decided to keep it in. And that later how Hiccup calms the other dragons down in the show on Netflix.
Maybe people already know this,, but right after Stoick says the "you're not a Viking, you're not my son." line and he leaves the Great Hall, he literally recoils or staggers from the guilt and how much it hurt to take it that far. Cause Stoick does care about Hiccup!!! But he always prioritises Berk over his son and that's his mistake. The fact that the movie takes time before this scene to establish that Stoick **NEVER** falters, never hesitates not even when his 3 ships returned with 1, but the first time you see him actually hesitating and struggling with his emotions is because of his son. It's so important and it shows that Stoick CARES. He's a bad parent, good intentions horrible execution and it makes Stoick's change of mind so much better to see when he accepts Hiccup just the way he is. HTTYD 2 really helps to explain why Stoick is so close-minded and overprotective of Berk, and why he is so strongly against Hiccup's "no killing" ideology to the extent of embarrassing Hiccup and ostracising him in Berk. He was not completely like this before.
I'd say that this movie is less about finding yourself (although that theme is certainly present), and more about listening. Stoick plays the role of the main antagonist in this one. And the thing that makes him the antagonist is his inability to listen. Especially to Hiccup. He talks over him, and never tries to see the world as Hiccup sees it. Meanwhile, Hiccup learns how to train your dragon BECAUSE he listens. He does the work to understand them, and he and Toothless work together so well because they learn to listen to each other. And then the entire final act of the movie is kicked off by Stoick refusing to listen to Hiccup's warnings about the dragon island. So he went in unprepared. But the teens are able to work together and save the village because they DID listen to Hiccup.
fun fact about this movie: the scene where toothless finally lets hiccup touch him there's an ever so slight pause before toothless finally headbutts hiccup's hand. this was an animation/computer glitch, but the team working on it liked it so much they decided to keep it in (:
This is this really good video out there about why the opening number of HTTYD has the best opening ever and if you love the music so much you should totally check it out. You should also see if you can find some clips from How to Train Your Dragon: Live Spectacular, they took all the music and all the characters and made it on-stage production with animatronic dragons. DreamWorks has some incredible movies with equally amazing music. The Prince of Egypt (with its catchy and moving songs) and Spirit, stallion of the Cimarron (which did an epic thing where the only time you hear instruments is when there are people on screen, and as it is set mostly in the unsettled west, most of the music is made by through technology) are some of the best. As a newer subscriber, I hope it's OK if I make one more recommendation to add to your likely already long list. Aside from the prince of Egypt and spirit, you should totally check out Disney's Atlantis: the lost Empire. It is a criminally underrated film surprisingly diverse cast for its time period; it is an epic and the action-adventure movie Disney should be putting at the top of the live-action list.
that shot immediately after Stoic tells Hiccup "you're not my son" where he staggers back and looks horrified like "What have I done?!" is the only reason i did not hate Stoic after that
Not gonna lie. I am happy that you are, probably, the only reactioner who is getting astonished by music and picturesque views. I really was happy for you when I saw that excitement on your face (17:28). This is really relatable!
Here's the order: Gift if the Night Fury (On Netflix) Riders of Berk (Peacock) Defenders of Berk (Peacock) Race to the Edge (Netflix) 2nd Movie (Streaming? I have on DVD) 3rd Movie (Streaming? I have on DVD) Snoggletog short (forgot name/Streaming? Dragons: the 9th Realm (Peacock) There is a preschool series call Rescue Riders. It's also on Peacock.
There are games in development where you're basically a dragonrider, riding dragons against other players in PvP match. There are also a couple survival style games where you can play AS a dragon (similar to The Isle). The game where you fight giant monsters by climbing them is indeed Shadow of The Colossus. Dragon's Dogma also has similar mechanics when you fight big enemies.
This is hands down my favorite animated film. The sequel is also really really good (it has a song my husband and I danced to at our wedding). But yeah, the music and animation are top notch, but its the stories that really hit home for me. You can really tell that everyone from the cast and animators to the writers and musicians all really wanted to work together and make something worthwhile. There's a ton of truly excellent animated films out there, but this one holds a very special place in my heart.
I love how Dream Works does try to make their movies more epic with the music. It helps give them like a signature style compared to Pixar. HTTYD is like one of my Favorite animated films. It’s right up there with Shrek, The Prince of Egypt, and Toy Story.
I’m so glad you did this one! This is absolutely the best trilogy ever. I was dealing with a lot of depression during this time and I’d put this movie on all the time and just feel better.
Something I haven’t seen anyone mention is that Hiccup losing his leg is mean to reflect Toothless’ loss of his tail. The two are symmetrical and it’s honestly a beautiful way to show their bond, it’s also theory that Toothless had to bite off Hiccup’s foot in order to save him, I like it because then both took something from the other but together they are whole
Toothless biting off his leg to save him makes so much more sense than it being burned off. It is beautiful to show how they took something from each other and are connected that way.
They font mention it but they did get the message
I like that hiccup jokes about it in the second film when talking to his mom
@@jessicamorgan2438 i spent years believing that his leg got burned off or something, and it was only a few months back that i came across this theory, and it makes total sense. love it.
HTTYD is probably one of the best animated trilogies of all time. When you get to the third movie, you'll feel so many emotions, and you'll get why they told their story in three parts.
Yes and hopefully to react to the series and Holiday specials.
Shidd the only other top animated trilogies are:
Toy Story
Kung Fu Panda
Shrek 1 and 2, and I'll throw 4 in there
Madagascar is hilarious
I didn't like three but 2 is my favorite
@@mylittlebrony2130 3 is probably the weakest but it left on such a nice ending
@@YAGB it was actually the ending I hated but I did like a few little things
This movie is good because of the big things (music, sweeping panoramas, action scenes) but is GREAT for the small things (toothless' eyes, Stoic's changing tone and posture when just around his son versus being in front of the village (it shows that Stoic cares about Hiccup but doesn't know how to raise/treat him.)). If you missed it, when Stoic walks out he takes a half stumble back realizing he had gone too far but then squares himself to lead the village.
One of the theories on Hiccup loosing the leg is that Toothless actually tore/damaged it grabbing him in the fall as it was the first part of him that Toothless could reach.
That's what I always believed it makes the most sense to how he lost his leg
I think it was in fanfic :)
There is nothing like a dragon's eyes and this movie did a great job in showing that...
You would be surprised that one of the screen directors and writers, Chris Sanders, is the voice of Stitch and the creator of Lilo and Stitch. When you look at Toothless you notice that he has a lot of looks and personalities just like Stitch, which is very cool and a nice touch.
Makes sense, i love them both
Omg! He looks a lot like Stitch 😳☺️ that's so cute, they're both adorable 😍
I've always compared toothless to a cat but yeah, stitch definitely looks like toothless
On Gobber's stone "tooth": he's using the stone to fill in the gap to keep his teeth from getting all screwy.
I've got a broken tooth, but no dentist will pull it. Without a bridge, the teeth on either side would shift, loosen, and fall over to fill the gap, causing more problems than the broken tooth already is.
So Gobber using a false tooth is pretty advanced dentistry for their society.
Besides How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda trilogies, I love Rise Of The Guardians. It often gets overlooked, but it was made in the middle of DreamWorks' hot streak, when they were making the best animated films ever
This is what I'm talking about Mello! The fact you get so emotionally invested in the films you watch is the reason why I keep coming back. Its clear you take the medium very seriously. Good on you for having the courage to lay your heart out there for us to see. I really appreciate you, mate! As always I look forward to the next reaction
11:58 the best edit you’ve ever done. I honestly look forward to the rest of the series. It’s one of my favorites
Nah bro the one at 26:00 is the best
Love this flick, this film was a reminder of how much effort is put into DreamWorks Animation.
John Powell and Jonsi really went hard on the music for this movie. So glad you did this one, I love these movies!
3:32 so you’ve seen it before oh my fucking god come on do you not know what first time watching means 😡
HTTYD soundtrack got snubbed.
With this and Kung fu panda, that resume is impressive enough
When hiccups dad walks out the door after disowning him. I love the beat he has to take and the realization. You can see on his face that he should have never said that. You can see it and it's amazing that that's inanimation we can still see that
Definitely keep going with the series, hands down the best animated trilogy out there. While I love the Kung Fu Panda movies, this franchise blows it out of the water, there is just so much more character development and growth throughout!
Kung Fu Panda II is the best of that trilogy. Gary Oldman outdoes himself. Need to go watch that.
@@christopherrdulin7289 I've seen it, and it is a great movie. However, the 3rd film is extremely repetitive in its themes, identity issues and existential crises, not to mention Po is essentially the same character after 3 movies as he was in the first. There is no real personal growth, only the accumulation of more abilities. Something you can't say of Hiccup or the other main characters in the HTTYD trilogy.
the leap in animation quality between this and the 2nd movie is INCREDIBLE
I was obsessed with dragons when I was a kid and I was born in 2000, which was the year of the dragon. This movie held a special place in my heart as a child.
I love Stoic and Hiccups relationship. They love eachother but struggle to understand eachother. Hiccup wants to be the man his Father is, Stoic finds it easier to lead a war than raise his son. It would have been so easy to make him unlikeable, but we see how much it hurts him to think he's lost his son. Definitely watch the sequels.
Dude your reactions to this was absolutely worth it! Please do see the sequel, it really shows so much character growth for Hiccup and the gang. The dragons and the world also expands massively!!! And the music is chef’s kiss.
There's a little Mini-movie that came out called "Book of Dragons" which basically showed all the dragons that were in the book. Definitely recommend seeing it for just some of the different species of dragons in this world. 👌
9:22 yes it does, tail controls rise and descend in flight for birds and helps maintain stability. There's a reason why choppers have small rotors on the tail and planes have tails
I do find it funny how they added so much detail to the HTTYD guidebook in the movie since in the original book, it only contained one sentence: "YELL AT IT!"
The fire lightning from toothless was something else! When i saw it in theatre, everyone was cheering with awe 🙂
This was one of my childhood favorites. I’d give it a solid 9.5/10. The animations haven’t aged the best in the world but it’s soch a great movie and that soundtrack tho 👌😏
then you still a kid m8
Shrek’s animation hasn’t held up, but this?? HTTYD is gorgeous
@@maelradec6766 How?
It’s so great seeing you be so moved by the masterpiece that is this movie. The HTTYD trilogy is the best cinematic trilogy-yes, EVER, imo. The third one had my grown self weeping. I can’t wait for you to experience the other movies. They’re a rollercoaster for sure.
21:20 ... don't worry, to this day I get tears in my eyes anytime I hear "romantic flight"
especially if you watch any orchestra play the soundtrack: whenever that song intro starts - you'll start balling your eyes out. this is the way.
This is one of if not my favorite animated movie of all time and partially because of the score and the theme and I know it's an animated film but still the flying scenes are directed and shot gorgeously
The prevailing theory of why Hiccup lost his foot is that Toothless grabbed him by the foot as they fell into the fire but did it so fast he ripped off Hiccup’s foot.
The topic of sanitation with all those dragons actually comes up in one of the Netflix series.
They basically have the dragons do their duty in the farms because manure makes for good fertilizer.
Please do 2 and 3, all of the films are amazing and equally as beautiful!!!
20:04 "Duh-duduh, we're dead". My favorite Hiccup line in the film.
The flying scenes are SO beautiful and SO majestic you really can’t help but get teary eyed. I saw the movie in 3D and they did it right. I went in with low expectations and came out changed. No kidding.
HTTYD has some amazing worldbuilding, it's cool that they made the dragons more like animals, then just mindless killers. They are out for survival, and you can tell. Love your videos man hope you continue to grow
I love Stoick so much bro I could go on for hours just about his character in the first movie. There is so much details about his character that often go unnoticed unless you really think about it. He is definitely one of my favorite characters in the entire franchise.
31:20
To answer that, Toothless had to bite to pull Hiccup out of the fire at the last second, but it messed up his leg in the process.
Oh man...this movie...
As a film junkie, one of the best acted and animated films (the whole trilogy, for that matter) in recent times. But damn does it hold a place in my heart.
Had to move for a new job and asked some old friends if could room with them. They had just brought their newborn home, but agreed since my share of bills would really help. Was with them for about 3 years until something better came up, but then that fell through after few years. Managed to get something else lined up in the old town and asked if could move back in with them. Since we were great friends, it was a 'how fast you gonna get here?'
By then, this was their daughter's favorite movie. Like...at least twice a day. One night, after finishing it and trying to get her off to bed, her mom asked "Dragons is really good, but why do you want to watch it so much?" Kiddo, with all the 6/7 yo happiness and energy "Because it's Uncle Cajun's favorite too!" (because that was nickname everyone called me, being from SE TX and living in Oklahoma). Me "I mean...you mom is right, it's good. But we can watch other movies if you want." Kid "No! You aren't related, but you're my favorite Uncle. We love this movie!"
SO glad you have started watching the best animated trilogy of all time (in my opinion ofc). I hope you will like all the parts, just as me and millions of fans around the world do.
Mello , last week Kung Fu Panda and now HTTYD , thank u so much!!! I hope you watch the sequels soon.
Yeah, that particular dragon controlled the others out of fear. Not some kind of mind control or anything like that.
Also, of the trilogy, number 2 is my favorite.
Yo Mello i just wanted to say i found your channel about a week ago and you’ve quickly become my favorite reactor. Ive been going through some things in my personal life that have sucked the joy out of life for me but then i found your channel and youve given me so much entertainment especially with your comedy movie reactions, so i just wanted to say I appreciate the hell out of you and thank you for getting me out of the pit i was heading towards. I hope its ok to recommend some movies and I completely understand if you already have a long list of things to watch, but i wanted to recommend some that i think youll enjoy so whenever you get a chance or are feeling a comedy you should check these out.
- Ted 2( since youve already watched the 1st)
- 21/22 Jumpstreet
- This is the end (probably the funniest movie on this list)
- Jumanji 1&2 (the newer versions)
Again i just wanted to say thank you and i cant wait to see what you have in store next!
How to train your Dragon is a rare perfect trilogy.
The music you hear during their first flight is so iconic and you feel as if you've heard it is because... you have. In the beginning of the love was playing Hiccs tune, accompanied by the ominous tune of the Night Fury. When Hiccs and Toothlessfly together, both melodies merge into one tune (yes, intentionally designed) and combine the masterpiece that give yall goosebumps.
This really is one of the movies of all time. I love it
The whole trilogy is amazing
There’s a self titled metal album from a band called Shadow of the Colossus and it’s all inspired from the game and while the whole album is fire the instrumental is absolutely beautiful
20:53 "that's something I would love to do: touch the clouds"
Go outside on a foggy morning and stick your hand out. Done.
That's all fog is, is just a very low cloud.
There are actually 2 TV shows. Riders of Berk/Defenders of Berk from Cartoon Network and Race to the edge on Netflix. There are also some 30ish minute shorts, like Gift of the Night Fury, and Homecoming(which you cannot watch until after 3!!!!!) I know there are probably more I'm forgetting.
HTTYD is one of my fave movie series of all time. The music always has me tearing up as well!
This isn't just my favourite animate film of all time, but it is probably my favourite film ever! In fact my favourite franchise ever since I really enjoy the sequels too! I became obsessed film this franchise and characters. I ended up religiously watching the Netflix series too. So glad that you enjoyed this so much. I totally agree with you on the beautiful scenes and the soundtrack. I listen to the soundtrack of all three films regularly.
I love that you've found your way to this series, trust me they only get more emotional as you progress through the movies lol.
The "How to Train Your Dragon" trilogy is one story arc, the cinematography is superb, the writing is excellent.
Interesting bit of lore. Snotlout and Hiccup are cousins.
The tall black haired man seen standing next to Stoic when discussing there plan to invade the nest at the beginning of the movie. Is Snotlout's father and Stoics Brother.
It makes it so much more significant that stoicks apology speech came BEFORE hiccups victory. And he was proud of his son whether he won or not :)
What makes the score such a masterpiece is the harmonizing of two separate themes established earlier in the movie. The first flight score is a culmination of hiccups theme and toothless's theme.
I forgot how good the soundtrack was. It's sooooo good
Fun fact: in the TV series for the movies, Hiccup and Toothless found a brand-new species of dragon that not only eats eels, but they found a specific kind of eel that it eats in particular to supercharge its fire breath--and I mean *supercharge*
It was really interesting
Best animated movie of all time. And the trilogy doesn't miss a beat, absolute perfection from first till last. You're in for a treat!
Craig Ferguson once pointed to a picture of his character(Gobber) and said, "This drawing is a much better actor than I am."
I hope you plan on continuing the trilogy 🙏
Hilarious edits XD
10:00 there was a show on Cartoon Network around a decade ago. It had a few seasons and was surprisingly good
Here's a little trivia for you: these movies were actually based off a 12 book series by Cressida Cowell, and in those books, Toothless actually looked and acted more like that tiny green dragon that stole movie Toothless's fish at 17:52
All three movies are perfect! This is one of my favorite movies/trilogies of all time, and there isn't a weak link. I agree that the soundtrack is amazing (I tend to focus on the soundtracks of movies a lot in general, and this is perfect), but the entire movie is amazing, in every way. I'm pretty sure there's 3d versions of all of these, but I've only seen one of them in 3d (and I don't remember which one). I just remember that whichever one it was used it perfectly, and it added even more to an already perfect movie. I'm looking forward to your reactions to 2 and 3!
I am httyd's BIGGEST FAN, and in the background at the beginning the silhouette is TOOTHLESS.
It's awesome that you already praised the hair. Movie 2 introduced a few new technologies and the hair among all the other things is wildly improved
Yessssssss, god I love this movie so much! :D As for your questions - my favorite of the HTTYD movies is the second one (I haven’t and will not watch the third movie for personal reasons, but I adore the other two), and my favorite overall Dreamworks movie is Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. I absolutely recommend it for a reaction - it has absolutely gorgeous 2D animation, some of the best horse designs and animation in film, a fantastically unique and emotional way of telling the story without having the animals talk, and a phenomenal soundtrack. It’s probably my favorite movie of all time, and it’s criminally underrated, so I always go to bat for it in terms of recommending it. :D
I think literally yesterday I commented on your Kung Fu Panda reaction that httyd was my favorite dreamworks movie and now the next day you post your reaction to it... Love it
The t.v. series was the story in between these movies. It followed the story right up until the last movie. There is also a Christmas short that is really good and a handful of random shorts within the dvds. The T.V. Series is broken up into three spin-offs.
How To Train Your Dragon:
Riders of Berk
Defenders of Berk
Race to the Edge
Favorite dreamworks film is 100% how to train your dragon with kung fu panda as a close second. Those as well as the bee movie are the best 2000s cartoon films in my opinion
I honestly haven’t seen it in years, but this was one of my favorite movies for awhile.
I'll never forget my first time watching this movie. I graduated high school 2010 and was about to start college FOR 3D Animation. I had recently been diagnosed with autism and severe PTSD, so seeing someone like Hiccup getting the respect and dignity he deserves, him bonding with Toothless (dinosaurs and dragons were a huge fixation for me as a child and now I know it was my autism that made me hyperfixate) and then....he becomes disabled. This movie I think just might be perfect due to the way the story moves. The shows are all FOR bridging the movies together and are excellent. Everyone comes back to recast their characters in show AND movie. And everything is explained while building up character relationships.
I adore Hiccup not only because I see myself struggling growing up too, but also because his biggest weapon isn't his intellect. It's his empathy. Staring into Toothless' eyes made him have empathy for a reptile, one of the most common demonized animals due to how humans fear their eyes and skin. And he risked his life several times trying to protect Toothless from humans, and Toothless does so in kind. Without that empathy, none of this was possible. Thank you for watching this and being so honest and open with the audience. I cry at the end every time and it's nice to see this movie really get people with really experiencing those feelings.
I think my favorite theory for this movie is about Hiccup's leg and how the only feesible way for Toothless to get to him to save him was to bite onto his leg and therefore ended up biting it completely off. The fire surrounding could have partially cauterized the wound to stop bleeding i guess. But there's just something really satisfying about how it mirrors Hiccup injurying Toothless' tail.
I cannot for the life of me recommend enough Training Day it's an am classic iconic low budget crime thriller movie. I believe it won an Oscar
11:57 Man I love you and your editors 😂❤
Why none notice Stoic swallowing his tears after he “disowns” Hiccup!? It’s such an amazing and deep detail
My guy, you need to watch “Without a Paddle”. Comedy. You’ll love it.
I just realized that everytime Stoic looks at his son after the big climax he has to be faced with the consequences of his actions. He was irrational and didn't want to listen to anything his son said even tho he knew about dragons more, he wanted to "prove he was a real powerful man" and it almost cost him his son, but it did cost his son his leg. Any time he's faced with the chance to be stubborn he has to look at his son and realize what he could lose if he doesn't think.
this movie is great already, but personally i think the 2nd movie is the best. Please do continue to watch the rest of the movies in this trilogy!
Flushed away,Megamind,shark tale and the bee movie are good dreamworks movies
The soundtrack when they draw together and their first flight probably the best soundtrack out of the 3 movies, the 3 tv series, the 2? 3? tie-in specials, and that one race competition/anthology-esk series.
I recently rewatched all three of these they are all so good I can't choose witch of the 3is my favorite, definitely continue with the trilogy. Great reaction.
This was a spectacular reaction. I don't think I can pick a favorite. Maybe two even though it's bitter sweet. I cant wait to see you watch the rest of the trilogy.
13:30
The touch wasn’t supposed to happen. It was a glitch in the animation. Instead of fixing it, they decided to keep it in. And that later how Hiccup calms the other dragons down in the show on Netflix.
Maybe people already know this,, but right after Stoick says the "you're not a Viking, you're not my son." line and he leaves the Great Hall, he literally recoils or staggers from the guilt and how much it hurt to take it that far. Cause Stoick does care about Hiccup!!! But he always prioritises Berk over his son and that's his mistake.
The fact that the movie takes time before this scene to establish that Stoick **NEVER** falters, never hesitates not even when his 3 ships returned with 1, but the first time you see him actually hesitating and struggling with his emotions is because of his son.
It's so important and it shows that Stoick CARES. He's a bad parent, good intentions horrible execution and it makes Stoick's change of mind so much better to see when he accepts Hiccup just the way he is.
HTTYD 2 really helps to explain why Stoick is so close-minded and overprotective of Berk, and why he is so strongly against Hiccup's "no killing" ideology to the extent of embarrassing Hiccup and ostracising him in Berk. He was not completely like this before.
I'd say that this movie is less about finding yourself (although that theme is certainly present), and more about listening. Stoick plays the role of the main antagonist in this one. And the thing that makes him the antagonist is his inability to listen. Especially to Hiccup. He talks over him, and never tries to see the world as Hiccup sees it. Meanwhile, Hiccup learns how to train your dragon BECAUSE he listens. He does the work to understand them, and he and Toothless work together so well because they learn to listen to each other. And then the entire final act of the movie is kicked off by Stoick refusing to listen to Hiccup's warnings about the dragon island. So he went in unprepared. But the teens are able to work together and save the village because they DID listen to Hiccup.
fun fact about this movie: the scene where toothless finally lets hiccup touch him there's an ever so slight pause before toothless finally headbutts hiccup's hand. this was an animation/computer glitch, but the team working on it liked it so much they decided to keep it in (:
This is this really good video out there about why the opening number of HTTYD has the best opening ever and if you love the music so much you should totally check it out. You should also see if you can find some clips from How to Train Your Dragon: Live Spectacular, they took all the music and all the characters and made it on-stage production with animatronic dragons. DreamWorks has some incredible movies with equally amazing music. The Prince of Egypt (with its catchy and moving songs) and Spirit, stallion of the Cimarron (which did an epic thing where the only time you hear instruments is when there are people on screen, and as it is set mostly in the unsettled west, most of the music is made by through technology) are some of the best. As a newer subscriber, I hope it's OK if I make one more recommendation to add to your likely already long list. Aside from the prince of Egypt and spirit, you should totally check out Disney's Atlantis: the lost Empire. It is a criminally underrated film surprisingly diverse cast for its time period; it is an epic and the action-adventure movie Disney should be putting at the top of the live-action list.
If you watch the second movie, you will be in tears with laughter and sadness. It’s amazing.
T.J. Miller,who voices one of the Viking teens, is also in "She's Out Of My League," with Jay Baruchel.
that shot immediately after Stoic tells Hiccup "you're not my son" where he staggers back and looks horrified like "What have I done?!" is the only reason i did not hate Stoic after that
31:20 “What happened to his leg?”
That’s probably the result of Toothless catching him by the leg to save him from the explosion.
It Was Released In 2010 By PDI Animation Before The Bad Guys In 2022
This is my favorite film of all time , all HTTYD movies are my favorite
Not gonna lie. I am happy that you are, probably, the only reactioner who is getting astonished by music and picturesque views. I really was happy for you when I saw that excitement on your face (17:28). This is really relatable!
Here's the order:
Gift if the Night Fury (On Netflix)
Riders of Berk (Peacock)
Defenders of Berk (Peacock)
Race to the Edge (Netflix)
2nd Movie (Streaming? I have on DVD)
3rd Movie (Streaming? I have on DVD)
Snoggletog short (forgot name/Streaming?
Dragons: the 9th Realm (Peacock)
There is a preschool series call Rescue Riders. It's also on Peacock.
I think the edits, this reaction, are some of my favorite.
There are games in development where you're basically a dragonrider, riding dragons against other players in PvP match. There are also a couple survival style games where you can play AS a dragon (similar to The Isle).
The game where you fight giant monsters by climbing them is indeed Shadow of The Colossus. Dragon's Dogma also has similar mechanics when you fight big enemies.
So, in Forbidden Friendship, the “scribbles” Toothless draws is supposed to be Hiccup! 🥺💕 specifically when Hiccup is reaching out his hand.
One of my favorite movies period. across genres. thank you for the reaction.
This is hands down my favorite animated film. The sequel is also really really good (it has a song my husband and I danced to at our wedding). But yeah, the music and animation are top notch, but its the stories that really hit home for me. You can really tell that everyone from the cast and animators to the writers and musicians all really wanted to work together and make something worthwhile. There's a ton of truly excellent animated films out there, but this one holds a very special place in my heart.
I love how Dream Works does try to make their movies more epic with the music. It helps give them like a signature style compared to Pixar. HTTYD is like one of my Favorite animated films. It’s right up there with Shrek, The Prince of Egypt, and Toy Story.
I’m so glad you did this one! This is absolutely the best trilogy ever. I was dealing with a lot of depression during this time and I’d put this movie on all the time and just feel better.
I'll never get tired of watching people's reacrion to my all time favorite movie,
7:50 I like the theory that the villain in 3 is what hiccup could have been if he went through with killing toothless
You need to do the rest of the series please! We've been dying for it!! I hope you see this man