[photo grabbed from IMDB]
While vacationing at BP, I was able to finally finish watching the movie – How to train your dragon. My daughter was actually the one who wanted me to look for the film and download it over the web since she said she liked the movie ever since she watched it with Kevin and Nicole (when they stayed overnight in Pasig last year). And, indeed, she was right – it was really a good movie! The kind that you wouldn’t tire watching again and again.
The movie is actually about a boy named Hiccup, who lives in a village called Berk that has long been plagued by problems with dragons. Hence, most of the village people become Viking dragon slayers except for Hiccup who can’t seem to get his bearings right and thus, almost always creates more trouble for himself and the entire village. But one night, he uses his invented contraption and discovers the next day that he had captured the most dangerous and totally unknown Night Fury dragon. But then he also discovers he is unable to kill it and so he sets it free.
Later on, he learns that the Night Fury dragon (whom he eventually calls Toothless) has been living in a valley because its tail was injured and was thus prevented from flying too far away. Hiccup befriends it and makes a prosthetic tail fin that enabled him to help the dragon fly, but the only thing was that he needed to ride the dragon to control it. So he builds a saddle, a control mechanism for the tail fin and a safety harness.
Meanwhile, he is left by his dad (who is by the way the Village Chief) under the tutelage of Gobber for dragon slaying training and he uses his dragon training knowledge with Toothless to become the star-pupil, much to Astrid’s dismay. So one day, Astrid follows him into the woods and discovers his secret friendship with the Night Fury dragon. Hiccup tries to convince Astrid not to tell the others yet about Toothless and takes her flying on Toothless’ back. But they soon find out the reason why the dragons have been stealing their sheep and other livestock, they bring it to a mountain island to feed a huge terrifying and very hungry dragon otherwise, they would be eaten themselves! Thankfully, Hiccup was able to convince Astrid not to reveal what they have seen yet for fear of what his dad may do to Toothless.
On the final day of dragon training, Hiccup tried to show everyone that dragons need not be their enemies. But his dad intervenes which angered the dragon and endangers Hiccup. So Toothless comes in to save him and everyone soon finds out about him and their knowledge of the dragon lair. Hiccup got disowned by his father who sets out with Toothless chained on their ship to find the dragon's nest. Hiccup then mounts the other ‘practice dragons’ with the other new ‘trainees’ to pursue the Viking fleet. Hiccup arrives in time to see his father bravely trying to fight the dragon himself.
So the kids create a distraction to allow the other Vikings to retreat safely while Astrid and Hiccup rescue Toothless still trapped aboard the sinking Viking ship. Toothless and Hiccup go after the giant dragon together and draws it flying to the clouds. Finally, Toothless releases a blast straight into the giant dragon’s mouth which sends it crashing but both Hiccup and Toothless go down with it. After the fire clears, Hiccup’s dad finally finds the boy safely cradled under Toothless’ wings and the boy wakes up back at Berk. He sees that he lost a leg and now has a prosthetic one (just like Toothless) but he rejoiced upon seeing that the Vikings have now changed their attitude against dragons and now treats them as pets and friends.
[photo grabbed from IMDB]
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