Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon 2

2010’s “How to Train Your Dragon” was a revelation, a thrilling, poignant animated movie that broke through conventions to become a richly defined character piece with the odd scene of soaring adventure. It was beautifully made all around, rewarded with big box office, television spin-offs, and now a sequel, which has the disadvantage of trying to keep up with the achievements of the original effort. “How to Train Your Dragon 2” eschews repetition to deepen its mythology, finding a fresh theme of maturation to explore with hero Hiccup and his trusty dragon Toothless, while delivering a formidable villain, epic battle sequences, and a more profound understanding of the personalities that populate this irresistible world. While it’s missing the opportunity for introductions, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” sustains all the pitch-perfect filmmaking that carried the original feature to glory, allowing for sophisticated emotions to develop organically. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com