How to Train Your Dragon Movie Review Practice

This movie is animated, but the animators use subtle changes throughout the movie in order to convey points. For instance, Hiccup, the main character, is portrayed as being much skinnier and smaller than his peers. He has long reddish hair, and when the animators want to give him a look of shock, they show his hair blown backward and his eyes wide. The actor who does the voice of Hiccup typically plays the wimpy, shy, or nerdy character in movies, and generally has a love interest who he considers to be way out of his league. So I consider him to be well-casted in the part of Hiccup, as Hiccup is supposed to be kind of wimpy and he has a crush on a girl considered to be out of his league. The background music is also well chosen. The movie is about a Viking clan, so the music has a Scottish hint. Bagpipes blare when there is a showdown between Hiccup and a dragon, and drums beat when the scene gets intense. Also, the animators played with the lighting and set design to show emotions. In one scene, the Viking chief throws a torch into a cave filled with dragons. As the spinning light catches on the wings of the dragons, the viewer gets a sense of anticipation, wondering what will happen when all of the dragons take flight. In another scene, Hiccup is riding a dragon, and the view is supposed to be magical. The Northern Lights flare in the darkness, and the sunset casts colorful shadows on the clouds on the horizon. The music in the background is dramatic and inspiration, in order to show the feelings of awe that Hiccup is experiencing.