Ok no-ones gonna read this lmao but i just needed to type out my feelings.
Httyd is an absolute huge part of my life, i grew up with it from age 8/9 and was in love imediently. It’s kind of hard to explain why i’m so connected to it but i don’t know, i’ve always loved dragons ( lol ) and this just escalated that.
The first film will forever be my favourite- it’s just magical and fascinating. I also really enjoyed the second film but the third one… hmmm. Let me begin. ( This is real messy btw )
- I felt as if the start of the movie was really sloppy and unorganised. The beginning of both the first and second film were both so atmospheric and enticing i really felt like this media-res was a big let down.
- Grimmels death was so? lame? Like the slow motion bit beforehand was incredibly emotional and i was bawling but like? Falling into water idk i just felt a bit disappointed.
- The gift of the night fury apparently doesnt exist. In this short toothless dejects the tail hiccup made for him because he always wants to fly together AND THEN HE JUST LEAVES SO DAMN EASILY?????? NOT COOL. His and hiccup’s bond has always been so strongly implied that i feel he would have been more apprehensive and reluctant to leave.
- That light fury…. so many mixed emotions. I feel as if she wasn’t as connected to the villains as was trying to be implied? Idk if that makes sense but i think her character relations needed to be a little bit more clear
- When they seperate? Are you kidding? Excuse me no. Idk i felt like it was a bit of an unnessicary way to end it and i think there could have been a more collaborative way to end it. I personally think it would have been more powerful if hiccup ( and perhaps Astrid too ) went and lived in the hidden world OR toothless remained because he couldn’t part with hiccup ( and maybe the light fury eh)
- THAT DAMN ENDING NOPE EW I HATE IT WITH A BURNING PASSION. I despise the children ( but thats just me tho it kinda makes me uncomfortable ) and i really really really hated how they all went on the ship together. I think it would have been so much more powerful and meaningful if it was just one on one with hiccup and toothless rather than have light fury+astrid+children.
- BUT THE THING I REALLY HATE- Is the overused hesitation scene from the first film ( when hiccup turns his head away and reaches out then toothless first hesitates then connects ). They used this with the light fury and also at the end when the child reaches out? NO! I think that bit really pissed me off because i think thats a sentimental moment that is now hackneyed :(
- Something not as serious some of the voice actors changed? Im sure that’s not a deliberate choice and i do not know the details but it was nagging at the back of my mind the whole time
Despite all of this did i still cry a ridiculous amount? yes. Did i breakdown in the bathroom afterwards? Yes. There were still good aspects of this film and it tugged at my heart way more than any of the others but i’ll be perfectly honest… i wish it didn’t exist.
Congrats to everyone on the Spidey team! It was an honor to work on this amazing project alongside you. Anyone can wear the mask, and we proved it last night!! .
when Spider-Man Noir said he liked egg creams i was like “well i don’t know what that is but it has ‘egg’ in it… wow, it must mean he’s so gritty and hard-boiled he likes drinking raw egg yolks or something"
