How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 2019

Hardly any words can describe the emotional punch and moral divide this film gives you when watching. It, like it's predecessor, has trumped the movie that came before. With even more maturity built into the story than before. It shows the targeted audience extremely important lessons, displayed with animation that outshines some modern CGI in big blockbusters.

The scenery is gorgeous and the cinematography is outstanding. Not trying to outdo the previous films with the "look what we can do with the camera" gimmick. But improves the stability and grounds the viewer within the world. Vivid imagery that adds to the story and the style, this movie has many points other studios need to take a note from.

At first, the villain seemed typical and unneeded after the second film. But the wit and backstory they gave him, don't make us feel for him. Only adding to Hiccup's story and his choices throughout the film. Toothless is way more "himself" here. Seeming that Dean Deblois wanted to focus on him letting loose. It really pays attention to how this voiceless dragon, needs to have a compelling arc as well as his rider. This does lead to my one gripe about the film, the Light Fury. She represents a very important aspect in the film. Her introduction, however, didn't feel right and could have been a bit more coherent to how she acts throughout the rest of the film. Although, it all adds up to the end. For this really is the final movie in this amazing trilogy.

With this marking the end of these stunning and surprising films. They capture the story of a boy, who trudges through hard times to find life's hardest challenges and truths. And they ended it extremely wholesomely. It feels, complete. As if it always should have been this way.

9.5/10

I really really really loved this movie. Honestly, I really really really loved all three movies. This one truly, once again, lived up to all my expectations. It looked beautiful, it was funny ( I cried of laughter at one point), I loved seeing all the characters again. It was just great. In the end, it got quite emotional for me personally. I tried very hard to hold back my tears but I let one slip, so I was happy my 3D glasses helped me cover up my tear filled eyes. I will miss these movies very much and be sure to watch them all again very soon.

Just realized that I pretty much only talked about my emotions but I also want to say something about the storyline. I think this movie had one of the best storylines of all three. I witnessed a growth in multiple characters, which is something I really enjoyed. I hated the bad guy, which hasn't happen in this trilogy yet, so that's pretty great. Loving all these emotions, to be honest.

So, if you haven't noticed by now, I loved How to Train Your Dragon (all of them) and HIGHLY recommend you watch them all :-)

It's visually stunning, but a lot less interesting than the previous ones.

First one looked great. Then you see the second, rewatch the first, and the difference is crazy. And I have no doubt rewatching the second now would give the same impression. Except that it felt like the characters didn't improve that much, it was more like "look at this fog, look at this fire, look at this sea, look what we can do". Yeah graphics engine for particle stuff are crazy these days, the waterfall looks 95% real, fire and fog effects are great but that's a little too much in your face.

As for the story, meh. Nothing much.

You barely see how life in the village evolved, it could have been interesting but it's just a long plan of "there are dragons everywhere".

The bad guy is only a dragon hunter, sure, a little smarter, but that's it. He just outsmarts them a few times to end up defeated in a snap like it could have happened in the first encouter.

There's a looooot too much of night furies awkward flirting. Sure that's the only original thing in the scenario, but that's not enough for a whole movie. And the female dragon character is very weird. First where does she comes from ? You have this super dragon hunter that is supposed to have killed every night furies, he is super stunned to learned that he missed one (Toohtless), but it's just normal that he actually missed a second one and that regular bozos just managed to capture her ? And then the way she acts makes no sense. She just happens to do exactly what Grimmel needs her to do, every time. So this guy can control dragons by drugging them, so you'd expect she's controlled, but no, she just does that naturally. Which means he just freed her like that, assuming that it would just work out for him.

Then there's this hidden world thing. Legendary, unknown aaaaand they just happens to find it the moment they set out for it. Actually, not even sure they were looking for it at this time, just looking for Toothless. There also happened to be no alpha there, so Toothless just lands there and boom, he's the king.

Also about the ending, dragons disappeared ? So basically every dragon in the world were in their village ? There was virtually no dragon anywhere else that was not under Toothless. So where did the bad guys caught the dragons that they were saving ? There were that few when it seems that the whole viking civilization was about them, fighting against them, capturing them, etc.

Could the final scene have been more cliche ? Nope, I can't see how that would be possible. So much that maybe it could be considered as intended ? Not sure.

Technically it's on the level, but apart from that, it's just a children movie, totally missing the originality and intelligence of the first two and full of non connecting story parts that can only be seen as lazy writing when you're over 10 year old. Maybe they thought the second was a little too dark, well this one is way too bland.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Dir: Dean DeBlois

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is the third and final movie in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, in which viking leader Hiccup and his friends must unite to find the hidden world which holds the key to them saving his dragon, Toothless and his friends.

This film really was the perfect ending to the trilogy for me, growing up reading the books and then watching the film series left me with really high expectations going in to it, and I honestly wasn't even slightly disappointed. The How to Train Your Dragon trilogy has to be up there in my top 10 animated film franchises.

The animation was really incredible and most of the shots were so captivating that it was hard to look away for even a moment in fear of missing some of the wonderful cinematography. The story line was also amazing and such a good way for the audience to say farewell to Hiccup and his crew.

I really don't have a single negative thing to say about this film, I loved it more than I ever thought I would. It was incredibly wholesome and I'd definitely recommend this film, and the franchise as a whole.

Dreamworks Animation and Universal have released the final movie in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, The Hidden World. The movie had the opportunity to conclude an excellent trilogy while also showcasing advances in CGI animation. The story follows Hiccup (Baruchel) and his dragon Toothless as they try to maintain the coexistence between dragons and humans while facing a new enemy, Grimmel (Abraham), who wants to banish the dragons permanently. The characters and their arcs have been a key element throughout the trilogy and they are honored and concluded excellently in this movie. The animation is wonderful and the voice acting is on point. The plot is thin but well-written and engrossing for the majority of it. The conclusion works and feels earned, justified, and pulls at the heartstrings. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World may be light on narrative but it’s big on heart, delivering key messages and sticks the landing as a fitting finale for a strong and fun trilogy.

Dreamworks Animation y Universal han lanzado la última película de la trilogía Cómo entrenar a tu dragón, El mundo oculto. La película tuvo la oportunidad de concluir una excelente trilogía y al mismo tiempo mostrar avances en animación CGI. La historia sigue a Hiccup (Baruchel) y su dragón Toothless mientras intentan mantener la coexistencia entre dragones y humanos mientras se enfrentan a un nuevo enemigo, Grimmel (Abraham), que quiere desterrar a los dragones de forma permanente. Los personajes y sus arcos han sido un elemento clave a lo largo de la trilogía y son honrados y concluidos de manera excelente en esta película. La animación es maravillosa y la actuación de voz está en punto. La trama es delgada pero bien escrita y fascinante en su mayor parte. La conclusión funciona y se siente ganada, justificada y toca el corazón. Cómo entrenar a tu dragón: el mundo oculto puede ser ligero en la narrativa, pero es grande en el corazón, entrega mensajes clave y mantiene el aterrizaje como un final apropiado para una trilogía fuerte y divertida.

So, this one is an odd one for me.

I've never been too big into the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, if I'm being honest. I saw the first one in theaters when I was six or seven (hard to believe that was almost ten years ago jesus), and, although I revisited it before seeing this movie, I gotta say it was... above average. It wasn't the best animated film to come out in 2010 (that film of course being Toy Story 3), but it was definitely second best.

This film itself is... I mean, if there's one thing I can praise, it's the animation. The vibrant popping colors are nothing short of beautiful to observe, and the fast, flowing animation has become almost a staple for Dreamworks animation. It's also a pretty funny movie too, and it definitely has some good, emotional moments, most notably between Hiccup and Toothless, and Hiccup and Astrid.

My main issue with this movie is the pacing. By God, the pacing. It's way too fast for its own good, and there's little to no time to really stop and breathe to take in what's going on. I mean, I get it, it's a kids' film. But there were times when I nearly felt overwhelmed with just how fast the film was going. Plus, while I said it was funny earlier, not all of the jokes really landed for me and some kinda went on a bit too long.

Overall a 7/10

When you liked the first two movies you're probably gonna love the third This is one of the few movie series where each movie tops the previous one.

I missed the soundtrack that I loved in the second (and the first?) movie - in general I did not feel like the third one had a sound track that is memorable, but other than that, the movie is at the top of it's craft. The sound and sound effects as well as the visual effects are extremely good. I've seen it in cinemas in 3D and I can add: the 3D was also really ingenious. Right at the beginning of the movie I suddenly ducked because I thought somebody was throwing something from behind us to the front - only to realize that it was a sound and 3D effect of the movie. That hasn't happened to me since the introduction of 3D movies in the 00s. The new level of detail is incredible, for example the scales on Toothless, the hair of Hickup in the wind, the water, sand in the beach, the clouds in the sky or the fern leaves and grass in the wind - it's really incredible and a lot of fun to see - the style is of course the same as it was in the first movie 10 years ago, so really simple faces and forms. Still the added level of detail shows that DreamWorks is really getting out everything they can, animation-wise. This is really beautiful to watch, and worth your time just for the images. Also the style and tone of the movie has changed. Right from the beginning we get really dark atmosphere, fog, great camerawork - it feels like being in a Pirates of the Carribean movie when we are on the ghost ship - scenes that could easily be taken out of a action or even war drama movie. This is counterbalanced by really colorful art - especially in the "Hidden World" we are greeted with an explosion of colors, light and glowing effects.

But enough about the imagery. Let's take a look at the plot, which again is extremely dense and packed with a lot of side stories and elements. One of the main topics seems to be love and different facets of it: Love between lovers, love between friends, love as people grow, jealousy and letting go. Another important topic is growing up and being a grown up. What does it mean to take responsibility and to make decisions? And there are even social topics, such as making a group of people dependent from others, how to live happily, overpopulation, migration and immigration - boy this movie is packed. And all of these topics are handled really mature but in a way that this movie still stays a typical children's movie. I really liked this pretty much.

And if you are open for it, then this movie is extremely touching. There was a lot of sobbing in the screening that I visited, and a lot of watery eyes. This movie is extremely emotional and extremely touching.

Plot-wise I was surprised as the movie develops in a totally different direction than you would expect. 2 or 3 times I did not see the things coming the way they did, and expected something totally different.

So to sum up, I had really great fun with the movie, it is done incredible well, it conveys important topics and ideas in a very subtle way, it still has it's funny moments and great humor, that works on both grownups as well as children, it invites you on an emotional roller-coster ride and is technically really incredible to watch.

Everybody who loves animation movies should watch this movie and if you can, watch it in cinemas, and try to get a 3D screening. It's really worth it and a constant improvement of the series, as well as a great finale.