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The Seattle Times 3.7K Followers ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ review: Live-action remake a rousing triumph Story by Soren Andersen • 1d • 3 min read New! Summarize with Copilot Dismiss Let Copilot break it down—see the key takeaways in seconds. Mason Thames in a scene from "How to Train Your Dragon." (Universal Pictures via The Associated Press) Mason Thames in a scene from "How to Train Your Dragon." (Universal Pictures via The Associated Press) Movie review In the matter of animated ’toon classics being reconfigured into live-action pictures, of late there have been three: “Snow White.” Flop-o. Bomb-o. So sad. So bad. “Lilo & Stitch.” Tremendous fun. Firmly lodged atop the box-office standings for several weeks. “How To Train Your Dragon.” Explore Canadian underwear brands offering everyday comfort and style Ad Explore Canadian underwear brands offering everyday comfort and style Top Underwear Brands | Search Ads Learn more call to action icon Transcendent. It’s what the moviegoing experience should be about, but rarely is. Grand, glorious and fast on its feet, this “Dragon” deserves to be seen on the biggest possible IMAX screen. It’s a rousing family-friendly triumph. In its latest incarnation, the familiar fairy tale of the war between Vikings and fire-breathing dragons swoops, sweeps and swirls in freewheeling ecstasy as dragons singly and in flocks pirouette majestically across the sky. The spectacle gives a lift to the spirit. The dragons — scaly, befanged fire-belching CG nightmares — are both formidable and funny. On the ground, characters, primarily the misfit Viking youth Hiccup and his fearsome village chieftain dad Stoick interact with tense but genuine intimacy and heartfelt connection. The picture has big themes, which are handled with delicacy and intelligence. Credit for this goes to screenwriter-director Dean DeBlois. He knows this material inside and out (it’s derived from the source novels written by Cressida Cowell) and obviously loves it. He wrote and directed the original 2010 animated “Dragon” movie and its two sequels. He also co-wrote and co-directed the original “Lilo & Stitch,” so the man clearly has skills at this sort of thing. Related video: Director Dean DeBlois on the making of the highly-anticipated live action 'How to Train Your Dragon' (Breakfast Television) Current Time 0:00 / Duration 5:08 Breakfast Television Director Dean DeBlois on the making of the highly-anticipated live action 'How to Train Your Dragon' 0 View on Watch View on Watch He hews closely to the original “Dragon,” and many of the scenes and much of the dialogue are direct lifts from that picture. Yet transposed to actual locations, dense real-life forests and craggy, storm-battered cliffs (many of the exteriors were filmed in Northern Ireland), the whole thing seems unexpectedly fresh. (Bill Pope is the director of photography and Dominic Watkins is the production designer.) It more than justifies the taking of the live-action re-creation route. Great care has been taken to give the picture a lived-in long ago and far away look, with elaborate beards, bulky fur capes and battered leather garments giving the players the look of authenticity. There are plot levels here that are deeper than the original, which is quite complex and moving in its own right. Hiccup, played this time by Mason Thames (Jay Baruchel voiced the character in all three animated versions), is a thoughtful kid who yearns for the approval of his dad and his contemporaries, but he’s not too coordinated and not too bloodthirsty. Scorned and mocked, he dreams of killing a dragon no one has ever seen, the fearsome Night Fury, and finally winning the respect of Vikingkind. Award-Winning Programs - Find Out More Ad Award-Winning Programs - Find Out More pltcanada.org Learn more call to action icon When he accidentally captures one, he discovers he is unable to kill it. It’s wounded. He has a tender heart and so gingerly befriends it, names it Toothless and then devises a contraption to allow it to fly again. And then he learns how to ride it, at which point the picture really takes off. Toothless, a CG creation, has soulfully expressive green eyes and innate playfulness. The developing relationship between kid and dragon is the most engaging element of the picture. Hiccup nurtures the friendship in secret because, well, dragons and Vikings are mortal enemies and have been throughout history. The kid is the despair of his father, played by Gerard Butler, who voiced the character in the animated versions. Butler’s work here is a revelation as he brings forth depths to the character not previously reached. Father and son genuinely love one another but are always at cross purposes, and their scenes together are fraught with angst and wistfulness. Colborne : The Killer New GMC Sierra 1500 Is Turning Heads Ad Colborne : The Killer New GMC Sierra 1500 Is Turning Heads MorninJoy Learn more call to action icon Reluctantly forced to train as a dragon killer with his friends, Hiccup gets a lot of grief, particularly from Astrid (Nico Parker), a fierce young warrior who is constantly badgering Hiccup to man up. That is until she learns of his relationship with Toothless, and then she views the kid in a whole new light. Thames expertly captures the confusion and frustrations of the kid highlighting the underlying theme of how the fear of the other becomes misunderstanding and hatred. It’s racism by another name. Ad The Seattle Times Visit The Seattle Times 7 thrillers to look out for all summer long Erica Wheeler helps Seattle Storm hand Minnesota Lynx first loss Ad