Sunday, May 5, 2013

Top 20 Animated Films: #20

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon couldn't have come at a better time for Dreamworks.  The studio went from hit-and-miss to mostly hit-than-miss after this movie.  The story of a young Viking boy breaking his village's prejudice and fear against dragons wasn't exactly original, but just about every other aspect of the movie made up for that.  It's size and scope are much more impressive than what most of Dreamworks had done up to that point, it's characters are incredibly likable and some of them surprisingly well developed, the animation is very good, and best of all, knows it doesn't need to be constantly loud and spewing pop-culture references to hold your attention.  How to Train Your Dragon proved that Dreamworks can still stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Pixar, and their products have been consistently getting better ever since


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