It’s been quite a while since I went to the cinemas. My last two affairs at the theaters had been quite disappointing. My Avatar 3D experience was cut short by a technical glitch that started painting random yellow colors on the screen. And the second was a intentionally shortened view (thankfully) of Karan Johar’s MNIK. After reading glowing reviews about ‘How to train your Dragon’, I was quite desperate to see it and in 3D.
In short, ‘How to train your Dragon’ was a delight to watch. It is the story of a skinny kid Hiccup, son of the chief of a tribe of Vikings who spend most of their lives fighting dragons. Hiccup comes to terms with the fact that he cannot kill the dragons. He successfully manages to befriend the fiercest of the dragons – Night Fury - and starts understanding the better side of the dragons. Meanwhile the Viking biggies are in search of the Dragon nest to eradicate the dragon race. Whether Hiccup measures up to his father’s reputation or whether he save the dragons forms the rest of the story.
The story follows the tested, tried and dusted formula of a son trying to make his father proud which has been the crux of several animated movies such as Robots, Chicken Little, Finding Nemo etc.. However, the presentation and the plot setting of the movie makes it stand out from the rest. The visuals are gorgeous and the 3D viewing enriches them. The greatest strength of the movie is its dialogues which are crisply written and are extremely funny (thanks the actors who have voiced for the characters). This is how the first lines (from Hiccup) of the movie goes..
Over the last decade, Dreamworks Animations have come up with good entertainers such as Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Bee Movie etc, but they never measured up to the classy offerings from Disney's Pixar. But ‘How to train your Dragon’ fills the gap for it is a stupendous effort and gives them a realistic shot at the Oscars next year (unless Toy Story 3 turns out to be better which I have serious reservations about).
I would recommend this movie for all. If you can make it a 3D experience, good for you. If you can’t, I’m quite sure you’ll enjoy it in 2D as well. Have a gala time with Hiccup and Toothless.
The story follows the tested, tried and dusted formula of a son trying to make his father proud which has been the crux of several animated movies such as Robots, Chicken Little, Finding Nemo etc.. However, the presentation and the plot setting of the movie makes it stand out from the rest. The visuals are gorgeous and the 3D viewing enriches them. The greatest strength of the movie is its dialogues which are crisply written and are extremely funny (thanks the actors who have voiced for the characters). This is how the first lines (from Hiccup) of the movie goes..
“This is Berk. It's twelve days north of Hopeless and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. It's located solidly on the Meridian of Misery. My village. In a word? Sturdy, and it's been here for seven generations, but every single building is new. We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunset. The only problems are the pests. You see, most places have mice or mosquitoes. We have... dragons.”
Over the last decade, Dreamworks Animations have come up with good entertainers such as Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Bee Movie etc, but they never measured up to the classy offerings from Disney's Pixar. But ‘How to train your Dragon’ fills the gap for it is a stupendous effort and gives them a realistic shot at the Oscars next year (unless Toy Story 3 turns out to be better which I have serious reservations about).
I would recommend this movie for all. If you can make it a 3D experience, good for you. If you can’t, I’m quite sure you’ll enjoy it in 2D as well. Have a gala time with Hiccup and Toothless.
recently watched this movie in 2D. loved it. awesome. especially the dialogues ('you just pointed to the whole of me'). :)
ReplyDeleteI watched it 3D, but not IMAX. 3D in some theater is not good :(
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