“How to Train Your Dragon” softened my dad against live action remakes

I’m going for a live-action remake with air and low expectations. And I usually go out feeling like those feelings are justified. Queue unimaginable plots, vapid characters, and uninspired cinema shoots. This is a large part of these money-making ploys. But the way to train a remake of dragons from DreamWorks in theatres now clearly surprised me.

I went over the weekend to see a live-action remake of this beloved 2010 film and was worried if it would preserve the whimsical, humor and charm of the animation’s original. I’m still caught up in the live action Disney Lilo & Stitch Especially because the original is the best animated film of all time. All the other Disney remakes left me too I’m not impressed. Is the way to train my other favorite animated film, the Dragon, also a remake I don’t want?

I am delighted and amazed to report that this adaptation was spectacular.

My biggest problem with live action films is that it doesn’t carry over the eccentricity and imagination of counterparts that are usually animated by the boundaries of reality. The world and characters can be heartwarmingly quirky and original, but the gags are willing to exaggerate. Live-action films, on the other hand, tend to overturn that whim by flattening the theme and persona to the real environment. Characters become stricter, refracted jokes become flatter, computer-generated images become inactive, and the story becomes even less valid.

However, the way you train a dragon remake gives a more concrete feel to the fictional world full of dragons. The actor maintains the key mannerisms of his animated counterparts, from Hiccup’s ti-sick empathy to Astrid’s determined boldness and the stoic’s horrifying resolve.

All of this was undoubtedly helped by the return of director Dean DeBrois. Instead of feeling like you’ve had a hurry to retell, how to train your dragons takes time in world building and scene settings, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in beautiful, mythical landscapes and feel as closely related to characters as multidimensional as the original film.

Perhaps most importantly, this remake holds the original film’s plot firmly, without feeling like a hollow copy without soul and action. Rather, the dazzling sequence of Hiccup’s epic first ride to a toothless dragon (Goose Bump) brings the story back to life in a way that no other live-action remakes have, from the battle of the High Stakes.

The film not only endures the brilliance and wonders of the animated production, but also has a rechargeable score ( Adding a bagpipe (We are welcome) and breathtaking cinema shoot. The incredible details of the dragon, from colorful scales to vibrant green eyes with no teeth, and the gripping flight sequences seamlessly bridge the gap between the real world and fantasy, making the entire effort happy and believable.

There is still a reason to be wary of live-action remakes. No matter how good they are, they are still out of sight as an undiscovered tactic by the studio to put dollars on the titles you love. Yet I still strive to look at each and every one despite my fears that another childhood classic is likely to be massacred by a monotonous narrator no one can seek. But the way you train your dragons eased my live-action skepticism and put me in a spell. It shows that other remakes didn’t have before: you can really send your life into real-world retelling and maintain the wonders of the original. I hope the other studios are taking notes.