*HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON* shocked me! FIRST Time Watching (Movie Commentary & Reaction)

How To Train Your Dragon Movie Reaction and Commentary
so so so excited to be watching How To Train Your Dragon for the first time today!! another masterpiece from DreamWorks with a beautiful story and meaningful messages. thanks for recommending this franchise to me, and I hope you enjoy this reaction to How To Train Your Dragon!
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[@SophieLents]

as usual, tell me which movie is your favorite! would love to hear your opinions on the whole franchise ☺

[@mdp31996]

I don’t really have a favorite out of the whole trilogy, every movie expand upon more and more. Hands down one of favorite movie trilogy of all time. Well besides the modern planet of the apes trilogy with James Franco in it. You should definitely watch that when you get the chance.

[@SophieLents]

@@mdp31996 I haven’t seen planet of apes, and I actually have no clue what it’s about 😅 I’ll add it to my list!

[@mdp31996]

@@SophieLents trust me you won’t be disappointed 😉

[@itsss_domma_allamgamer2066]

Can you please watch httyd 2 because I love your reaction

[@suyashkhobragade401]

KUNG FU HUSTLE'' just watch it. It's super hilarious and full of action You can watch ''KUNG FU SOCCER"too,it's too super hilarious made by the same directior as the above did, Stefan Chow

[@McCammalot]

The screenwriters said that out of all the kids, they needed Astrid to represent the island's "old ways," and she had to be a hard-arse and the absolute hardest one to convince, so that her conversion would symbolize the progression of the entire way of life. (And I love her dragon ride, the point where she waves her arms in the air and smiles like the young kid she really is, for the first time in the film. It's a rough culture.)

[@AceOfSerberit]

The dad being desperate to stop the fight makes perfect sense to me. Imagine your kid training to be say, a lion tamer. Only to remove all their protective gear and attempt to pet a lion clearly growling with anger. Stoik after all hasn't seen an iota of proof that dragons aren't incredibly dangerous beasts before in his whole life

[@SophieLents]

Yeah, I get it. Hiccup should’ve told him beforehand

[@AceOfSerberit]

@@SophieLents while that's true in most situations, I don't think it would've helped much here. Since the Vikings are so stubborn, they simply wouldn't have listened. Hiccup thought they needed both a shock and live proof to be convinced. Which unfortunately backfired because his dad was more concerned about his wellbeing than he thought

[@kalakritistudios]

@@SophieLents Papa Panda not believing in Po, seeing him fight first time. Viking Dad not believing in his son, seeing him the first time fighting a dragon. It's just how parents are, they WANT to protect you at all costs...... Right?

[@AtomixKingg]

[Spoilers for the 2nd movie] It's also said that Stoic was defensive about Hiccup acting the way he was, because that is exactly how Valka got taken away from him, and for all he knew she was killed by the dragons. He was trying to save Hiccup before history repeated itself.

[@McCammalot]

@@AtomixKingg Yes, yes! But he's Stoick, and has no other love language besides "GET BACK INSIDE." ❤️ The thing that a lot of people don't pay attention to as well is how nearly *every devastated, awkward, or confused expression on Hiccup's face* is followed by the same or similar on Stoick's when they interact, but they never see it on each other. (This is my favorite film. So yes, I have watched it in slo motion and in different languages and transcribed about half of it on LiveJournal in a botched attempt to brush up my French. I am weird and must learn to embrace it. 🤣) Cressida Cowell began the book series to demonstrate the the complete lack of understanding yet steel strong love between herself and her own father, and raved about how well this film captured it even with a very different plot. That shocked-pride look on Stoick, watching his baby flying on a Night Fury and saving them all, is worth everything ❤️

[@blakeythekitty]

Some little small moments / details in the movie (that I can remember off the top of my head): - being able to tell Toothless' moods from how dilated / slitted his pupils are - Toothless being a little shit and flying like a wild dragon, and only stopping after Astrid apologized - The fear on Toothless' face when his tail is burning during the final battle, diving straight down with the Mama Dragon right behind - Toothless only revealing that he had saved Hiccup after Stoick apologized (Toothless and apologies, man) - Toothless losing his left fin on his tail while Hiccup lost his left foot - I suppose it's karma but at the same time, I think it's a beautiful parallel instead sorry for the long comment, I'm just a really big fan of the entire franchise ansnvajnfdrf

[@SophieLents]

Notice how all of them involve Toothless in some way? He’s priceless!

[@blakeythekitty]

@@SophieLents totally agree! XD

[@kiratheusagiisworkshop5266]

Toothless is such a little shit when he want to be xD

[@Beans_OW]

Fun fact; toothless’ cuteness isn’t a mistake, and it wasn’t made from scratch. They modelled his behaviour and movement on cats! The way they animated him was, as they said, ‘like putting a cape on a cat’. That’s why he’s so bouncy and curious, he’s literally acting like a giant kitten with wings

[@antoniozapanta5524]

This movie is already very good on its own but the soundtrack was really the one that carries this movie. I could not stop listening to how atmospheric the music and it gives me chills when the notes hit at the right moment when toothless leaps through the air.

[@SophieLents]

The score is sooooo good 😭

[@VladimirGerasimenko80]

John Powell did it!

[@ekin-stefanschmitz870]

the first movie has the best sound track

[@korg7160]

It's Good vibes

[@morganyakkofan9052]

A clip of this movie can be seen in an episode of the Dreamworks Netflix show “Turbo Fast”.

[@dm_dude]

Yes, the nerdy guy is Hiccups best friend later on. The duo is called Hicclegs. They are both super smart and super nerdy about dragons. You see more about their dynamic in the show.

[@im_cheepy1143]

Yesss! I love their friendship! and I definitely think a watch of the show is necessary! It fleshes out all of the characters so much more, especially that between Hiccup and Astrid. Between movies it seems like relationships progress rather quickly, but the show fills in the gaps ^-^

[@나는윈드워커를사랑한]

They are best friends in the books tho

[@aniket8350]

THERES A SHOW AND BOOKS why did i not know about this

[@나는윈드워커를사랑한]

@@aniket8350 the series has a subtext saying "based on How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell" but its super fast

[@dm_dude]

@@aniket8350 The shows play in the following order: Dragons - Riders of Berk, Dragons - Defenders of Berk, Dragons - Race to the Edge. It’s totally worth the watch.

[@samuelvincent557]

At the end, after the Queen is killed, and Stoick is kneeling over his son, I imagined that on the rocks above and behind them was a whole flight of Valkyries waiting to carry him off to Valhalla, if he had died. Because, seriously, a kid who, had the courage to stand against his Father, Chief, and village, when he knew they were wrong, was the first person to take down a Night Fury. Them tame befriend and ride it, create a whole profession of Dragon trainer/riders. Then rode them into battle, and with just him and his dragon, killed the Queen that the entire tribe combined, couldn't scratch. If ANYONE would get a Valkyrie escort to the afterlife he would. Hell, they'd probably fight over getting to take him.

[@SophieLents]

That would be really beautiful

[@McCammalot]

I feel that his Valkyrie should be Tessa Thompson.

[@samuelvincent557]

@@McCammalot That would work.

[@domidium]

The giant dragon (called a Red Death) is not a "momma," it's a tyrant. More specifically, an alpha species of dragon. It's commanding presence directs other smaller dragons to collect food for it, even against their wills. It's because of the Red Death that the other dragons raid Berk in the first place, and the only reason the dragons attack them at all.

[@MrBigPicture835]

Fun Fact: Vikings did not wear helmets with horns on them, Ever!

[@ravenbeastofancient]

Another fun fact, the celts sometimes did wear horned helmets! Their favorite battle strategy was to frighten their enemies sh*tless before the battle begun and they were really eccentric about it, using weapons and armor that wasn't really usable in battle but had a huge fright factor... like horned helms.

[@MrBigPicture835]

@@ravenbeastofancient Yeah, that is why they created the bagpipes, you don't really think anybody likes them.....LOL

[@yoshiking6027]

I found this fact very not fun, and I will now talk myself into a plain of ignorance where I never learned this horrid truth.

[@refr9061]

@@MrBigPicture835 I like bagpipes

[@devinwhite5064]

well not for combat at least. horned helmets were purely ceremonious. Like gold plated armor.

[@darkhope97]

At 23:00 you can notice that astrid respects strength but not only physical but rather strength of character and then she really starts respecting him Also on the scene with the dad you can notice how he immediately regrets what he says but for duty to his tribe he pushes forward

[@stryaterra]

So as it's explained in the TV show (which starts before the 2nd movie), in Berk, Hiccup is a name given to the runts of the baby animals. It's a name meant to symbolize weakness and clumsyness. Obviously, it's a name Hiccup's mother would've chosen for him, not Stoic, likely as a way to show that even someone who is born weak and clumsy can (as in a possibility) grow up to be strong and stoical.

[@GojiraFan-in9oo]

A couple things you missed 1)- when Hiccup said "so why didn't you?" Referring back to their 1st encounter. Hiccup sparred Toothless when he had a clear opportunity to kill him, so Toothless did the exact same in return. A Dragon repaying a life debt to a human. 2)- Toothless's trial- He shows distrust in humans to the point where he wants them to reach their lowest point and show honest remorse. And he has this smug face like "Yes. I wanna hear you say it." Only then does he open up and trust them. He did this with both Astrid and Stoick. 3)- Stoick and Hiccup are opposite sides of the same coin, and this is confirmed by the line "I did this." Each character says it when he made a very grim mistake. Hiccup shooting Toothless and Stoick being too hard on Hiccup

[@UniqueKwon]

the two statues in the beginning of the movie are actually Hiccup and Stoick. The statue on the left represents hiccup, the carvers weren't trying to exactly carve out Hiccup, but it symbolizes Hiccup. Hiccup doesn't have a mustache or anything like that but he does have a broken horn on his helmet in the books and is a fearsome swordfighter. The axe wielding statue on the right represents Stoick.The statues are basically the guards of Berk. They would meet any outsiders entering the island. This suggests Hiccup and Stoicks are integral guardians of Berk. Hiccup isn't a hero during the first movie, but after defeating the red death it totally makes sense now. Also, notice how the camera pans towards Stoicks statue in the first movie and in the gift of the night fury? But at the start of how to train your dragon 2, the camera pans towards hiccups statue assuming he'll be the next chief of Berk. The next time Hiccup acted as a guardian of Berk was when Drago and his bewilderbeast attacked Berk. The bewilderbeast crushed the axe wielding statue. Until this moment Stoick has been a great chief to Berk and a great caretaker of the village. Once that statue was destroyed, Drago then attacked Berk and the people needed Hiccup... the only statue standing....

[@semnome9574]

....... Wow

[@Fyreflier]

I love that you said "he hit it" and _exactly_ the same moment Hiccup said "ohh I hit it" this movie is just immaculate I love it so much - my way of expressing my love for it is just incoherent screeching

[@MRDRK1]

The soundtrack carries a hefty amount of the movie. Several of the tracks I could easily listen on repeat for hours. Also: Anyone: "Dragons are not supposed to be cute!" Toothless: "Hold my mead."

[@dm_dude]

Meatlug xD

[@daniel_black7264]

Well, every dragon in this film is cute.

[@novapixel16]

Sophie : get sick just before she went to the cinema, then she forgot about this movie. Master Oogway : There are no accident. idk, the way I see it, you get a super good movie to react in this channel. And people seems like enjoying it. So, yeah. I guess it was meant to be. Can't wait for the rest of trilogy!!

[@SophieLents]

so true lol

[@LukeTheGhostKiller]

17:12 *FUN FACT:* Those tiny dragons called the Terrible Terrors are based on the _original_ Toothless’ design from the HTTYD books. So in a way this is the _real_ Toothless Hiccup is petting.

[@lukareinitz9492]

I still love the fact that in the end the bond between Hiccup and Toothless is amazing, he may have lost the leg but think of it this way, toothless is without part of a tail, and Hiccup is missing a leg, both of them have lost parts of them and yet they still have a very strong bond between Dragon and Rider and being probably the bestest of friends

[@skylerloggins4902]

How to train your dragon is a awesome trilogy ! Hiccup and Toothless are a unstoppable duo I can't wait for u to watch more of them in the second one !

[@SophieLents]

I'm pretty excited myself!

[@dm_dude]

There are also two great shows about the fandom

[@relishin]

@@dm_dude *three not including Rescue Riders because that abomination has no affiliation with httyd in my mind, Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk and Race to the Edge :)

[@dm_dude]

@@relishin Yeah, but Riders and Defenders is kinda one show, just with different season titles.

[@relishin]

@@dm_dude yeah true true

[@jonmercano1138]

Dragons: burning down houses Sophie: “They’re just minding they’re own business!” Mama dragon: sending dragons to attack berk and bring back food, and eating dragons that didn’t bring it enough food Sophie: “it was just minding its own business!”

[@SophieLents]

But they were just minding their own business….

[@shihabgaming8352]

@@SophieLents 😂😂😂😂😂

[@fenrir6002]

And for all of the hate against Stoic, he wasn't trying to kill all the dragons his hope was to find the nest so the dragons would leave and not attack the village. Also, consider his point of view; he is a single father raising a son who thinks and acts completely differently than him, who's wife was killed by a dragon, all while also trying to lead a village, and deal with near nightly attacks from giant fire breathing lizards that even when they don't kill people or steal food that could lead to the entire village starving to death cause significant property damage leading to long and hard work of rebuilding homes and buildings. But he is a terrible person.

[@McCammalot]

@@fenrir6002 He's not so terrible.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

@@fenrir6002 His wife was KILLED by a dragon.....until they recon her back into existence and THIS is one of the reasons I don't like the 2nd movie. Because Valkas involvement in the 2nd movie is literally a retcon made up solely to have someone to replace Stoic when he dies so that Hiccup doesn't have to immediately become the chief. There is NOTHING in the first move to suggest that she's still alive somewhere and I H A T E that they retconned her into the movie. Not to mention they made her a skinny, tweaker looking MF when there's a joke in the first movie about her tits being as big as Hiccups head. Which is why he's able to wear her breast plate as a helmet.

[@leorapai2850]

This franchise is very much like Kung Fu Panda It's not like other Trilogies where they get worse overtime, those two are special and are all amazing in their own ways

[@diobrando5415]

Actually those lights you mentioned at 21:20 are called auroras, they occur in the north or south pole and nearby regions, they're real

[@yogerrry]

arurora borealis(north) or aurora australis (south) is occurs when a solar wind hits the earth magnetosphere. What you see is the Earth magnetic "shield" unbalanced by the solar winds and particles hitting our atmosphere, ionizing it. Without this magnetic shield the solar winds would fully hit Earth wich means more radiation and it would fry our electronic systems. If you travel somewhere closer to the poles you can see this with your own eyes they are beautiful

[@McCammalot]

The accent is rather hard to explain away 🤣. The series' author Cressida Cowell based her atmosphere on the Scottish island her family used to vacation on, so I'm happy to consider it a tribute. And in her books, the Vikings are basically immigrants to Berk (only about one or two generations, if I remember correctly, though their relationship with dragons is quite different) and found the dragons there, so my twisted logic is that the adults have their original "home" accent and the kids developed a sort of Creole. Really there's no explanation but that the casting director really liked their voice actors.

[@LangkeeLongkee]

Actually Vikings were mostly scandanavians and they voyaged a LOT so Vikings were all pretty much polyglots and had different accents from knowing so many different languages. So it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility to have different characters with different accents in a Viking village, especially for the adults to sound different than the kids.

[@fredskull1618]

Sophie, if dreamworks reboots HTTYD and the main character is named Sneeze, I’m blaming you 😂

[@SophieLents]

Lol 😂

[@matthewcampos1774]

This movie should really be called "How To Go Against Tradition, End Generational Curses, and Improve the Wellbeing of Your Community." But really, this movie has so man good positive messages complimented by the animation, score, and voice acting. Also I want to fanboy over Gerard Butler as Stoic but I'll save that for part 2 where he really shines.

[@5Geass]

hhhhhh Another reactor that didn't show Stoic's *immediate* regret in saying that hiccup wasn't his son. You could see the *hurt* oml. Honestly above all, that's my favorite part.

[@IconicEnemy]

Yeah, it’s one of the most important details about Stoics character in the movie as a whole

[@iAmPimmiCue]

Yeah most reactors don;t show that for some reason. Mon Ark did

[@r-giireactions2235]

Probably because they have to limit the amount of the movie they show, and they may not have noticed it the first time so while it's technically important to the movie, maybe not so much part of the reaction.

[@naruhina1009]

I love the part where right after Stoick told Hiccup that he wasn’t his son and he’s outside, he’s about to break down and cry after saying that. So much character in one split second.

[@BlazeRhythmTV]

"Hiccup... Do you have a brother named Sneeze?" Had to subscribe lol

[@marioalbertomoreno3819]

Everyone talking about the trilogy, but no one gives enough credit to the TV/Netflix shows for filling the time between each movie

[@_iamalien_6480]

Lol ikr the short films as well, it would be nice to see someone react to them

[@marioalbertomoreno3819]

@@_iamalien_6480 yeh, there´s only like one channel that reacted and analized them

[@_iamalien_6480]

@@marioalbertomoreno3819 really? I didnt know, which channel is it? Can you link it?

[@GingerWizzard1994]

Honestly, I prefer the Cartoon Network show over RttE. Hiccup is so OoC to me, his relationship with Toothless isn't built upon and it breaks canon a lot. Funnily enough, I adore THW because I think it cements the themes, the characters make sense and Hicctooth is brilliantly done, but I dislike RttE for the reasons why THW haters dislike the third film.

[@_iamalien_6480]

@@GingerWizzard1994 i love the third film too! Cant believe people hate on that film, it brilliantly concludes the trilogy (and tge animation is awesome) I actually like both tv series 😂😃

[@GodBear97]

I love the fact that Hiccup told Toothless to put them down gently and Toothless just went "No, she was rude to us, and she needs to say sorry"

[@ajandrianjafymusic]

Sophie falling in love with toothless is every httyd fan ever😂

[@towatchvideos5592]

WHY DID YOU NOT INCLUDE THE BEST PART? Y'know, when he's flying through the rocks, with no cheat sheet, and then BAM, he's a natural, weaving and dodging as the music matches every move, it was BEAUTIFUL!

[@McCammalot]

Hey, hey now. We do NOT pity the 'mama' dragon for being a cannibal and exploiting the workers with mind control! (Worse in the books where the dragons are sentient and speak.) [I also have to point out that while the kids are initially mean because kids are mean (until the see his competence and turn, which I love), the adults are "mean" to Hiccup because they literally want to keep him *alive*. He is VERY SMALL. For now.] Also this might be my favorite commentary vid about this film. (It is also my favorite film. And I am in my 40s now. I don't care, I adore it. I absolutely love the parent-child evolution and all the tiny details they incorporate, the cloth and the fire and the hair and how Hiccup is left handed and has a tiny scar on his chin through the entire franchise. It is ART.) I admit that the second film did not touch me as much, and I have not seen the third, but everything else (mini films, 2D cartoon short with Gobber, LOL, Christmas special, Netflix series), I've seen and enjoyed. (I read the book series during a really bad period of depression while working on a[n incomplete] doctorate, and honestly they were as lovely, but in a very different way. Geared toward a considerably younger audience, and with very different worldbuilding-although Cowell wrote in dragons big enough to ride after this film came out! :D The series is geared toward a considerably younger audience, but I believe that despite the massive divergence, the books and film series wound up ending the same way.) For me, nothing tops the story and production first film.

[@khalifabinhendi6107]

I like how toothless on the first encounter is like, "You boring, Imma sleep."

[@gabrielemafrici9680]

If you liked this, I'm very excited to see your reaction to the others two. You're gonna cry. Cheers from Italy ❤️

[@wolfguywerewolfchannel2099]

HTTYD is my favorite DreamWorks franchise, I remember watching this in theaters when I was tiny

[@greysonalex]

these movies are my CHILDHOOD. i actually started sobbing during the credits of the third movie because i knew it was over. a part of my childhood was done. all three movies are huge comfort movies ngl.

[@matteidens62]

Fun fact: Steven Spielberg suggested Hiccup waking up to Toothless in his room. They had him watch the movie before it was released and they took his advice and ran with it

[@assassin01620]

Honestly I like all 3 of them, I really can't pick a favorite!

[@SophieLents]

oh, I'm so excited now!

[@chaoticmoron-zl6nv]

@@SophieLents when you watch 3 have tissues on hand CAUSE IT IS FUCKING SAD

[@beardlessdragon]

14:28 killed me lmao Btw, at 15:52, one of the vikings in that line-up says "nobody will miss that old nuisance!" which is why Stoik assumes he's gone. The villagers made it sound as if he left, rather than just meaning his "old self" is gone

[@TheFlyfly]

i love when sophie's reaction is the same as mine. im not the most expressive person, so when she expresses her reaction and it matches my internal feelings, it feels like my own emotions are being expressed through her.

[@gracebrown3074]

Good call on Fish legs being his best friend though because in the books they are. They try bring that friendship more into the Tv shows.

[@Sovreign071]

In terms of movies to see in theaters in 3D, this is right up with AVATAR! The flying scenes are stunning!

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

I have to admit it's incredibly fun. That a representative of a species who goes crazy the moment a guy leaves a room because he has a phone call ... complains about a curious girl who has plenty of reasons to suspect something.

[@grantharriman284]

Fun fact, when Stoic came back from hunting for the nest and you said they lost a lot of men, they actually crammed all of the people from all 3 boats that left onto one boat, so they all made it back alive, they just lost 2 ships

[@mdp31996]

This movie when I first watched it made love dragon even more than I originally did. Great reaction, I know Lyon would love this movie by the end. 😁

[@mathuraphael9196]

As funny as it was, at 20:00 I was like "And she just throw herself on top of Hiccup to defend him from the dragon" As rough as you were for Astrid before her first flight, I would like to point out that she never picked on Hiccup for jokes, ones she jumped on him for not chosing a side, she also observes Hiccup and gave comment about him that was actual criticism, not isult (there is a big difference in intention). She actualy wishes Hiccup best, she just believes best is to become usefull in fighting dragons.

[@Kaltsit-]

Something that a lot of people don’t know about this movie is that it’s based off of a book series. And thing is, the movies are totally different. But both, are absolutely amazing in character and worldbuilding. It’s one of those rare instances of two separate masterpieces based off of one another yet totally different. I mean seriously, Astrid isn’t a thing in the books and has another girl who’s literally like Astrid except she’s super small. Then Toothless isn’t a Night Fury, he’s a Green Gardening Dragon which is super small. Probably the only two things similar between the movies and the books is that Hiccup is named Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. And Stoic is still exactly like Stoic. That’s pretty much where the similarity ends. The books are amazing, I seriously suggest reading them. They’re so different from the movies and it feels as though it’s a different story, because it is a different story.

[@someonerandom9939]

I liked the books too, though I couldn't find anything that was similar to them after I read them all.

[@DavidRomigJr]

Stoick didn’t need a redemption. He wasn’t wrong. Hiccup gambled with the lives of the entire village. Hiccup secretly knew it wasn’t really a gamble. He should have lead with a warning, an explanation, before demonstration. But he’s a kid. He’s not perfect. And it was still overall rather impressive. What Stoick needed to do was apologize for overreacting, even if it was understandable. And he did. Now that I think about it, the movie centers around relationships. Stoick and Hiccup didn’t know how to communicate with each other. By the end they gained an understanding of each other and that finally allowed them to communicate properly and come closer together.

[@hayamakaily9059]

I like watching people react to the first movie and them be like "Oh how could Stoic be like this! He's such a bad dad!" And then get whiplashed by the second movie. Stoic ain't the best dad but when you can see why he does the things he does, you really sympathize with him. He tries his best to be a dad AND a leader. And I think that's an amazing character right there

[@Sovreign071]

Pretty sure Toothless understands the humans to some level. He only stopped trolling Astrid and Stoick AFTER they apologized to Hiccup.

[@memyselfandi7782]

Toothless was entirely modeled after one of the cast's cat.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Same character designers as Stitch

[@watchvids8214]

fishlegs and hiccup were really good friends in the book series these movies were based off of. Also toothless was a tiny chihuahua-sized green dragon and could talk :)

[@sarahwilberts8167]

I can't wait to watching your reaction on how to train your dragon 2 and 3!!

[@joaovitor3611]

I lost everything with "Do you have a brother called Sneeze?" kkkkkkkkk

[@PizzaHutCEO]

11:54 this song, “Forbidden Friendship” is just unparalleled in my opinion. Such a great scene.

[@laraendlight9887]

24:32 Hiccup: Now Toothless go, get out of here! Toothless: *Looks back at his tail and how far the top of the arena is from the ground* You wanna loose that leg before the final act, don't you...

[@cenasparks3402]

Fun Fact: 9:15 I watched this movie so many times as a kid the dragons in the dragon manual scene was starting to move, I never figured out if that was an actual movie thing or if I just watched it too much.

[@itsmxtwist]

There was a short that went over a lot of the dragons in the book

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

Found this channel today, and I already watched about half your videos (all those about movies I know well). Your reactions are great, often funny and/or emotional, and the editing always adds something that make it even better! Of course I subscribed!

[@SophieLents]

Thank you! I’m glad you love them ❤️

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

*makes

[@pleasehelp2446]

4:32 "how come his dad has an accent and he doesn't" because Gerard Butler(the dad) is Scottish and was told to speak with as much of an accent as he could while still being understood by Americans. Hiccup was played by an American actor who was told not to even try an accent. So according to various sources that I do and don't trust this was because of centralized language and accents. All of the teens have a mild American accent (or normal accent) and all the elders have a Scottish accent because they still speak the proper old traditional language rather than the new version that their kids speak.

[@k.r.jrandomchannel8022]

This is the best franchise ever And no one can change my mind

[@moonflame1170]

This was heartwarming to waaatch!! This franchise is one of my favourites, and I was lucky enough to see it on my birthday when it was first released, so seeing someone watch HTTYD for the first time and capture on camera that whimsy and wonder that has long since faded into comfortable nostalgia is a joy!! Thanks for sharing, hopefully you enjoy the other two!!

[@simonandriessen8761]

when you say, "They lost a lot of men, right?" actually, if you look closely, you see that all ships are more crowded than when they first set out, because they lost a ship in the fight, but that also means they lost less than a single ships crew of people, so rather few people. Stoik is at least a very good leader in battle.

[@stephanginther9051]

Goddar to Stoic, "Every bit the suborn boar headed viking _you ever were."_ Stoic: _nods sheepishly._

[@sandcastle6520]

Hookfang is my favourite dragon, he’s just too majestic in HTTYD 2! His eyes are amazing! And Toothless is just too adorable ☺️ to handle it! And Snotlout in Race To The Edge is my favourite!

[@extremelyboredtatsumaki.495]

My favourite detail is that, while Astrid is definitely a hard ass, she DID try save Hiccup from Toothless when she thought he was a real threat. She told Hiccup to run and stood her ground.

[@hkpew]

Sophie: I don't really know where the northern lights are coming from ... Me: Well, you see, charged particles in the solar wind are captured by the Earth's magnetic field, and ... oh, I guess that's not what you were looking for.

[@icchasaki]

Fun fact: in the books, Fishlegs is in fact Hiccup’s only friend. And in Race To The Edge they’re pretty great too. Which, btw, absolutely worth watching- having seen the series makes the last two movies hit ten times as hard. (Even though I’d already seen the second one it still added context that made what I’d already seen hit harder. Said context freaking tore me apart at the end of the trilogy lmao)

[@dezember25th]

10:27 Hiccup really was smart when it came to his second meeting with Toothless, he even equipped the Sophie Shield!

[@xanthiusdrake2775]

Its also good that he brought a fish instead of any other meats, otherwise he'd get some form of food poisoning, as fish is the only meat that can be eaten raw.

[@WisteriaDrake]

Some small things I think you missed: • Stoick never disliked or disrespected his son. He knew that Hiccup wasn't going to be able to fight dragons, he's not strong enough. Fighting is a big deal in Viking culture, but Hiccup could have made a life as a farmer or crafter and been accepted by the village. However, Hiccup felt that the only way to get his father's approval was to fight and kill dragons. That's why Stoick was so harsh on Hiccup, for constantly going out during battles to try to fight when he clearly couldn't. • Stoick also was very protective of his son, especially after the loss of his wife. He didn't want to leave Hiccup to his own devices, and wanted to protect him, but with the previous point in mind, he ended up frustrated and took it out on Hiccup for constantly getting into trouble. Also, in ancient cultures like the Vikings, red hair and being left-handed was seen as evil or unnatural, so Stoick probably had to protect Hiccup every time a drought or famine happened, since some superstitious Viking would likely blame it on Hiccup (though this is just conjecture). • Hiccup and Stoick are actually incredibly alike: excellent leaders, stubborn as can be, reddish hair, left handed, facial scars, etc. Hiccup is just a skinnier, smarter Stoick. • Astrid was basically the best Viking teen in the dragon-killing society. Cunning, swift, strong, and a master of battle tactics. Everything that Hiccup (seemingly) wasn't. She didn't actively pick on him like the other kids, just ignored him when possible. Later on, she felt threatened by his dragon skills, which is why she was more hostile. But after apologizing to Toothless (who then stopped flying erratically), she warmed up to Hiccup, and when he resolutely told her that he was prioritizing Toothless over the village, she accepted him as her leader. For the rest of the movie, she trusts him implicitly. • The big dragon at the end is called a Red Death. It was controlling all of the other dragons with that strange humming sound, forcing them to attack the Vikings to bring back food for it to eat. So don't feel bad for it, it was a menace to dragons and Vikings alike. However, it wasn't exactly a villain (there are no villains in this movie), since it was just another animal. That last battle was a fight for survival, since the Red Death was going to continue to orchestrate attacks on Berk until the Vikings were wiped out. The other dragons are now free to do what they want, and they'll definitely be much more peaceful, since dragons are naturally docile and don't attack humans on sight unless provoked.

[@samuelbrown4764]

Stoick, (hiccups father) was traumatized and angry at dragons, because up until that point he still though a dragon murdered his wife, and they’ve been killing them and raiding their home for generations. It makes sense that he’d be in denial

[@zacharycorona2002]

Andddd, it gets better and better each movie! Personally, hands down my favorite all time animated trilogy!

[@luizearaujo5844]

SOPHIE I'M CRYING 😂😂 those jokes are pure gold, i don't laugh like this too much but oh my god you broke me girl

[@hunterknobelcatholicknight3006]

6:53 should have had part hiccup fainted 😂 10:07 there is no sun it’s cloudy 😆 2x 13:52 14:41🤣 15:10 16:25-36-53 20:45 25:45 😬😱

[@gablsg]

The best scene in my opinion is definitely the learning to drive where he finally just dodges everything

[@RamonChickon]

Of course Toothless is a chick magnet. He’s a sweet custom ride and an adorable cat rolled into one. Also, I never noticed before now, how much the dragons resemble their riders. Not just Hiccup and Toothless both being disabled. It ties into what Hiccup said: “I looked at him, and I saw myself.” Thanks for helping me realize that.

[@ammygamer]

Toothless was inspired on a black cat (I believe it was the art director's). As the proud companion of a feline with short black fur and green eyes, I can very much see the similarities. 🥰

[@ukuviispert9599]

Forbidden friendship and test drive are such good soundtracks and scenes

[@memyselfandi7782]

20:55 can we talk about this score?

[@midnightwolf_13]

Ok, this is the first reaction video of yours I've seen, and I absolutely loved it xD Your jokes and the editing was just *chef's kiss*, had me laughing the whole time. So glad you enjoyed one of my favorite movies, and can't wait to see more! c:

[@Starlight304]

Honestly your editing is giving me life 😂 Your videos are very enjoyable!

[@SophieLents]

Thanks! I’m glad you liked it ☺️

[@ShinyTogeticFTW]

Hello Sophie. This is the first video I have seen of yours, and I enjoyed it very much! After skimming briefly through the titles of some of your other movie reactions, I see a lot that I like, so I immediately subscribed to you. As much as I want to binge-watch all of your reactions to movies I have also seen, it is 1:40am so I should really get to bed... (Whether or not I actually do is another matter though lol) Regardless, keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing more of your videos later. 😃 ✌

[@SophieLents]

thank you, Deborah ☺️

[@SizzlingVibe]

20:09 the SASS ✨ we love it! Lol 😂 And you’re right, I do feel like Astrid should’ve apologized for how she treated Hiccup. She’s not better than him just cuz she’s pretty and athletic, they’re equals. I feel like the movie acts like she’s allowed to treat him like dirt and he should just feel lucky she changed her mind, simply because she’s a pretty girl and he’s an outcast.

[@abbyrobles2400]

I kinda felt bad with her saying anything negative about any of these characters cause I love all of them but then I thought about that a lot of their development happens either at the end of the movie or in the next one😅

[@shaevillas5958]

In the defenders of Berk you learn why they hate els, then you watch the second movie, then Race to the edge before you watch the third one… lol

[@_iamalien_6480]

Um actually race to the edge also comes before the second movie..i think its like this: Httyd 1 (movie) Gift of the nightfury (short film) Riders of berk (series) Defenders of berk (series) Race to the Edge (series) Dawn of the dragon racers (short film) Httyd 2 (movie) Httyd 3 (movie) Httyd: Homecoming (short film)

[@shaevillas5958]

@@_iamalien_6480 oh? Very interesting

[@charme8636]

Another great video 🥰, keep up the great work Sophie 😁, and this is my favourite DreamWorks film franchise ❤️

[@heyitsmira17]

Sticks and Stones by Jonsi is what introduced me to this franchise, I don't regret it one bit. It was so cool to grow up with the characters as the movies were released ♡

[@heathercontois4501]

We took my daughter and niece to see this when they were little. First movie and they wouldn't even sit, they stood watching the entire thing.

[@area52ron]

Fun fact: Toothless personality was based off one of the creators cat 🐈‍⬛

[@Anagh1701]

Here dragons are treated like multirole fighters with hover capability. So they have limited amount of fire. Once out, it recharges like a overheated gun cooling down.

[@skyee2187]

Hi, I came across your reaction at random haha, I wanted to tell you that I wish you a good trip in the Httyd trilogy, and I also inform you that they made a series set between the first and the second film, which gives much more space to the characters of the dragons riders, like Snotlout or the twins, if you like these movies I suggest you watch it if you have time. Bye ❤ And sorry if i wrote something wrong, i'm italian😂😘

[@memyselfandi7782]

Man his father was trying so hard to bond with his son in the only way he knows how.

[@LocalMaple]

6:02 It has the same designer as Disney’s Stitch. Bet you can’t unsee it now.

[@jxy8938]

In your own time u can watch the TV shows 'dragons riders of berk', 'dragons defenders of berk', and 'dragons race to the edge for more backstory on the characters in his movie

[@SophieLents]

Thank you!! I'll make sure to check them out

[@littlekawaiidragon]

httyd is my absolute favourite franchise of all time and while i genuinely love all three films more than others personally the first is always closest to my heart, though with snotlout as my favourite character because of the tv series, dragons: riders/defenders of berk and race to the edge, ive always been a bit annoyed at the character development in the second two films regarding the “background” characters, if you enjoy the films though, i definitely recommend the shows, especially Race to the Edge which is on netflix! there are also several shorts and specials too, you don’t need to react to them of course but they’re great watches! gift of the nightfury is also a really good christmas special to watch that gives a bit of context to the 3rd movie

[@cerpiper]

I have watched this a lot. My brother is a fan of this movie and rewatched it a lot with me 🤣

[@poppermintee]

The 'fishy' and then the drum had me rolling 🤣

[@frnklnc_]

I know this is late but everything about Hiccup is supposed to be the opposite of a normal Viking or even a normal person lol. He doesn't have a strong Viking accent, or a strong Viking figure, he writes with his left hand (which is considered weird in this era). That's why the whole village, especially his dad, is so easy to alienate him.

[@quincannon6275]

A movie reviewer of culture.... nice. Someone who knows how to meme edit for quality content. Subbed

[@SophieLents]

Haha, I’m glad you enjoyed!