Review of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) by Justanhttydfan — 02 Mar 2021

As a HTTYD fan since 2017, and someone who loves the series, I can say that I believe in all honesty that The Hidden World is not just the worst of the trilogy, but probably the worst Animated Movie in the last few years. The plot is borderline incomprehensible at points, the characters don't feel alive but more like puppets of the plot, and the dragon flirting scenes drag on for too long (pun intended), the villain is a total idiot who only succeeds based on luck and the main character's being stupider than they ever were in the previous two, and a forced "Humans don't deserve Dragons, Humans are bad and you should feel bad cause your bad just for being Human. Bye bye Dragons" message at the end.

Hiccup has gone from someone who always does the right thing, who doesn't give up easily (or at all) to someone who would rather run from their problems and give up on trying to make peace with Dragons work (even though it was already working for SIX YEARS up to that point). Toothless has gone from a fiercely loyal, lovable in the "he's just as much a dork as Hiccup" and also that factor of "I want respect" and been turned into less of a dragon and more of a dog which wants to f##k and nothing else. As someone who's favorite character is HTTYD1 and 2 Toothless, seeing this version of 'Toothless' made me wonder when they'd actually bring THW out and stop showing us this fake. Also, suddenly this Toothless is now the King of All Dragons just so Dean can say it was responsibility that tore them apart, not Toothless wanting to f##k.

Grimmel's plans only work because of stupid f##k-ups which characters previously wouldn't have made or pure dumb luck. The Light Fury was just sitting in the forest unchained, if she had woken up earlier and flown off, Grimmel's plan to "lure Toothless away" would've been dead in the water. If Toothless and the Light Fury had gone to the Hidden World (which isn't very hidden, being a gigantic **** hole in the ocean) and not come back then Grimmel's plan would've been derailed. If Ruffnut had looked back at all on the flight to New Berk or Ruffnut had not been left behind in the first place, Grimmel would've taken much longer if not never have been able to find the Berkians.

And now let's talk about the Light Fury. I hate her, she is a plank of wood sprayed with a white variant of Flint Lockwood's Spray On Shoes. She has zero personality to speak of, and the only reason she exists is to tear Hiccup and Toothless apart so Dean doesn't have to make a fourth movie, also so Dean can push his message of "Humans bad agghh".

The Riders act like bumbling idiots in this movie, now somehow unable to work without their dragons even though the last act of HTTYD2 literally had them working together, WITHOUT DRAGONS, to distract the Alpha. Valka has zero to no relevance to the story or Hiccup's character besides one scene. If you were hoping to get more of Valka and how she and Hiccup interact, you'll be majorly disappointed.

Berk in this movie has been transformed into a seizure inducing sensory overload hell, I would rather drink boiling water than look at this movie's Berk for more than a few hours. New Berk is the most geographically impossible location I've ever seen, and the actual Hidden World is literally a underground cage just dressed up to look like some fantastical world, when it reality it isn't.

Also the forced separation at the end is only so Dean doesn't have to make sequels. Dragons aren't safe? They literally just DECIMATED the Hunter Fleet with little to no difficulty, and compared to Drago, they didn't even loose anyone or suffer any injuries. Dragons don't belong with Humans? What about the last 6 years where the Dragons were PERFECTLY FINE on Berk?

I could go on and on but I see no point to do so. To cut it short, I'd rather watch paint dry than watch this movie, it'd be more entertaining and less painful. Don't watch The Hidden World.

0/10, would rather slam a rock on my foot than watch again.