My Horse in the How to Train Your Dragon Live-Action Reboot

Thanks. I hate it.

How to Train Your Dragon is a formative movie and book series to me. We don’t talk about the third movie, though my online bestie likes it, and I have varied feelings about the television adaptations. Viggo and Alvin are the best villains, but the treatment of a Jewish character and lack of nuanced POC concerns me a lot. But we’re not talking about that.

Been trying not to talk about this topic. Why? So many of my friends are excited about the reboot. Who am I to rain on their parade? But I saw the trailer with the motion footage of Toothless.

If you are looking forward to the live-action reboot, this article isn’t for you. Sorry.

Why How to Train Your Dragon Stood Out

How to Train Your Dragon states that you don’t need to change your personality or quirks to succeed. Instead, you can find your own way. Book Hiccup realizes that he can’t train a dragon by yelling at it, because little green Toothless doesn’t respect Hiccup’s authority. (I relate; family members that are younger than five treat me the same way.) Movie…