On week 4, we are going to talk about a movie that we have seen which leaves a deep impression on us. And I choose to talk about a 3D animation movie called " How to Train Your Dragon".
It is a 3D animation film made by Dreamworks company. The story tells about a young boy name Hiccup who was born in the fiesty legendary Viking tribe, who was famous for their dragon hunting ability. One day he accidentally hunted the most fiesty dragon of all, and instead of killing it, he pity the dragon and let go of him. The kind Hiccup went back to look for the wounded dragon and tried hard to cure the dragon. In the process, he formed a special bond with the dragon whom he named Toothless and together Toothless led Hiccup into a world no one has ever seen before. They soared through the sky, flying together.
What makes this movie so special to me? Well, along with this movie, there's a few big productions on the cinema too like Clash of the Titans, Alice in Wonderland and etc. which makes this movie very unnoticeable. I went in to the cinema with only the sole purpose for air condition and entertainment not expecting much from this movie. But it turns out to be breathtaking. Let me ask a few questions:
Have you ever seen a children tale that reach deep into your heart?
Do you ever felt that the your heartbeat dance along the music in the movie?
Have you ever led by a story that brings you soaring in a sky of a world you never knew before?
A simpleast story, no stunning 3D effects, no popular casting, no famous legends and tales...
Just, simplicity, warmth, and trust between a beast and a human.
The trust show between a boy and a beast which was feared by everybody else. Its the purest feelings trust with no any other intentions other than love. They have no connections of language, but feel each other out with their heart. No fancy lines and saving the world hero, just pure love for each other.
The part where Hiccup argues with his father due to his father's opposition for him to keep the dragon and sees it as an act which disgrace the people, his father told him the dragons have to be slayed because it harms the people and they are only beast which cant be tamed. But Hiccup tell him....
Because they never tried before. They don't trust the dragons either. They are killing the dragons too, and they only fought back to protect themselves.
It deeply portraying the human act of how we are treating the wild animals around us. We always assume they are harmful and they just can't reach the level of the human brain. But the truth is we always assume everything ourself without trying to understand them.
Finally to anyone who thinks this is a movie for kids, please have a look on it before you turn away. In my thoughts, after 50 years when I look back, this movie will never shed it grace.
It worth to stand for over a century.
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To simplify all the explanation, mind mapping is a method of generating ideas. It usually started with a huge topic, which we will then use it to try to connect it to other objects which have some connections with the main topic. And by doing so, a new idea will born from it.
