Welcome to my How To Train Your Dragon shrine!
Since I was very little, I always had some sort
of fascination for myths and legends, especially fantastic animals
and creatures; so it wasn't surprising when, while zapping
through cartoons channels on tv, I immidiatelly stopped once I spotted
a great fire-spitting dragon on my screen. It was one of the episodes
from the first season of the series, and I instantly felt enamoured
From there, I discovered the first film, then the second
and then the whole franchise. At that point, I was in love.
Beside the brilliant, incredibly artistic soundtracks, the
bright colors, and the spectacular cinematic of the animation,
I absolutely love the messages of the movie: the most evident one
of friendship and trust and also the more hidden ones on disability,
fear of isolation and personal growth
I grew up with these movies, and I watched the first
one about 7 times, 9 if we count the recently made live-action. I always felt kinda... off, like
I didn't actually belong anywhere, and I used to think that it was
my fault, and that if I changed then I would have been loved too.
But httyd made me realize that maybe I wasn't the problem,
I was just hanging around a place that wasn't meant for me; don't
get me wrong, I'm not trying to fall into a "not like others" trope,
I'm just saying that growing up I realised I shouldn't disregard
my passions and interests to appeal to others, but find someone to share
them with without judgement.
In other words, I just had to find
my people.
my favorite woman btw
It also taught me that changes are normal and necessary, that some people aren't meant to stay and it's okay to part ways; it doesn't wipe the memories forever, growing out of a friendship or a relationship doesn't make it less important after, on the contrary it reminds us that everything is temporary and that thus we should cherish those moments.
coolest shit ever
I'll be forever grateful to httyd for encouraging me to find myself and to never give up on my dreams, for making me believe in friendship and love, for cheering me up when I felt completely abandoned, and for having made my childhood great and full of curiosity, creativity and color.
