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How to Train Your Dragon 2
Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons—and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war.
2014 · Directed by Dean DeBlois · 102 min · Fantasy · Action · Adventure · Animation · Family · Screenplay in the scene database · 14 frames
Tagline
Training is over. The adventure begins.
Plot
Five years after the Viking villagers of Berk and the dragons have made peace, Hiccup and his Night Fury best friend, Toothless, map out unexplored lands. Hiccup's father, Stoick the Vast, pressures him to succeed as chieftain, although Hiccup is uncertain whether he is ready.
While investigating a burnt forest, Hiccup and his girlfriend Astrid are ambushed by dragon trappers led by Eret, who works for Drago Bludvist, a warlord who plots to enslave all dragons into becoming soldiers. Hiccup and Astrid escape to Berk and warn Stoick about Drago. As Stoick fortifies Berk to prepare for battle, he explains that he once met Drago at a chieftain gathering, where Drago offered them protection from dragons if they pledged to serve him; upon denying him, he had his dragons attack them, leaving Stoick as the sole survivor.
Hiccup refuses to accept that war is inevitable and flies off with Toothless in search of Drago to change his mind. Instead, they encounter a mysterious dragon rider, who is revealed to be Hiccup's mother, Valka, who was presumed dead after being taken away by a dragon during a raid. Valka explains that, like her son, she could not bring herself to slay dragons; instead, she rescues them from Drago and brings them to an island nest formed out of ice by a massive, ice-breathing alpha dragon called a Bewilderbeast, which can control smaller dragons by emitting hypnotic sound waves. Stoick and his companion Gobber track Hiccup to the nest, where Stoick discovers that Valka is alive, and they finally reunite. Meanwhile, Astrid and the other riders force Eret to lead them to Drago, who captures them. Upon learning of Berk's dragons, Drago directs his armada to attack the dragon nest. He also tries to execute Eret, but Astrid's dragon, Stormfly, saves him, prompting Eret to help the others escape.
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Crew
- Written by: Dean DeBlois
- Cinematography: Gil Zimmerman
- Edited by: John K. Carr
- Music: John Powell
- Production design: Pierre-Olivier Vincent
- Produced by: Bonnie Arnold
Cast
- Jay Baruchel as Hiccup (voice)
- Cate Blanchett as Valka (voice)
- Gerard Butler as Stoick (voice)
- Craig Ferguson as Gobber (voice)
- America Ferrera as Astrid (voice)
- Jonah Hill as Snotlout (voice)
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs (voice)
- T.J. Miller as Tuffnut (voice)
- Kristen Wiig as Ruffnut (voice)
- Djimon Hounsou as Drago (voice)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: DreamWorks Animation
- Budget: $145,000,000
- Box office: $621,537,519
- Themes: rescue, husband wife relationship, sacrifice, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, villain, melancholy, vikings (norsemen), sequel, dragon
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