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Clickable Emoticons	Fawnduu wrote: > [quote=athena2235,(time=1402935644)]OK, I will admit it, I did not like the > mind control aspect. I understand why they did it (wanting to put conflict > between Hiccup and Toothless) but I feel this could have been done > differently. I would have liked even giving toothless some sort of > mind-altering substance better than mind control. > > I realize it a fantasy animal, but most of the Dragons actions seem based > on behaviors seen in real life--and mind control is just too out there. I > did not mind the Red Death homing beacon type thing, as it is somewhat like > real life. It was clear the Red Death kept them in line with brute force. > > > But using mind control to force toothless to do something that would be > just totally against his will? Especially since that action is later what > helps snap him out of it (with some help from Alpha distraction, but for > most part, alpha does seem to concentrate on toothless) Would be the only > major thing I would change (as I understood the reasoning behind the other > choices, and mostly agree) [/quote] > > Me and my father were actually discussing this very topic and there are a > few things that differentiate the red death and the alpha dragon. > > 1. the red death would be considered a "queen" if you will > remember valka saying "most nests have a queen, but oh this is the > king of all dragons the alpha dragon". So the alpha already has a > larger influence over the dragons than the red death did. > > 2. Valka's alpha did not exhibit a mind controlling power over the dragons, > the dragons still had their free will, they followed the white alpha > because they chose to and sought his protection. > > 3. Drago's Alpha was controlled by Drago, only when Drago commanded him to > use the mind controlling power did he do so. It was all Dragos influence > over the dragon through presumed torture. The dominance he shows over > hookfang through pure intimidation. > It is all drago's fault for the mind controlling of toothless, not so much > his alpha " Good people under the control of bad men do bad > things." in the words of valka herself.
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Whitefang 07 Jun 2018, 22:57

I replied to this like four years ago, but half the time I'd like to pretend my old posts don't exist because they're embarassing so here's a new reply.
I've always felt that HTTYD 2 is all just a bit rushed? I think people have mentioned this before, but there are pacing issues. Things just feel like they move slightly too fast, mostly in the second half of the film in my opinion. The worst of these moments is the transition from Stoick's funeral to that weird in between scene of them riding the baby dragons? It just feels like too much of a joke after what just happened. I know they're trying to lighten the mood so angry parents don't leave the theater, but it's still just awkward. That's always been my only issue with the film as a whole, and there are a lot of points where I think more time would've been beneficial.

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