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Clickable Emoticons	doeslingx wrote: > Necessary? Well, probably not, but the film is better because it happens. > It just adds several layers of darkness that you would not expect in a film > that is, ostensibly, for kids. In most (Western) kids' films with parental > deaths, I think they happen towards the beginning of the film, then the > audience has the next 80 minutes to get over the shock and watch the > hero(ine) recover and grow (thinking Bambi, Lion King, Land Before Time > here). In HTTYD2, the film is three-quarters of the way through already, > and the hero is already full grown, when it happens. > > It's unexpected and hits you right in the gut so yeah, from a narrative > perspective, I think it works awesomely.
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Zer0x 01 Aug 2014, 11:57

There have to be continuity in the number of main characters on movie sequels. When a new character appears it is often the death warrant for another.

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