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Hey guys I just thought it would be cool to find out why different people like HTTYD and the whole series. I absolutely love the whole franchise and I just wanted to see if the reasons other like it are the same as my own.
Thanks

Because of the dragons.

Hiccup

But seriously I'm a lot like him and I can relate to a lot of stuff he's been through.

Honestly, I like almost everything about it.
But my favorite thing about the series is probably the dragons. Because they're awesome.
That's pretty much my explanation.

We love Toothless too. He is powerful, untouchable and invincible. He is a true friend, the best ones who everybody want.

Yeah, he is the symbol of true friendship

I can't really describe it. When you love something so much, (at least it's like this for me) you can't find the words to say why.

Because it has shown me what my purpose in life will be.

I'm going to attempt a pretty haphazard analysis of why I fell in love with HTTYD. There are lots of individual things: it's got a relatable witty hero, the greatest animated creature ever, seriously neat flying sequences and a brilliant soundtrack.

But I think there are two bigger reasons.

Firstly, there's the three core relationships that the film is centred around, each of which is fantastic:
1. Hiccup-Toothless: it's a boy-and-his-dog pairing with a hint of Romeo and Juliet (two warring factions etc), but it's so well done. The Forbidden Friendship scene blows me away every time.
2. Hiccup-Stoick: Hiccup earns his father's respect, but on his own terms. Stoick redeems himself by saving Toothless from drowning and apologising to Hiccup ("I'm proud to call you my son..."). It's really heartwarming stuff.
3. Hiccup-Astrid: Basically they're really cute together, and the tough-girl-with-nerdy-boy dynamic is a clever inversion of what we'd normally get. Also, Romantic Flight is the second best scene in the film.

Reason number two is the film's theme: the whole thing is about overcoming preconceptions. Hiccup originally tries to kill Toothless but realises he's misjudged dragons ("he was as scared as I was"). Toothless' first instinct is to attack (and maybe kill) Hiccup, but he sees something in him and holds back. Stoick thinks dragons are evil and dangerous but by the end sees how wrong he's been and tries to make amends. Astrid desperately wants to kill a dragon until Hiccup and Toothless make her see what they really are, then she tries to help them out. In the end it turns out that everyone in Berk has misjudged Hiccup, and they end up hailing him as the guy who saves them from the Green Death.

That line - "so why didn't you?" (I think both Hiccup and Astrid say it at different points) - perfectly sums up what this film is all about: understanding.

I love the movies mostly because I'm jealous of hiccup. What I wouldn't give to have a friend like toothless; someone who would die for me and someone I would die for. I think the bond they share is awesome. The line that gives me chills in the first movie is when hiccup says "I looked into his eyes and I saw myself" that is true friendship. Plus the movie are a great chance to escape reality and spend time in an amazing fantastical place.

First, the dragons! Second, the friendship. Third, extremely strong bond and relationship between Toothless and Hiccup. Fourth, beautiful. Fifth, intense and breathtaking. Sixth, soundtrack (out-of-universe). And many more..............
That's my primary reason