HTTYD 3 criticism has gotten ridiculous
Posted: 02 Nov 2019, 18:29
I'm well aware that like, many of you will disagree with this but I really think that most people who incessantly bash on HTTYD3 need to like. take a step back and look at some things. I'm not trying to start a fight or anything, I more so just want to know WHY you guys are so adamant on acting like this?
I've been here since 2014 and I know HTTYD2 criticism existed too. But it felt like people were handling it better. If they didn't like it, they left the fandom or made a few review posts about it and then like, starting writing fanfiction or something. I literally can't go five seconds on tumblr without seeing a thousand untagged Light Fury hateposts. And like, I get it. That character not a popular idea in the HTTYD fandom. I know that and I've been there.
The problem with like, unabashed hatred of this character and the whole series is that it veers so hard into "this female character is a massive b*tch and I hate her" territory when like, this is an animal. I know we all love HTTYD and want to pretend that the dragons are like, magical beings capable of human-level emotions but all of the movies are pretty intent on saying they are animals. Even in Gift of the Night Fury they were animals. They've always been animals. The level of hate that HTTYD3 received for implying that the dragons are animals that aren't always 100% thinking about their human partners is like, wild. That's just how it's always been.
I think everybody needs to remember that this is an animated series aimed at kids/teenagers before they go off like this. It wasn't really created for us. But mostly I just want to know why people think the level of hate HTTYD3 (and subsequent stuff, like Homecoming) is justifiable. Not wanting to start a fight, I really just want to have a discussion lol
I've been here since 2014 and I know HTTYD2 criticism existed too. But it felt like people were handling it better. If they didn't like it, they left the fandom or made a few review posts about it and then like, starting writing fanfiction or something. I literally can't go five seconds on tumblr without seeing a thousand untagged Light Fury hateposts. And like, I get it. That character not a popular idea in the HTTYD fandom. I know that and I've been there.
The problem with like, unabashed hatred of this character and the whole series is that it veers so hard into "this female character is a massive b*tch and I hate her" territory when like, this is an animal. I know we all love HTTYD and want to pretend that the dragons are like, magical beings capable of human-level emotions but all of the movies are pretty intent on saying they are animals. Even in Gift of the Night Fury they were animals. They've always been animals. The level of hate that HTTYD3 received for implying that the dragons are animals that aren't always 100% thinking about their human partners is like, wild. That's just how it's always been.
I think everybody needs to remember that this is an animated series aimed at kids/teenagers before they go off like this. It wasn't really created for us. But mostly I just want to know why people think the level of hate HTTYD3 (and subsequent stuff, like Homecoming) is justifiable. Not wanting to start a fight, I really just want to have a discussion lol