The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Animation · Comedy · Adventure · 2011
Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.
Movie details
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011 Animation · Comedy · Adventure 22m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Tom Owens
Written by
Adam F. Goldberg
Jay Baruchel
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (voice)
Gerard Butler
Stoick the Vast (voice)
Craig Ferguson
Gobber the Belch (voice)
America Ferrera
Astrid Hofferson (voice)
Jonah Hill
Snotlout Jorgenson (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Fishlegs (voice)
T.J. Miller
Tuffnut (voice)
Court is in session
Put Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.