THE GIST: Hiccup and his band of ragtags keep rescuing captured dragons and bringing them back to Berk, their home, which is now overrun with them. Fed up, a group of dragon trappers engage the services of a notorious dragon slayer, who thought he had killed all the Night Fury dragons and is therefore interested in slaying Toothless. Hiccup's trusted friend, however, is apparently not the last Night Fury...How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World completes a planned trilogy in the series, although given their success, is this really the end for Hiccup and Co.?
The animation straddles a fine line between impressive photorealism for the natural world (the ocean particularly looks like the real thing) and a more cartoonish appearance for the characters.
I found all the Dragon movies to be very well written in terms of dealing with more mature topics, like love and loss, in a very sensible way that even little kids can understand. This time around our hero has to grow up and let go, which turns out to be quite heartwrenching.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Definitely recommended for the fans and for families with little ones, who will be enthralled even if they haven't seen the previous chapters. You might have to dry a few tears by the time the credits roll.
Grade: 8
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