User blog comment:Dual Energon/What I think makes HTTYD 2 the supremely better movie./@comment-24990845-20151113124935/@comment-24018437-20151117065642

He didn't have that right! That's exactly the thing! Even if he didn't want to be there, in that moment, he had to take it seriously. Why? It could have cost him his life! Look at the example with the predator in the arena I gave. If he would say that 'didn't want to be there' and used that as an excuse for not doing a goddamned thing, I would have probably slapped him for not even trying to stay alive, or helping when it mattered. Oh, you don't wanna do it? Guess what, there is a firebreathing killing machine in a small, closed-off arena with us. Only the biggest idiot would't take it seriously. And in that moment, Hiccup was an idiot. This wasn't just a sports class he did against his will and would eventually drop out of: HE WAS TRAPPED WITH A DAMNED DRAGON! Even if he didn't want to fight in the war anymore, that is something you need to worry about.

Also, Hiccup doesn't seem like the kind of person to just...Want to die. If he had wanted to die before, he had plenty of oppurtunities. And if you don't take the training seriously, you're killed. Its really not that difficult to understand why, in that moment, you have to take it seriously. Again, example with the predator in the arena. You don't want to be trapped with a wild animal. We all know that. But in that moment, you have to take it serious. Why? You're life is on the line! Hiccup isn't suicidal. Nothing can excuse Hiccup's lack of focus and lack of trying in that moment. It was just idiotic, no matter how you look at it. If a feral dog runs up to you, you don't just stand there and stadt asking questions to someone about the dog. You do something about the beast. You don't want to be there? Tell that to the huge Nadder spikein your chest you could have avoided if you weren't busy asking questions about something not related to the current assignment. Astrid had every right to 'vent out her frustations at him', because she wasn't bullying him. She was stating the truth. Hiccup didn't take the assignemnt seriously, and almost got himself and everyone else killed because of that, because he doesn't want to be there, which isn't a good excuse. Calling someone out when it needs to be done isn't bullying. It was simply true.

It was shown in the TV Series, actually. And when do we ever see her magical Powers? Well, never! She predicts the weather and makes medinces and...Well, that's about it. No Communicating with Gods, no magic. And even if you ignore what happened in the Tv Series, in the movie, all she does is decide the recruit who gets to kill the Nightmare. She wasn't a witch or anything. She was just an Elder and Wise Woman. So where did you get the idea she's magical? The answer is: she isn't. She simply does what she does best. She's more like a Healer and Advicer, more then anything.

Again, not all Vikings were buff, strong Dragon Slayers. Yet some, like Gothi, still served the Tribe with skills they did posess. Gobber was big and strong, but he used his brains as well. And was therefore also respected. Stoick and Astrid also weren't just fighters, but were clever in their own way as well. Hiccup made a mess, and they had to clean it up. Just like most people would be resentfall after Hiccup's treatmeant, most people would also be pissed of if they had to clean up a burning village. Especially if it was their own Village.

And they did do that! Remember, 'Stop trying to be something you're not'? 'You are lots of things, but a Dragon killer is not one of them'? They did tell Hiccup he wasn't a Dragon Slayer, and the he should try other things. Hiccup just didn't listen, firmly believing he could be a Dragon killer. If he had taken that advice much and much earlier, things would be differant.