User blog comment:Dual Energon/What I think makes HTTYD 2 the supremely better movie./@comment-24990845-20151113124935/@comment-24018437-20151119090903

I feel like both movies actually needed about 15 minutes to show and explain things. I think, for example, it would have been cool to show a flashback about Drago's past. Or a scene where it was shown the Bewilderbeast destroyed Eret's fortress. There's actually a deleted opening that starts out with Valka and the Bewilderbeast attacking the fortress, instead of the race. And it was prettty awesome.

That was actually done on purpose. One thing that makes HTTYD2 unique is that the characters don't only become older. Their personalities change as well. Something like that isn't often seen in kid's films.

My point is, Gothi wasn't a good fighter either. But she too was intelligent, and served the Tribe with what she was able to do, instead of trying to be someone she's not. Hiccup could have served the Tribe as an amazing inventor and blacksmith, if he had't focused on being a Dragon Slayer and instead would focus on his other talents.

True. But since when does telling bad jokes equels being unintelligent?