User blog comment:Dual Energon/What I think makes HTTYD 2 the supremely better movie./@comment-24018437-20151113155518/@comment-24865409-20151120022359

@ Megadracosaurus

"That happens when you listen to your heart and not your head: You either make a very good, or a very bad move."

If the vikings had listened to their hearts, they would be more compassionate, accepting of others and open to change.

The vikings didn't listen to either their heart or their head. They listened to their guts, or instincts, or stupid traditions.

And since when does listening to your heart make you do something morally wrong?

"There are. But like I said, they're a minority. That's just a fact no one can change. I applaud the minority, but that's what they are: the minority."

And that's got absolutely nothing to do with the friendliness of the animal.

And about the state of the world after WW2...

Stalin caused the majority of the problems. In fact he was even worse than Hitler. I honestly don't know why nobody waged a war against Stalin. Well, consolation is that now, Stalin is burning in Hell.

And to be fair, the heroes weren't exactly heroes to begin with.

Britain and France were arrogant, with France too overly-bent on revenge.

America and Britain still had racism issues to sort out, against Africans and Indians respectively.

If more heroes were actually clear-cut, then our wars would be finished more cleanly.

To be honest, I think both World Wars had hypocrites and evil on both sides.

"Splitting up the country seemed like a good idea in theory at the time."

That wasn't a good idea at all. They should have just let Germany rebuild by themselves.

"The next generation fighting and doing things simply because its good works in fiction."

Not just in fiction. I can list multiple real-life heroes off the top of my head.

"Optimus Prime and Hiccup are fictional characters. If they die, there is no true pain."

Oh really? Search up Optimus Prime's first death in the 1986 movie and see the calamity it caused on the children at the time.

And if a fictional hero is awesome enough, then they are capable of being held up as role models in real life.

"And most sides prefer NOT to have the next generation going through what they did."

Really? Britain and France were quite happy to let the losing nations suffer at the end of WW1, rather than keep everyone and everything peaceful so that WW2 wouldn't have broken out.

And you say that, yet there are still preventable wars happening around the globe.

"It's almost like you have a rather romantic and naïve view of war..."

No. I know how horrible war can be - and I hope I never have to go to war in my lifetime.

But if we have to fight for what's right, then we must.

"It's not glorious, it's not beautiful, it's not even heroic! It's merely doing your duty for your country. Again and again and again."

Nice quote, I know where you got most of your words from.

And I know how horrible war can be. My dad is a retired soldier from the Phillipine Army.

And I've watched Saving Private Ryan.

And no. When I go to war, I don't do it for my country. I simply do it for the right thing. If you stray from that path, that's where things start to go wrong.

And I'd be willing to sacrifice everything again and again for the greater good.

"It's so easy for a politician or leader to declare war and call it the right move, when they're not the one's suffering from it."

What if it's a person who's willing to fight for what's right who's calling the shots?

I'm no leader, and I don't ever plan to be a leader, but I'm willing to fight, even alone, for what's right if I have to.

"Stoick at least fought besides his men"

Without much of a strategy. And almost got them all killed at the most crucial battle, which could have been prevented had he listened.

War is not black-and-white. I know that.

But evil must be stopped, "no matter the cost".

And I'm willing to risk any life to do exactly that.

And maybe if evil people just had the common sense to surrender and change, then wars wouldn't happen in the first place!

"The worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions. Even if you're goal is noble, there is no guarantee you'll never commit evil acts when trying to reach that goal."

I actually admire people and characters who will cross the line to make sure that good wins the fight. That is the way to go about things.

"Most of the time, you're simply trading one foe for the other."

Hero Quote: You'd never stop at one! I'll take you all on!

I'd happily cross the libe to make sure that the good guys win the war, to be honest.

"Not everyone believes in karma or God."

Even so, if you just have a conscience and a heart, you should be wanting to do the right thing.

"It's simply nature to look out for yourself and your loved ones."

Nature has got nothing to do with morals and right or wrong.

About the Rwandan Genocide, it was basically an African tribe (called the Hutus) trying to slaughter another African tribe (called the Tutsis) for ridiculous reasons.

The genocide took place in Rwanda, in 1994, and lasted for 3 months.

The United Nations used stupid loophole politics to avoid going to war to stop the genocide - dspite the fact that they had all the manpower and supplies necessary.

They only sent medical aid and food supplies - a lot of which were destroyed en route by the Hutus.

The UN did send soldiers... only to defend the aid workers.

The soldiers were not allowed to actively fight against the Hutus. Only when they were defending the aid workers.

And believe me when I say this, a lot of the UN soldiers stationed in Rwanda wanted to take proper action against the Hutus to stop the killings.

Evacuations did happen... only when the genocide reached its waning days. By then, at least 500,000 Tutsis were killed - which is at least 70% of the Tutsi tribe.

70% of a tribe and at least 500,000 Tutsis dead - all because outside countries capable of doing something DID NOTHING to stop the genocide.

"Dagur was so focused on killing Dragons and having fun, he didn't declare war on other Tribes."

But with him in charge of his tribe, they are a threat. Dagur is willing to declare war for the pettiest of reasons. And no other tribe decides to put him down, why?

"If anything, he's just a criminal with a gang of thugs."

Dagur is indeed a criminal with a gang of thugs... whom no one is particularly concerned about putting behind bars.

Dagur has made it clear that he wants to kill Hiccup, so how come Stoick doesn't seem all that bothered?

And they have had the chance to end Dagur's life at least once, so why don't they just kill him?

And if Dagur has only just one or two ships at his disposal, then that shouldn't be a challenge for the dragons to put him down.

"And while Stoick's army is searching for Dagur, he puts Berk at risk for other attackers."

What other attackers? The only threats Berk has faced in the TV show are the Outcasts and the Berserkes.

And the Outcasts are now allied with them.

"As for Dagur deserving to die, I agree. But Hiccup is merciful."

Merciful? MERCIFUL?!

Hiccup's a bloody pushover at this point! And it's gonna kick him hard in the ass later (regarding Drago).

"While sparing the life of the bad guy is common in fiction, it rarely happens in real life."

Well that's the show failing to be realistic and mature.

"Astrid, for example, works so hard at Dragon Training because her uncle once brought shame to the Hofferson clan and therefore is determined to restoring their family's honor."

That's just the writers trying to excuse Astrid's not-so-admirable behaviour in the 1st Movie.