User blog comment:Dual Energon/What I think makes HTTYD 2 the supremely better movie./@comment-24990845-20151113124935/@comment-24865409-20151119103700

@ Megadracosaurus

"I feel like both movies actually needed about 15 minutes to show and explain things."

The 2nd Movie does have 10 more additional minutes of story. And benefits more from it.

"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 pretty awesome."

The reason why that was deleted was that it would have alleviated most of the suspense from the later scene where Valka abducts Hiccup.

Already knowing that the vigilante is a good guy would have ruined the tension when Hiccup is kidnapped and separated from Toothless.

"That was actually done on purpose. One thing that makes HTTYD 2 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."

And that's why - hands down - HTTYD 2 is the better film.

"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."

But doesn't the tribe (bar Gobber and Stoick) feel that Hiccup should prove his worth as a dragon slayer?

Perhaps that's why he's persevering with a task that he's not able to accomplish.

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

It's the fact that Gobber is oblivious that a) he can't see his attempts at lightening the mood are failing, and b) he is doing wrong by trying to lighten up a serious situation.