User blog comment:Dual Energon/What I think makes HTTYD 2 the supremely better movie./@comment-24990845-20151113124935/@comment-24865409-20151113230402

Even if Stoick's behaviour was not considered abusive back then, would you call the tribe's treatment of Hiccup abuse?

If Hiccup was driven to the point where he felt the need to run away, then something is clearly bad.

And the tribe never apologized to Hiccup for it.

That is what drags the first movie down.