Ryan McNeil 🌟’s review published on Letterboxd:
"When one looks back at the golden age of animated films, one sees movie after movie that featured some truly frightening sequences. Often times, these sequences could even result in the demise of a major character. For years, animation has slowly been drifting away from this sort of story trope, perhaps in the notion that it was “too much” for kids. However, one wonders if such direction is actually a disservice to children watching the cartoons that they watch. Rather than learning that it’s okay to be afraid, and that death is a part of life, cartoons have begun to teach them that everything will work out fine – and with that, there have been a lot of very mundane cartoons..."
Full review @ www.thematinee.ca/howtotrainyourdragon2/