Another neat thing about this trilogy is that the protagonists both have a disability. I’ve seen comments about kids with disabilities being thrilled to see a hero like them. As they don’t get a lot of representation as the main character
The animated series portrays this even better, imo. There are plenty of situations in which Hiccup loses his prosthetic and is literally a one-legged Viking. It's not some disability superpower, it's something that he just gets used to, but it still effects him every day.
@@WisteriaDrake I'm curious, in the books, is it just his foot that is lost? Or is it more of his leg? Because the films show it as just being his foot, which, while definitely not good, would be less debilitating than losing a whole leg. I ask simply because you called him a "one legged viking", and at least in the animated stuff, it's just a foot xD
And it's used as a pretty blatant metaphor for their relationship throughout the series. Particularly, the moment when the symmetry is revealed is the moment where we see everyone come together, and the moment the symmetry is completely removed (Hiccup's leg is gone, while Toothless has a fully functioning prosthetic) is the moment everyone separates for good. And I love that they never try to make it subtle.
@@happyninja42 Hiccup doesn’t lose his leg in the books, but I _think_ he gets his right side permanently paralysed, so he couldn’t use his arm, which was arguably worse than losing a leg (which is an oof. Poor boy can’t get a break in either universe lol)
@@GrogIsDying It's just that the author wanted to create a character which was exactly like Hiccup in the beginning but instead of letting the night fury life while it was captured within the rope-stone-thingy, Grimmel killed it so that he could gain honor and status in the village. I just think it's a great parallel, because Grimmel IS what Hiccup would've become, if he had killed Toothless in the first movie. That's also why nairagar commented "the what ifs", because sometimes it only happens in FanFictions or Spin-Offs which are mostly based on "What if this character had done this instead of this" and that's what this movie is about... oh ma gosh, sry for the long text, I should've cut it short... ;v;
@@kai9137 but their still 2 very different people, to say hiccup wouldve then went and enslaved dragons with poisen and seached for that glory by killing the rest is a far stretch... considering hiccup obviously values life, while grimmel? grimmel is questionable...
I have spent my entire day trying to find a way to watch all three movies for free cus I can't afford to buy them, I have watched over 100 videos on the movie series and I'm now watching this because who doesn't want to start sobbing again
its been nearly 5 years since this movie came out (nearly a decade since the first) and i still tear up everytime. i don't think any other movie trilogy has ever hit so hard in my life
"Sacrificed himself just to save him, just like his dad." That's it exactly, it runs in the family. Stoick was the greatest Chief the island of Berk had ever seen. Despite the issues the two faced, Stoick never once doubted that Hiccup would be a greater Chief than he could ever hope to be. You should really watch the animated series, Riders of Berk/Defenders of Berk and Race to the Edge. You'll see just how much Stoick respected Hiccup and listened to him.
There's a little Easter egg when hiccup is making the tail, Astrid says that toothless didn't want it before and he actually did make the tail before in a little Christmas special mini - movie. In that movie toothless actually flew away but it was to get back hiccups helmet that stoic gave him because he lost it after the first movie. The callbacks that they put in these movies are amazing
It's so poetic that their first bonding scene in the 1st HttyD (where he leans in with his hand, eyes closed) is mirrored and subverted in the final scenes of the 3rd film, completing their arc. Well played Dreamworks...Well played...
@@lefpasch69 that’s the bit that got me the first time I watched it too! Dreamworks always knocks it out of the park, HTTYD is my absolute fave trilogy of animated movies by far
I love the symbolism of all the big moments, like when Hiccup let go of the Light Fury so she could save Toothless. Hiccup hit the climax of his character arc there - he had to literally, physically, let go of a dragon in order for his best friend to be saved (that sums up his whole arc), and then right after that jettisons his leg (his physical connection with Toothless that was symbolic of their emotional connection) to finally get rid of the bad guy trying to destroy that connection. Hiccup was fully ready to give his life so that his best friend's life could be saved, and that supreme act of love and sacrifice is what motivated the Light Fury to save him. It's stuff like this that makes this trilogy one of my all-time favorite film series, animated or otherwise. Super glad you got to experience it too!
This is hands-down one of, if not THE best animated trilogy out there. None of the movies were poorly scripted/acted/made, and the story itself stands tall through all three movies. The way it ends was so bittersweet, and different to how I thought it'd go (like many, I thought perhaps they'd all get to live together in the hidden world), but I'm SO happy with how it went, as it ties itself neatly into linking with the real world, where no dragons exist (to our knowledge, at least 😉)
Forgot to say, too, that one of my favourite parts is watching poor Toothless try to do a mating dance for the Light Fury, when he's never had other Night Furies to teach him mating rituals. All he's got are those he's seen other species do, which isn't correct for him, but at least he's trying haha.
eh, I wouldn't say that the 3rd movie stands that tall; I feel like it contradicts a lot of the build-up in their friendship they had with Toothless and Hiccup. ruclips.net/video/bcFMEs177i0/видео.html (a video that explains why the hidden world doesn't make much sense). Not that I hate the httyd trilogy but the hidden world was pale in comparison to the others.
this movie had me b a w l i n g the entire last half hour of the film, i cried more than anyone in that theater and i am not ashamed of it, these movies mean more to me than any other series on so many levels
My mom and I were able to see this movie in theaters and, amazingly, we were the only two people in the entire theater. We were absolutely shouting at the big screen and we bawled our eyes out without worry of anyone seeing us
This is one of the best trilogies I have EVER seen. John Powell deserves a damn Oscar for his work here. What a beautiful film and an incredible ending. We need Dreamworks animation back with work like this!!
Pixar needs to take more notes from DreamWorks in terms of sequels. Even the one trilogy that they did make great ended up getting flocked by a fourth movie. And even then, they just do a better job regardless
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 If you're referring to "Toy Story 4," then I agree with your first point. But nothing about "Toy Story 4" was better than anything I have seen from Dreamworks sequels... like, ANY of them!
So we're all in agreement. "Kung Fu Panda"series next? Excellent. Too late to take it back!!!! One of the things I really like about "The Hidden World"is that Grimmel is not a giant muscular warlord, but skinny, clever and makes devices of his own creation, making him the perfect foil to Hiccup.
I like the HTTYD trilogy better overall but across all 6 movies, Kung Fu Panda 2 is my favorite. Cried like an infant. And the ending is just incredible.
While the parts of this movie that I broke down to are the same as yours, for me the one that unlocked the floodgates was the line of "There were dragons when I was a boy" spoken right in that final scene with Hiccup, Astrid and their kids on the boat. The reason? These movies are based on an incredible 12 book series by Cressida Cowell. At the start of each book that line is written/spoken (I listened to the audio books narrated by the incredible David Tennant and I CANNOT recommend that you listen to them as well because they are simply phenomenal!) While the movies/show obviously diverge in some pretty significant ways, the heart and spirit of the story was maintained with the absolute expertise of Dreamworks. For them to add this line in at the end was so touching and honoring the source material that I broke down more so than any other part of the film (which as you can imagine is saying something!)
@@thehobbyist7275 That's what makes his character so endearing. From the viewer's point of view he goes from "cute", to "uplifting", to "loving", to "grumpy" in less than 5 minutes of screentime. He had a more believable character arc than most characters get to have in their entire movies. And that's only acconting the opening scene. Those first 10 mins should be studied as a pinnacle in fim editing.
@@bamboobtchslap Another amazing tear jerker, for sure. But if you didn't cry several times in Up, including certain scenes in the 3rd act, then you are no friend of mine :D
She told me on Patreon this about that show and the potential for watching it: "Thank you so much for the thoughtful suggestion, Tom! I'm definitely curious to check out this series. Just a little nervous because I've heard rumors about copyright strikes being frequent on RUclips with this one. But I may risk it and consider making it a Patreon exclusive if I get any grief. I definitely am curious about the series. "
Hiccup and Astrid actually got engaged between the first and second movies. They gloss over it in the movies, but the Netflix show lets you see their relationship developed a lot more, and you see when they get engaged!! Edit: There are too many things I need to say. This movie was the first time I EVER cried in a movie. I didn’t see the goodbye coming, so it destroyed me. Then the reunion put me back together and destroyed me again. Also, watch How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming to see Toothless come home for Christmas!
This movie is the first and only movie to ever make me cry. That ending was so beautiful sad and heartwarming all at the same time. They are really good at making us absolutely love Toothless to the point of never wanting to let him go. And then seeing him leave for good just breaks my heart. I pray to god there will be a sequel to this. That would be absolutely amazing.
@@NatalieGoldReacts hiccups armor is painted in toothless scales hence why hiccup is able to walk through fire and why the electricity wouldn't effect him as much
Toothless and the other dragons occasionally visit Berk every once in a while, like a college graduated kid visiting their family every once in a while. (CANON)
This movie wrecked me too😭😭 The movies came out years after each other and it was like I grew up with the characters and in between was the tv show, which I had watched entirely also, and well... that just amplified this ending even more. I love this trilogy so much, some of my most favourite movies!!!
@@niki123489 yep it started a while ago, I think 2012 but I think I started watching it in 2013, it used to come on tv and then I think it moved to netflix then it finished in 2018. It starts of named Dragons: Riders of Berk, then Dragons: Defenders of Berk, and then Dragons: Race to the Edge. It's actually really good, I watched it growing up because I loved the movies... for reference I'm now 17. It takes place between the first and second movie so u get a lot more time to explore all of the characters and even their dragons. If u love how to train your dragon I would definitely recommend watching it. Oh and then watch the movies again... you'll see how much of an impact it has😄
Same for me, I cried in the cinema while watching the 3rd bc I just felt so connected and invested in these characters, seeing them becoming adults with me over the years really moved me.
The ending of this movie made me bawl my eyes out. Huge fan of this franchise and as much as I didn't want it to end, it did a fantastic job on the series. The prologue was so emotional; like damn the water works were coming out.
the reason why hiccups armor wasnt affected by toothless' lighting, and why toothless' wing thingy didnt get burnt, is because they were made out of dragon scale sheddings.
I thought Toothless failing the mating dance is because he watched all the other dragon species but has never seen Nightfurys do it, so he tried every dance to impress her 😂
@Dennis Panko Nooo it was sub par at best and the fact that the kids wanted to kill the dragons again...AGGHHH. I'd recommend Gift of the Night Fury instead as it is just way better because you know it actually keeps the characters IN CHARACTER and is more emotional because the story makes sense and so, when the emotional moments play, you really feel them. Well as in the HHTYD:HC, I was just mad at how out of character hiccup was and the kids wanting to kill dragons EVEN THOUGH THEY MET TOOTHLESS IN HTTYD:THW .(which this movie is supposed to take place after) Seriously, this movie must have been messed up by Loki because a lot of this movie doesn't work with the timeline.
@@marveldreamworks5330 It kinda does a little, to be fair. See, HTTYD:HC takes place BEFORE Hiccup and Astrid take their kids to meet the dragons. That's why Toothless never actually sees Hiccup in Homecoming, so the ending of Hidden World still makes sense. I do understand the confusion, though as it is never explicitly stated in Homecoming when it takes place.
You know it is a special piece of fiction when you cry tears of joy and pain in equal verve. Welcome to the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy fandom my friend! I am beyond thrilled you were emotionally caught up in each film. :)
Watching every shorts and the whole tv series makes the secondary characters more fleshed-out, to follow their evolution, all of their adventures was so great so it broke me even more than I thought it could when I saw this movie in theaters ^^ And btw, by the time of the movie, Astrid and Hiccup have been engaged to 3 years, it's just that for the people that didn't watch the Netflix series they don't talk about the show to avoid confusion :)
I love this trilogy. Each movie is perfect by itself, but all together their amazing. Such good storytelling, and the voice acting is first rate. The animation is beautiful too. It has such a great look, from the characters, the creatures, the environments and the visual effects, oh and the music is perfect too.
I can never avoid tearing up when you get emotional and start crying, it's like yawning, it's contagious :D I really appreciate the love you show for these movies. I really like them and it feels like they didn't get the spotlight they deserved. I also appreciate you representing us criers. I didn't use to be like this but for a few years now I just break out crying so easily with emotional scenes in movies and shows.
@The Bookdragon's Shelf Yep. Your answer is the exact answer. Each rider acquired their dragon's skin resistances and they're all fire resistant. Better than killing dragons for armor and materials, scales alone is the very valuable.
Nat, your reaction to Hiccup ordering the Light Fury to save Toothless over him gets me every time I watch it. Thanks for your amazing reactions for this incredible trilogy Nat, and thanks for making us fall in love with these movies all over again 💛
I had the exact same reaction you did. I saw this movie ONCE and it broke me emotionally. HTTYD is probably my favorite animated series of all time and I cry at every single movie EVERY TIME I watch them. These movies CRUSHED me
Man some of those old animated movies just had something that the newest once don’t, maybe it’s just me but that’s just how I feel and I think HTTYD trilogy was some of the few recent once that I thought actually matched those animated movies.
Treasure planet was ok, but Avatar the last airbender is a reactors dream. I love it, she'll love it. So many great quotable lines that I wont spoil by quoting them HERE.
I've been checking out all sorts of shows for years, as character or animation studies, mostly. Plenty of them are hit and miss, but this series was something special. Infact, I even introduced it to my grandfather. Ever since the first movie, I've been sending him episodes of the show. Both tonight and last night, after finally finishing the series, we watched the last two movies together. Its been about a month since my grandmother passed, and I'd always kind of hoped that we'd get to sit her down and cap the series off for him, with her. While going over the last season, I ended up watching the second movie a bit early on my own... and it was only days before... everything happened. In all honesty, it might have... helped prepare me for what was coming. Having finished the trilogy, I'd hope that it helps my grandfather, in much the same way. This was already one of those _gems_ I intended to collect and show my children one day, but recently, I'd say it became a lot more special than that.
There are very few movie trilogies that manage to start off as perfect as the 1st film was and get better for the 2nd and even more amazing for the 3rd. That's rare. These movies are pure gold. Story, animation, everything. Anyone who doesn't get wrecked emotionally by Hiccup telling her to save Toothless isn't human.
I kinda forgot about this series but I introduced it to my 8 year old daughter soon after you reacted to the first movie. Now the trilogy is among her "watch it over and over" list
This franchise is one of my favourites. The story is so beautiful and heart warming. You can bet, that I, a grown ass adult, wept in a theatre full of children when I saw this movie for the first time. Who am I kidding, I cry every single time.
I watched all three of these movies when I was more or less the same age as Hiccup. I gotta say, that experience was something else. I was a teenager 2010, I watched the second movie 5 years after the first, and when I sat in the theaters for the third film I had the same beard as he had in the epilogue... It's surreal to see a character you love grow up with you.
Even though you are unlikely to see this, please react to "The Prince Of Egypt" someday! It's another hidden gem from DreamWorks with classic 2D animation and killer soundtrack.
That is a really good movie, I love the music. The only thing that’s stopping me from enjoying it fully is knowing how messed up the story becomes after the movie ends.
I love this movie so much. Because it just, shows a co-dependent relationship become an inter-dependent one. And you don’t, you don’t see that too often in media.
Oh wow. Yeah, I actually recommended that she wait that with her Fiance Tyler. I think she said he likes movies with that type of mood, but hes not a fan of animation. that movie is perfect for someone liek that .
Light Furies aren’t all female. They’re a sub-species all on their own, both male and female. Same with Night Furies. You can see other Light Furies at key moments in the hidden world scene.
Dude I cried looking at you crying wtf! It feels so wonderful to hear people appreciating animated movies! (I'm an animator). It just warms me up to see that others feel the same way as me!
Watch the Christmas special Homecoming, it shows more of Hiccup’s and Toothless’ kids. Other stuff includes a TV series and other specials including the Bone Knapper and Gift of the Night Fury which also a Christmas special.
This trilogy is everything and has every emoción possible. Not everyone is able to make a trilogy so perfect and that makes sense from beginning to end. I cry everytime in all the movies so as you did. Loved your reaction to this trilogy and lots of love from one Nathalie to another♡
I just watched all of your reactions to this trilogy in the past hour and I loved all of them. Your reactions are pretty much how I reacted the first time. I am so glad you watched these movies and can be included in the (too short) list of people who really love and appreciate these movies. You have another subscriber now.
The poison/vemon works in levels of dosage; too much knocks them out, enough makes them docile. And Toothless is immune to fire and electricity; this was stated in the first movie and was even the title for Night Furies: "The Unholy Offspring of Fire and Lightning Itself". Also, its funny you said "come home for Christmas", because there is a short that has them all (sort of) having Viking Christmas together (its really not worth seeing). But there is a sequel short (about 20 minutes long) called HTTYD: Homecoming that's worth seeing; it's really cute.
I still love coming back to your reactions to this trilogy, remembering your words that I completely agree with: "This trilogy was so special and perfect in my mind. It is all the way up here at the S tier. I adored it. I think it is perfect. Everything about it." What can I add...How To Train Your Dragon is a crowning achievement in animated cinema, and next to Lord Of The Rings, the unmatched cinematic masterpiece.
Yeah remember the first movie hiccup red "night fury: the unholy offspring of *lighting* and death himself" and now toothless can go invisible with lighting
I so totally understand you. I had decided to watch this movie in the cinemas, alone, and at the end I just sat there, everyone was leaving the hall and I just sat there, till the end of the credits, crying, just being like: "I love them! I love them so much! I just need something more, this can't be the end...."
I would HIGHLY recommend the film “Your Name”, a Japanese animated film from 2016. I think it’s another film which you might not have come across or watched before but would absolutely love! Keep up the awesome work Nat! 🙂
I'm sure someone else mentioned it. But when hiccup and toothless separate it is the reverse of when they met, hiccup's and was the last thing to leave toothless' head.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this but I HIGHLY recommend watching the series on Netflix. It explains the five years between the first and second movie. New characters, awesome dragons and so many more things I think you’d like 💓
The Deathgripper poisen has a different effect depending on how much poisen you use. small amount : knocking out , medium amount: mind controll , big amount : death
Me remembering what I felt like at the end of this movie; "Oh this will be interesting". I figure it might be interesting to note as well, that a really interesting thing about this franchise is them aging up the characters, so those of us that were the perfect age when the first came out, effectively were the same age as the characters for both sequels, very few franchises (specifically animated) do this, so it was a nice touch as well.
OMG, I LOVE THIS MOVIE! MY FAVOURITE FRANCHISE!!! I love how Hiccup and Toothless reunited! That was the best!(I wish One Direction would reunite like that!)
What I like is the follow through with Astrid and Hiccup. Not often you get an animated franchise where they follow through on the relationships. It always ends with the maybe they got together, or maybe ends on a kiss or something. This one followed their relationship all the way through.
I'm 20 years old, and even when I'm 60, I will still remember all these great animated movies by pixar, disney, dreamworks, etc😊. I will watch them again with my kids one day.
I mentioned this last time but definitely check out 'Your name' (AKA 'Kimi no na wa') It's a different style of film but its one you'd definitely enjoy.
My 4 year old and I just watched this with you for the first time. In the middle of the second one I immediately stopped to see if I could find it on one of the streaming services I have and couldn't find it so we Throughly enjoyed this we laugh we both cried happy tears and sad tears....This was soooo Good. The best animated trilogy I have ever seen. I really liked ALL these movies. Ugh!!!!!!!
Seeing you discover the joy of the series was so much fun! I'm glad you enjoyed them. I would highly recommend Rise of the Guardians if you haven't seen that one yet. It is a supremely underrated dreamworks film and a beautiful film to watch.
My 6 Yr old daughter is a dragon addict, loves these films, we have all the toys, small plastic to large stuffed. When we watched this film together we both hugged and cried, my poor baby was so distressed at having to let toothless go. It was difficult to explain it to her the reason why. Love all your reactions, but this one the most so far. X
This was such an amazing reaction to such a beautiful movie ❤️ One of the reasons this is such a great trilogy is because it was planned to be from the beginning. They had one whole story which they split into three amazing parts, rather than adding on movies just for a cash grab.
I love the Kung Fu panda movies, but I must admit I didn't find anything in them particularly sad. They were just funny and action packed stories with great animation
Another neat thing about this trilogy is that the protagonists both have a disability. I’ve seen comments about kids with disabilities being thrilled to see a hero like them. As they don’t get a lot of representation as the main character
Good point! I never thought of that.
The animated series portrays this even better, imo. There are plenty of situations in which Hiccup loses his prosthetic and is literally a one-legged Viking. It's not some disability superpower, it's something that he just gets used to, but it still effects him every day.
@@WisteriaDrake I'm curious, in the books, is it just his foot that is lost? Or is it more of his leg? Because the films show it as just being his foot, which, while definitely not good, would be less debilitating than losing a whole leg. I ask simply because you called him a "one legged viking", and at least in the animated stuff, it's just a foot xD
And it's used as a pretty blatant metaphor for their relationship throughout the series. Particularly, the moment when the symmetry is revealed is the moment where we see everyone come together, and the moment the symmetry is completely removed (Hiccup's leg is gone, while Toothless has a fully functioning prosthetic) is the moment everyone separates for good. And I love that they never try to make it subtle.
@@happyninja42 Hiccup doesn’t lose his leg in the books, but I _think_ he gets his right side permanently paralysed, so he couldn’t use his arm, which was arguably worse than losing a leg (which is an oof. Poor boy can’t get a break in either universe lol)
Fun fact: Grimmel *IS* Hiccup if Hiccup killed toothless
the what ifs
Wait what…?
@@GrogIsDying It's just that the author wanted to create a character which was exactly like Hiccup in the beginning but instead of letting the night fury life while it was captured within the rope-stone-thingy, Grimmel killed it so that he could gain honor and status in the village.
I just think it's a great parallel, because Grimmel IS what Hiccup would've become, if he had killed Toothless in the first movie.
That's also why nairagar commented "the what ifs", because sometimes it only happens in FanFictions or Spin-Offs which are mostly based on "What if this character had done this instead of this" and that's what this movie is about...
oh ma gosh, sry for the long text, I should've cut it short... ;v;
@@kai9137 but their still 2 very different people, to say hiccup wouldve then went and enslaved dragons with poisen and seached for that glory by killing the rest is a far stretch... considering hiccup obviously values life, while grimmel? grimmel is questionable...
hiccup and grimmel had the same situation but they took different decision
Me clicking on this video:
“There’s no doubt about it. I am ready to be hurt again.”
yeah...
I have spent my entire day trying to find a way to watch all three movies for free cus I can't afford to buy them, I have watched over 100 videos on the movie series and I'm now watching this because who doesn't want to start sobbing again
@@F1shb0ne252I'm there with you ❤😊
its been nearly 5 years since this movie came out (nearly a decade since the first) and i still tear up everytime. i don't think any other movie trilogy has ever hit so hard in my life
Hiccup saying “save him!” and letting go of Light Fury is the single moment in anything ever that has made me cry THAT hard.
Same i never and i mean never cry, but that made me bald my eyes out. Such a beautiful, heartbreaking and warming moment.
"Sacrificed himself just to save him, just like his dad."
That's it exactly, it runs in the family. Stoick was the greatest Chief the island of Berk had ever seen. Despite the issues the two faced, Stoick never once doubted that Hiccup would be a greater Chief than he could ever hope to be. You should really watch the animated series, Riders of Berk/Defenders of Berk and Race to the Edge. You'll see just how much Stoick respected Hiccup and listened to him.
need the wach how to train your dragon race to the edge
21:27 "I have never cried so hard in an animated movie"
*immediately searches to see if Natalie has seen "Up"*
She replied to another comment about "Up" saying she has, but she cried harder during this movie!
@@flatstheflounder2884 Yep. The build up is what does it for most people, just like Toy Story, etc.
Im immediatly thinking of inside out tbh
Or Coco!! I mean that last part with Remember me😫
@@swordmaster009 you story is nothing compared to this trilogy
There's a little Easter egg when hiccup is making the tail, Astrid says that toothless didn't want it before and he actually did make the tail before in a little Christmas special mini - movie. In that movie toothless actually flew away but it was to get back hiccups helmet that stoic gave him because he lost it after the first movie. The callbacks that they put in these movies are amazing
Gift of the Night Fury
Why Are You Spoiling It For Her?
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spoiler
It's not a "helmet", it's The Breasthat.
They also referenced Viggo from Race to the Edge when Hiccup said they've dealt with Grimmel's kind before
18:44 Idk why but the way she just ripped that tissue out of the box made me laugh more than I should have
The end of this movie wrecks me EVERY time
It's so poetic that their first bonding scene in the 1st HttyD (where he leans in with his hand, eyes closed) is mirrored and subverted in the final scenes of the 3rd film, completing their arc. Well played Dreamworks...Well played...
@@lefpasch69 Yeah, Dreamworks, for me at least, surpassed Disney a long time ago, in the animation department.
@@lefpasch69 that’s the bit that got me the first time I watched it too! Dreamworks always knocks it out of the park, HTTYD is my absolute fave trilogy of animated movies by far
@Emi Schild Me too.
@@emischild7519 same
I love the symbolism of all the big moments, like when Hiccup let go of the Light Fury so she could save Toothless. Hiccup hit the climax of his character arc there - he had to literally, physically, let go of a dragon in order for his best friend to be saved (that sums up his whole arc), and then right after that jettisons his leg (his physical connection with Toothless that was symbolic of their emotional connection) to finally get rid of the bad guy trying to destroy that connection. Hiccup was fully ready to give his life so that his best friend's life could be saved, and that supreme act of love and sacrifice is what motivated the Light Fury to save him. It's stuff like this that makes this trilogy one of my all-time favorite film series, animated or otherwise. Super glad you got to experience it too!
Natalie's scream when Hiccup let's go of the Light Fury needs to be turned into a reaction GIF.
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Or when she comes back for Hiccup, 20:27, the cuteness overload is so severe that Nat goes full Tarzan mode. XD
I knew someone was going to make a comment on this lmao!
clip that 1 part and flip the video 90 degrees to the right and we have a different situation.
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This is hands-down one of, if not THE best animated trilogy out there. None of the movies were poorly scripted/acted/made, and the story itself stands tall through all three movies. The way it ends was so bittersweet, and different to how I thought it'd go (like many, I thought perhaps they'd all get to live together in the hidden world), but I'm SO happy with how it went, as it ties itself neatly into linking with the real world, where no dragons exist (to our knowledge, at least 😉)
Forgot to say, too, that one of my favourite parts is watching poor Toothless try to do a mating dance for the Light Fury, when he's never had other Night Furies to teach him mating rituals. All he's got are those he's seen other species do, which isn't correct for him, but at least he's trying haha.
It's the best trilogy ever
Kung fu panda:
@@StaticDaSticc i love kung fu panda but httyd is just better
eh, I wouldn't say that the 3rd movie stands that tall; I feel like it contradicts a lot of the build-up in their friendship they had with Toothless and Hiccup.
ruclips.net/video/bcFMEs177i0/видео.html (a video that explains why the hidden world doesn't make much sense). Not that I hate the httyd trilogy but the hidden world was pale in comparison to the others.
The books: The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself
Toothless: DaNcE
Wait, IN 4 WEEKS??!!!
why did i not know there were books??
@@juliakraus1171 I think the OP is referring to the book that's in the first movie. The one that lists all the different kinds of dragons
@@unknown_user8449 There's also a nine book series written for kids that the movies are very loosely based on.
@@Pink.andahalf veeery loosely based on, Toothless is like the size of an iguana for half of the series
@@juliakraus1171 no remember the book Hiccup read for info in the first movie
this movie had me b a w l i n g the entire last half hour of the film, i cried more than anyone in that theater and i am not ashamed of it, these movies mean more to me than any other series on so many levels
"Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened." -Theodor Geisel
Gotta love Dr. Seuss!
Can I... cry first, then smile?
This itself makes me cry
"Don't cry because it's over, cry because it happened." -"Eef"
@@justsomeherowithouthair8203 I've never seen it anywhere else, but my grandpa's nickname all his life was "Eef"
My mom and I were able to see this movie in theaters and, amazingly, we were the only two people in the entire theater. We were absolutely shouting at the big screen and we bawled our eyes out without worry of anyone seeing us
that sounds like it was so fun!
This is one of the best trilogies I have EVER seen. John Powell deserves a damn Oscar for his work here.
What a beautiful film and an incredible ending.
We need Dreamworks animation back with work like this!!
John P got an Oscar nomination for the first movie, and richly deserved. He created an incredible set of scores for this trilogy.
so true!
Pixar needs to take more notes from DreamWorks in terms of sequels. Even the one trilogy that they did make great ended up getting flocked by a fourth movie. And even then, they just do a better job regardless
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 If you're referring to "Toy Story 4," then I agree with your first point. But nothing about "Toy Story 4" was better than anything I have seen from Dreamworks sequels... like, ANY of them!
@@jacob4920 by flocking, I mean ruining
So we're all in agreement. "Kung Fu Panda"series next?
Excellent. Too late to take it back!!!!
One of the things I really like about "The Hidden World"is that Grimmel is not a giant muscular warlord, but skinny, clever and makes devices of his own creation, making him the perfect foil to Hiccup.
He is what hiccup would be if he decided to kill toothless in movie 1
Finally. Was waiting for this one. Do Kung Fu Panda trilogy next!
Our enjoyment shall be legendary!
Seconded! My prediction: Mr. Ping is going to hit her in the feels EVERY time.
I came here to suggest the same thing. So, yes. Kung Fu Panda trilogy. Thirded.
I like the HTTYD trilogy better overall but across all 6 movies, Kung Fu Panda 2 is my favorite.
Cried like an infant. And the ending is just incredible.
Yes!!! Please watch this one!
While the parts of this movie that I broke down to are the same as yours, for me the one that unlocked the floodgates was the line of "There were dragons when I was a boy" spoken right in that final scene with Hiccup, Astrid and their kids on the boat.
The reason? These movies are based on an incredible 12 book series by Cressida Cowell. At the start of each book that line is written/spoken (I listened to the audio books narrated by the incredible David Tennant and I CANNOT recommend that you listen to them as well because they are simply phenomenal!) While the movies/show obviously diverge in some pretty significant ways, the heart and spirit of the story was maintained with the absolute expertise of Dreamworks. For them to add this line in at the end was so touching and honoring the source material that I broke down more so than any other part of the film (which as you can imagine is saying something!)
"I never cried so hard in an animated movie before", has she seen Pixar's Up yet? :)
Up has one of the saddest characters in Mr. Fredrickson that I clearly remember in all of Pixar
Up made me cry in the beginning. But inside out wrecked me over and over
@@thehobbyist7275 That's what makes his character so endearing. From the viewer's point of view he goes from "cute", to "uplifting", to "loving", to "grumpy" in less than 5 minutes of screentime. He had a more believable character arc than most characters get to have in their entire movies. And that's only acconting the opening scene. Those first 10 mins should be studied as a pinnacle in fim editing.
and many other pixar movies lol.
@@bamboobtchslap Another amazing tear jerker, for sure. But if you didn't cry several times in Up, including certain scenes in the 3rd act, then you are no friend of mine :D
Not a movie, but Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon is one that I imagine everyone would like you to watch.
Yess she has to watch it
Book I, Book II and Book III. Perfect series, not animated series, SERIES.
She told me on Patreon this about that show and the potential for watching it: "Thank you so much for the thoughtful suggestion, Tom! I'm definitely curious to check out this series. Just a little nervous because I've heard rumors about copyright strikes being frequent on RUclips with this one. But I may risk it and consider making it a Patreon exclusive if I get any grief. I definitely am curious about the series. "
Yesss
Or maybe Legends of the Guardians: The owls of Ga’Hoole
Hiccup and Astrid actually got engaged between the first and second movies. They gloss over it in the movies, but the Netflix show lets you see their relationship developed a lot more, and you see when they get engaged!!
Edit: There are too many things I need to say. This movie was the first time I EVER cried in a movie. I didn’t see the goodbye coming, so it destroyed me. Then the reunion put me back together and destroyed me again. Also, watch How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming to see Toothless come home for Christmas!
This movie is the first and only movie to ever make me cry. That ending was so beautiful sad and heartwarming all at the same time. They are really good at making us absolutely love Toothless to the point of never wanting to let him go. And then seeing him leave for good just breaks my heart. I pray to god there will be a sequel to this. That would be absolutely amazing.
Okay, that snaketongue was hilarious.
Cameron is a genius hehe
I legit had to pause because I was laughing too hard, and then laughing even harder at how dumb I am for laughing at it. 10/10.
@@NatalieGoldReacts hiccups armor is painted in toothless scales hence why hiccup is able to walk through fire and why the electricity wouldn't effect him as much
@@NatalieGoldReacts The editing is great--the right amount of pop-up gags without being too much.
@@NatalieGoldReacts can you react to the Kung Fu Panda trilogy??
Toothless and the other dragons occasionally visit Berk every once in a while, like a college graduated kid visiting their family every once in a while. (CANON)
This movie wrecked me too😭😭 The movies came out years after each other and it was like I grew up with the characters and in between was the tv show, which I had watched entirely also, and well... that just amplified this ending even more. I love this trilogy so much, some of my most favourite movies!!!
Wait.. there is a tv show baced on this movie?!
@@niki123489 yep it started a while ago, I think 2012 but I think I started watching it in 2013, it used to come on tv and then I think it moved to netflix then it finished in 2018. It starts of named Dragons: Riders of Berk, then Dragons: Defenders of Berk, and then Dragons: Race to the Edge. It's actually really good, I watched it growing up because I loved the movies... for reference I'm now 17. It takes place between the first and second movie so u get a lot more time to explore all of the characters and even their dragons. If u love how to train your dragon I would definitely recommend watching it. Oh and then watch the movies again... you'll see how much of an impact it has😄
Same for me, I cried in the cinema while watching the 3rd bc I just felt so connected and invested in these characters, seeing them becoming adults with me over the years really moved me.
The ending of this movie made me bawl my eyes out. Huge fan of this franchise and as much as I didn't want it to end, it did a fantastic job on the series. The prologue was so emotional; like damn the water works were coming out.
That tissue pull at 18:47 🤣🤣🤣
I love how the villain in this one is just Hiccups darkest timeline^^
the reason why hiccups armor wasnt affected by toothless' lighting, and why toothless' wing thingy didnt get burnt, is because they were made out of dragon scale sheddings.
Hold up
How did hiccup get the scales
They shed bruh
I thought Toothless failing the mating dance is because he watched all the other dragon species but has never seen Nightfurys do it, so he tried every dance to impress her 😂
You should watch the short film How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming, either now or in december since it's a christmas special.
Hmmmm I found it kinda meh, sort of just milked the series, made hiccup way dumber than he's supposed to be ¦`
@Dennis Panko Nooo it was sub par at best and the fact that the kids wanted to kill the dragons again...AGGHHH.
I'd recommend Gift of the Night Fury instead as it is just way better because you know it actually keeps the characters IN CHARACTER and is more emotional because the story makes sense and so, when the emotional moments play, you really feel them.
Well as in the HHTYD:HC, I was just mad at how out of character hiccup was and the kids wanting to kill dragons EVEN THOUGH THEY MET TOOTHLESS IN HTTYD:THW .(which this movie is supposed to take place after) Seriously, this movie must have been messed up by Loki because a lot of this movie doesn't work with the timeline.
@@mura_saki Agreed! What makes people actually like such a bad, or at least meh movie?
@@marveldreamworks5330 It kinda does a little, to be fair. See, HTTYD:HC takes place BEFORE Hiccup and Astrid take their kids to meet the dragons. That's why Toothless never actually sees Hiccup in Homecoming, so the ending of Hidden World still makes sense. I do understand the confusion, though as it is never explicitly stated in Homecoming when it takes place.
Man these movies are amazing. Some of the best i've ever seen. I don't think any Disney/Pixar movie has ever moved me to tears as much as these have.
The face Toothless makes when realizes "Hiccup?" then jumps on Hiccup, makes me wheep every time.
You know it is a special piece of fiction when you cry tears of joy and pain in equal verve. Welcome to the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy fandom my friend! I am beyond thrilled you were emotionally caught up in each film. :)
“Can he come over for Christmas at least?”
*Foreshadowing 100*
Watching every shorts and the whole tv series makes the secondary characters more fleshed-out, to follow their evolution, all of their adventures was so great so it broke me even more than I thought it could when I saw this movie in theaters ^^
And btw, by the time of the movie, Astrid and Hiccup have been engaged to 3 years, it's just that for the people that didn't watch the Netflix series they don't talk about the show to avoid confusion :)
I did not expect this right now, which makes it even more exciting *-*
I love this trilogy. Each movie is perfect by itself, but all together their amazing. Such good storytelling, and the voice acting is first rate. The animation is beautiful too. It has such a great look, from the characters, the creatures, the environments and the visual effects, oh and the music is perfect too.
The babies of Toothless and the Light Fury should be called Night Lights.
They are...
Light KNights
omg that's brilliant
Night Lights IS the official name for them. And their individual names are Dart, Pouncer, and Ruffrunner.
They are, they're my favourite dragon
I can never avoid tearing up when you get emotional and start crying, it's like yawning, it's contagious :D
I really appreciate the love you show for these movies. I really like them and it feels like they didn't get the spotlight they deserved.
I also appreciate you representing us criers. I didn't use to be like this but for a few years now I just break out crying so easily with emotional scenes in movies and shows.
Hiccup survived Toothless' lightning charge attack thingy was cuz of his armor.
And cause Toothless absorbed the lightning.
@The Bookdragon's Shelf Yep. Your answer is the exact answer. Each rider acquired their dragon's skin resistances and they're all fire resistant. Better than killing dragons for armor and materials, scales alone is the very valuable.
Their armor and Toothless’ new tail are made of dragon scales to make them strong and fireproof.
22:42 “That’s all I wanted but it’s making me *WEEP* ” IM SORRY I LAUGHED SO HARD
Nat, your reaction to Hiccup ordering the Light Fury to save Toothless over him gets me every time I watch it. Thanks for your amazing reactions for this incredible trilogy Nat, and thanks for making us fall in love with these movies all over again 💛
I had the exact same reaction you did. I saw this movie ONCE and it broke me emotionally. HTTYD is probably my favorite animated series of all time and I cry at every single movie EVERY TIME I watch them. These movies CRUSHED me
"This is what I wanted, but its making me weep"
You weep what you sow
the fact that broke me is that the way Hiccup lets go of Toothless at the end of the movie is the reverse of him first "taming" Toothless
Treasure Planet would be amazing, also check out Avatar: The Last Airbender(show) please.
Atlantis the lost empire as well. Those two movies are basically a duouble feature
Man some of those old animated movies just had something that the newest once don’t, maybe it’s just me but that’s just how I feel and I think HTTYD trilogy was some of the few recent once that I thought actually matched those animated movies.
Treasure planet was ok, but Avatar the last airbender is a reactors dream. I love it, she'll love it. So many great quotable lines that I wont spoil by quoting them HERE.
I've been checking out all sorts of shows for years, as character or animation studies, mostly. Plenty of them are hit and miss, but this series was something special. Infact, I even introduced it to my grandfather. Ever since the first movie, I've been sending him episodes of the show. Both tonight and last night, after finally finishing the series, we watched the last two movies together. Its been about a month since my grandmother passed, and I'd always kind of hoped that we'd get to sit her down and cap the series off for him, with her.
While going over the last season, I ended up watching the second movie a bit early on my own... and it was only days before... everything happened. In all honesty, it might have... helped prepare me for what was coming. Having finished the trilogy, I'd hope that it helps my grandfather, in much the same way. This was already one of those _gems_ I intended to collect and show my children one day, but recently, I'd say it became a lot more special than that.
Watch Wall-E without trying to cry, it’s impossible
She cries with every movie though xD
Oh god...Wall-E!
@@NatalieGoldReacts I feel like Coco would also wreck you! love the reactions though!
I think the world of Wall-E , but I’m not sure if I’ve ever cried while watching it.
@@elijahismyothername Don't forget Inside Out
18:44 The deadpan expression as she flicked the Kleenex out, I can't with the comedic timing 😂
This trilogy is fantastic. I'll admit I felt my eyes water a few times in this film. Dang it, I gotta go watch it again
There are very few movie trilogies that manage to start off as perfect as the 1st film was and get better for the 2nd and even more amazing for the 3rd. That's rare. These movies are pure gold. Story, animation, everything. Anyone who doesn't get wrecked emotionally by Hiccup telling her to save Toothless isn't human.
I kinda forgot about this series but I introduced it to my 8 year old daughter soon after you reacted to the first movie. Now the trilogy is among her "watch it over and over" list
This franchise is one of my favourites. The story is so beautiful and heart warming. You can bet, that I, a grown ass adult, wept in a theatre full of children when I saw this movie for the first time. Who am I kidding, I cry every single time.
This is my favorite trilogy. The message really reaches your soul and makes you mature respect to the topics that are discussed. Simply beautiful 🤧
I watched all three of these movies when I was more or less the same age as Hiccup. I gotta say, that experience was something else. I was a teenager 2010, I watched the second movie 5 years after the first, and when I sat in the theaters for the third film I had the same beard as he had in the epilogue...
It's surreal to see a character you love grow up with you.
Even though you are unlikely to see this, please react to "The Prince Of Egypt" someday! It's another hidden gem from DreamWorks with classic 2D animation and killer soundtrack.
Indeed! The music is some of the best there is IMO
That is a really good movie, I love the music. The only thing that’s stopping me from enjoying it fully is knowing how messed up the story becomes after the movie ends.
Oh I was RAISED on that movie! What a beautiful scoreeeee
@@NatalieGoldReacts Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire is probably the most underrated movie they have if you haven't seen it yet
@@NatalieGoldReacts good! :)
I love this movie so much. Because it just, shows a co-dependent relationship become an inter-dependent one. And you don’t, you don’t see that too often in media.
"I've never cried so hard in an animated movie"
Obviously she hasn't seen Grave of the Fireflies. XD
Oh god...
Oh wow. Yeah, I actually recommended that she wait that with her Fiance Tyler. I think she said he likes movies with that type of mood, but hes not a fan of animation. that movie is perfect for someone liek that .
Lets not put her through that... 😬
@@simon2344000 Not at all. That film is BRUTAL.
Light Furies aren’t all female. They’re a sub-species all on their own, both male and female. Same with Night Furies. You can see other Light Furies at key moments in the hidden world scene.
You should watch the christmas special "homecoming", that's amazing
It’s is I saw people in the comments say it’s bad but in my opinion it’s rlly good
Same with rtte
Dude I cried looking at you crying wtf! It feels so wonderful to hear people appreciating animated movies! (I'm an animator). It just warms me up to see that others feel the same way as me!
Watch the Christmas special Homecoming, it shows more of Hiccup’s and Toothless’ kids.
Other stuff includes a TV series and other specials including the Bone Knapper and Gift of the Night Fury which also a Christmas special.
I agree, especially Homecoming.
I feel that it fits in before the final scene best, but also works as a follow up
This trilogy is everything and has every emoción possible. Not everyone is able to make a trilogy so perfect and that makes sense from beginning to end.
I cry everytime in all the movies so as you did.
Loved your reaction to this trilogy and lots of love from one Nathalie to another♡
I just watched all of your reactions to this trilogy in the past hour and I loved all of them. Your reactions are pretty much how I reacted the first time. I am so glad you watched these movies and can be included in the (too short) list of people who really love and appreciate these movies. You have another subscriber now.
The poison/vemon works in levels of dosage; too much knocks them out, enough makes them docile. And Toothless is immune to fire and electricity; this was stated in the first movie and was even the title for Night Furies: "The Unholy Offspring of Fire and Lightning Itself".
Also, its funny you said "come home for Christmas", because there is a short that has them all (sort of) having Viking Christmas together (its really not worth seeing). But there is a sequel short (about 20 minutes long) called HTTYD: Homecoming that's worth seeing; it's really cute.
I still love coming back to your reactions to this trilogy, remembering your words that I completely agree with: "This trilogy was so special and perfect in my mind. It is all the way up here at the S tier. I adored it. I think it is perfect. Everything about it."
What can I add...How To Train Your Dragon is a crowning achievement in animated cinema, and next to Lord Of The Rings, the unmatched cinematic masterpiece.
It’s really beautiful how hiccup put his hand on toothless’s forehead to say goodbye just the way they bonded in the first movie
Imagine cleaning all the dragon waste from Burk. It must be a big, smelly job.
The villain in this one is a picture of what Hiccup might have turned into had he killed Toothless in the first film
Yeah remember the first movie hiccup red "night fury: the unholy offspring of *lighting* and death himself" and now toothless can go invisible with lighting
I so totally understand you.
I had decided to watch this movie in the cinemas, alone, and at the end I just sat there, everyone was leaving the hall and I just sat there, till the end of the credits, crying, just being like: "I love them! I love them so much! I just need something more, this can't be the end...."
Thanos: “feel good movie?” (Prepares the waterworks) “You should choose your words more carefully.”
I love how she watches a heartwarming animated film and spends the whole time screaming and crying!! Brilliant!!
I would HIGHLY recommend the film “Your Name”, a Japanese animated film from 2016. I think it’s another film which you might not have come across or watched before but would absolutely love!
Keep up the awesome work Nat! 🙂
Oh my God, YES! Your Name is *amazing*
I'm sure someone else mentioned it. But when hiccup and toothless separate it is the reverse of when they met, hiccup's and was the last thing to leave toothless' head.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this but I HIGHLY recommend watching the series on Netflix. It explains the five years between the first and second movie. New characters, awesome dragons and so many more things I think you’d like 💓
If you remember, Hiccup wears armor made from Toothless his scales. So he's fine in the lightning blast since Toothless is as well.
The Deathgripper poisen has a different effect depending on how much poisen you use. small amount : knocking out , medium amount: mind controll , big amount : death
Grimmel is basically what Hiccup would eventually become if he dared to kill Toothless at the beginning of the first movie.
Me remembering what I felt like at the end of this movie; "Oh this will be interesting". I figure it might be interesting to note as well, that a really interesting thing about this franchise is them aging up the characters, so those of us that were the perfect age when the first came out, effectively were the same age as the characters for both sequels, very few franchises (specifically animated) do this, so it was a nice touch as well.
OMG, I LOVE THIS MOVIE! MY FAVOURITE FRANCHISE!!! I love how Hiccup and Toothless reunited! That was the best!(I wish One Direction would reunite like that!)
What I like is the follow through with Astrid and Hiccup. Not often you get an animated franchise where they follow through on the relationships. It always ends with the maybe they got together, or maybe ends on a kiss or something. This one followed their relationship all the way through.
I'm 20 years old, and even when I'm 60, I will still remember all these great animated movies by pixar, disney, dreamworks, etc😊. I will watch them again with my kids one day.
I mentioned this last time but definitely check out 'Your name' (AKA 'Kimi no na wa') It's a different style of film but its one you'd definitely enjoy.
I love this movie
The crying and wailing is EXACTLY what we all went through ourselves, woop for shared suffering! Great reaction to all 3 films, loved it!
You missed the Alpha with the broken tusk from movie 2 down in the Hidden World among the huge crowd of dragons Nat.
Woah, I didn't see that either, that's cool! 😃
My 4 year old and I just watched this with you for the first time. In the middle of the second one I immediately stopped to see if I could find it on one of the streaming services I have and couldn't find it so we Throughly enjoyed this we laugh we both cried happy tears and sad tears....This was soooo Good. The best animated trilogy I have ever seen. I really liked ALL these movies. Ugh!!!!!!!
I too would not have watch any of these movies without seeing it on here.
Lyrics: "Oooh, I see. Oooh, I'm gonna cry. Oooh, this is so sad. OOOOH!"
If by feel good you mean sobbing about the passage of time and how inevitably you must move on and say goodbye, and you can’t do anything about it.
“I’ve never cried this much to an animated movie before”
Me: Same! I bawled my eyes out. Ugly crying on a whole new level. 😅
19:55 OMG IM WHEEZING AT THE SLOW FREAK OUT/REALIZATION
Seeing you discover the joy of the series was so much fun! I'm glad you enjoyed them. I would highly recommend Rise of the Guardians if you haven't seen that one yet. It is a supremely underrated dreamworks film and a beautiful film to watch.
My 6 Yr old daughter is a dragon addict, loves these films, we have all the toys, small plastic to large stuffed. When we watched this film together we both hugged and cried, my poor baby was so distressed at having to let toothless go. It was difficult to explain it to her the reason why. Love all your reactions, but this one the most so far. X
This was such an amazing reaction to such a beautiful movie ❤️ One of the reasons this is such a great trilogy is because it was planned to be from the beginning. They had one whole story which they split into three amazing parts, rather than adding on movies just for a cash grab.
The last 3 minutes are just a sobbing laughing rollercoaster. Absolutely wonderful. I love your videos so much
Natalie: “I’ve never cried this much during an animated movie before?!”
Po: hold my Dragon Scroll
I love the Kung Fu panda movies, but I must admit I didn't find anything in them particularly sad. They were just funny and action packed stories with great animation
when i tell you i have not emotionally recovered after seeing this movie two years ago, i mean my heart is still shattered.