A scene from How to Train Your Dragon
Two young people take flight on a dragon, just like in Avatar , but the trip is longer and way swoopier. Ancient warriors strut their testosterone in approved Beowulf or 300 fashion. A kid befriends an otherworldly creature a flame-spuming update of the alien from E.T. and tries to hide him from adults. It's a foolproof scheme for picture making: take the plot elements of favorite movies, paint the concoction with bright colors so it looks like the zazziest customized car, set it running at NASCAR speed then add 3-D and you have How to Train Your Dragon ,...
