Topic > Literary Analysis of the Elements of a Story in the Film

The film "How To Train Your Dragon" contains many static characters and only a few dynamic characters. The young Vikings in training, as well as their teacher: Fishlegs, Longnose, Gobber, Tuffnut and Ruffnut, are all consistent in their behavior and morals throughout the film. This is what makes them static characters. Additionally, the mother dragon that Hiccup, Astrid, and Toothless find in a cave is a static character because she is the antagonist of the film and never changes until she dies. There were four dynamic characters in “How to Train Your Dragon.” They are: Hiccup, Astrid, Stoick and Toothless. Dynamic characters are people, or in this case, people and dragons, who change due to the experiences they are forced to overcome. The character our group has chosen to examine is the ferocious and ruthless Night Fury who transforms into a cat-like pet: Toothless. At the beginning of the film, when Hiccup captures Night Fury in a net, he is an intimidating, ferocious character, and the mythical dragon that no Viking wants anything to do with. In Hiccup's book, it is said that if you see a Night Fury, you must run and hide, or die. As the story progresses and the plot thickens, Hiccup takes care of the dragon's injured tail, feeds it and names it Toothless. The Night Fury gradually becomes more and more friendly and welcoming towards Hiccup and they develop a friendship. At the end of the film, after Toothless and Hiccup defeat the giant mother of all dragons, Toothless is the friendliest dragon in the village and Hiccup is his best friend. There are four types of conflict that are shown in the film. How to train your dragon'. They are: Person versus Society, Person versus Person, Person versus Nature and Person... at the center of the sheet... d of the conflict. Hiccup eternally struggles to be a non-killer Viking because he wants to slay dragons and makes his father Stoick proud; but he cannot bear killing or wounding dragons. Another Person vs. Person conflict is Astrid vs. Astrid. She wants to be a warrior, but fails to exceed her expectations because she is always exposed by Hiccup. Once again, both of these conflicts are resolved after the immense battle between the dragon and the Vikings because Atrid becomes a warrior and Stoick becomes a proud father. How To Train Your Dragon is a film about a boy named Hiccup who questions the morals of not only society, but also his own father. The film documents his evolution, as well as Toothless's transition from ferocious beast to friendly pet. It also shows conflicts of all kinds between characters, nature and society.