Dragons 2 is an absolute masterpiece of animation

The 2nd part of the Dean DeBlois saga for Dreamworks is a success.

Next year we will discover the live action remake of Dragonswhich was filmed this year. In the meantime, 6ter is taking advantage of the school holidays to rebroadcast the second part of the animated trilogy this Sunday evening. A masterpiece that dazzled First during its presentation at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014:

Dragons: The friendship between Toothless and Hiccup in three cute scenes

On the third day of Cannes, we finally had a masterpiece. A real one. Dragons 2also presented in Annecy and finally in theaters, made everyone agree. And on the mat. The last time we cried in front of a cartoon, it was in front of Up there. In Cannes, precisely. Good. Let's be honest: we didn't really complain in front of Dragons 2but it was borderline and our neighbor was drying her tears and blowing her nose into her sleeve throughout the film. We understand it: in terms of emotion and spectacle the film of Dean DeBlois arises there. In terms of visual splendor too. We move from Miyazakian lurches (the appearance of the mother, incredible, the suspensions in the clouds or the nest of Dragons which evokes as much Mononoke thatAvatar) to the Viking epic worthy of Richard Fleisher. The beauty of the animation here is matched only by the audacity of a story which constantly flirts with the mythological, the psychological subtext and always surprises with mind-blowing choices (please thank us for not spoiling anything). We could cite dozens of crazy visions. The hero who maps the world on portolans before understanding that he must first know himself to tame the universe. The aerial rides, moments of gliding which consolidate the friendship between Hiccup and Toothless, or this beautiful idea of ​​twinning between humans and their mounts, gradually becoming an incarnation of the characters' superego.

Dean DeBlois: “Dragons 2 is our Empire Strikes Back”

The craziest thing about this story is that Dreamworks managed to keep the promises of the first Dragonsan industrial accident (in the good sense of the word) which made it clear that the studio could also soar to heights of poetry and subtlety that at the time we thought were reserved for Pixar. Using the pretext of the reunion between Harold and his mother who had been missing for 20 years, Dragons 2 reveals an even wilder aptitude for adventure. Each shot embraces the visual gigantism of a world where leviathans, dragons and furious warriors intersect. But in the middle of the games on scales, on speed and fluidity, in the heart of a shimmering intoxication and a tumultuous universe, DeBlois succeeds in infusing a Freudian melodrama. A dream of cinema for the general public, generous, modest and moving which tackles themes such as inheritance, the transition to adulthood (with blood to be shed) and transmission. In the journey of this kid who becomes king and must assume his responsibilities, it is not impossible to see an industrial metaphor. The end of an era (that of the big boss and co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg ?) and the transition to act 2 of a studio which opens up to new horizons. The bar is high. Remembering that at Dreamworks too, the sky can be the limit.
Gaël Golhen

Dragons 2, by Dean DeBlois, returns this evening on France 4. Trailer: