How VIKING is How To Train Your Dragon? (You may be surprised!)

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  • čas přidán 13. 04. 2022
  • Well, you asked me to. You asked me to do a nitpick video about How To Train Your Dragon, the beloved DreamWorks franchise based on the beloved books by Cressida Cowell.
    I did it. It hurt me. And now you get to see the results! How accurate and authentic are Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid and the rest of the Hairy Hooligan tribe of Berk? Are they really Vikings? Or are they something completely different?
    Join me and see what it means to be a Viking! Or a... dragon rider... or something. I dunno. Just enjoy the video!
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Komentáře • 310

  • @meepitydoodle
    @meepitydoodle Před 2 lety +246

    ugh i LOVE httyd so much! They're just a bunch of silly stupid (affectionate) vikings messing around with clever dragons and i am _here_ for it

  • @PlasticBuddha88
    @PlasticBuddha88 Před 2 lety +76

    “This is Berk. It's twelve days north of Hopeless and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. It's located solidly on the Meridian of Misery. My village. In a word, sturdy. It's been here for seven generations, but every single building is new. We've got hunting, fishing, and a charming view of the sunsets…”

    • @PlasticBuddha88
      @PlasticBuddha88 Před 2 lety +5

      This really is the comment that keeps on giving. I totally forgot I did it, but every time it pops up I get a little chuckle.

    • @youio9063
      @youio9063 Před 9 měsíci

      HEHEHH

  • @ezrafaulk3076
    @ezrafaulk3076 Před 2 lety +115

    Having studied Norse culture and mythology as a pastime, I was *surprised* at just how many things I saw they got *right* about Norse culture in How to Train Your Dragon without even *trying* (because it's obvious they *weren't* trying to be accurate); like you said, it's *definitely way* more accurate than the *shit Horriwood* shits out.
    *Another* thing they got right without even trying is the Norse attitude towards those in positions of *power* ; in Viking Age Scandinavia, leaders like Gothic (village chieftains), Jarls, and even *kings* had to *earn* their people's respect, and their position *didn't* protect them from the consequences of their actions. If they committed a horrible crime, they could even be made to serve as a *thrall* , or even *killed* for it. And they held that attitude even towards *foreign* leaders. One man even wrote of an incident in which a Frankish king demanded the Danes show their respect for him by kissing his foot; the King had done *nothing* to *earn* the Dane's respect, so most of them just *refused* to do so. *One* did, but in a *mocking* way by, instead of *kneeling* to do so, *lifting* the King's foot up to his face and *dangling* the king upsidedown to do it. All because leaders *weren't* seen as some higher being, but as the fellow humans they *were* ; so it's 100% *right* that the other characters address Stoic and Hiccup as *piers* , and that Hiccup has to *earn* the other Berkians' respect even though he's the chief's son.

  • @dee-annegordon5959
    @dee-annegordon5959 Před 2 lety +167

    It's official, if you want historically accurate watch cartoons.
    Which suits me just fine, since I'm more likely to watch this then any of those other shows/movies anyway.

    • @jirup
      @jirup Před 2 lety +17

      Or The Muppets, there is some glorious costuming there too.

    • @rollothewalker5535
      @rollothewalker5535 Před 2 lety

      Check out Prince Vladimir. It's a russian children's movie that's about as historically accurate as possible.

    • @Ellebeeby
      @Ellebeeby Před 2 lety +2

      @@i.b.640 Vinland Saga is excellent!

    • @Vulcano7965
      @Vulcano7965 Před rokem

      aged pretty well with Vinland Saga continuing this tradition :D

  • @Luanna801
    @Luanna801 Před 2 lety +151

    PS- "The only thing that would make it better was if all the dragons were red", lmao. Loved that.

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter Před 2 lety +2

      They were probably worried about the dragons all looking too much like Smaug.

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean Před 2 lety +1

      Hookfang is red... sort of...

    • @CoedtwrchWild
      @CoedtwrchWild Před rokem

      Me too!
      &/but there *are* other coloured dragons in Welsh mythos; gold for instance & black.
      Though, obviously red is best ❤

  • @fauxmarmorer9544
    @fauxmarmorer9544 Před 2 lety +75

    I think it is truly wonderful how this franchise is a better representation of vikings (all be it cartoony and very fantasy) than a lot of media

  • @KarelPKerezman
    @KarelPKerezman Před 2 lety +52

    I adore the main sequence of movies, and one of the little things they did that just put me at ease so quickly in the 2nd was they didn't do a reset of Hiccup & Astrid's relationship. Sequels always want to break up the couple that got together the last time so they can, ugh, not have to do the work of writing about an /established/ relationship and how /that/ can grow and change. Just, so much good stuff in those films, so much heart and joy.

    • @jaycarr5906
      @jaycarr5906 Před rokem

      The show ironed out a lot of their problems and dramas so it would have been so weird to see them have that happen in the sequels

  • @Loweene_Ancalimon
    @Loweene_Ancalimon Před 2 lety +41

    6:45 I don't know if those are meant to be oval brooches, because in the first movie, Stoic gifts Hiccup a helmet, saying it's half of his mother's breastplate/armour, and that his helmet is the other half. I think in that wide shot of the villagers it's one more play on this Wagner Valkyrie trope of boob helmets, to further reinforce the overall black leather and furry shoulders aesthetic

  • @timmadison5410
    @timmadison5410 Před 2 lety +17

    It hadn't really occurred to me until your video, but HtTYD is a life-affirming series of stories and that's rarely what historical drama, particularly about the Medieval period, is about. It's almost always about survival and the struggle for power in a world that wants to grind you into the mud.

  • @anska7475
    @anska7475 Před 2 lety +34

    I‘d wager that the How to train your Dragon crew looked at artifacts as well as pop-culture-vikings and then made fun caricatures based on those, while the Vikings/LastKingdom crews were mostly interested in conveying „grim realism“ and that the „dark ages“ were indeed dark and dirty and had very sad vegetation (I never noticed before how sad their plants look, poor plants). Which is why the latter look most of all like modern day war zone footage - especially the Last Kingdom where a documentary style camera and clipped dialogues add to the effect.

    • @DoiInthanon1897
      @DoiInthanon1897 Před 2 lety +1

      Never before have I seen word “wager” used in speech or text, save The Lord of the Rings.

    • @francofernandes2006
      @francofernandes2006 Před rokem

      Yeah, TLK is a good show, but it sadly falls into the same old problem of treating Medieval people as brute troglodytes with cartoonishly evil societies. It's unfortunate, because the Escandinavians were very interesting peoples, with rich cultures and noble history. But no, we have to be gritty and dark to appeal to cynical modern audiences.

  • @LooneyLolita
    @LooneyLolita Před 2 lety +46

    I absolutely love httyd! It’s one of my favorite franchises ever despite the in-accurateness and I loved the “Syke! Let’s be wholesome”.
    Also now you mentioned the houses in Berk, could you make a video about the houses and villages generally in the Viking age? Like how they where built/decorated and differences of the common and higher ups?

    • @juadonna
      @juadonna Před 2 lety +1

      I, too, would enjoy that!

    • @beth12svist
      @beth12svist Před 2 lety +3

      Thirding that! These takedowns of popular culture are fun, and I'm sure they bring you the most viewership, but I loved your guides to authentic stuff. :-)

    • @GaraksApprentice
      @GaraksApprentice Před 2 lety +1

      Yessssss I would love to see Jimmy talk about Viking village stuff!

  • @chrisball3778
    @chrisball3778 Před 2 lety +45

    HTTYD was after my time growing up, but have been lucky enough to get to enjoy it with my son. The films are VERY different from the books, both in tone and in the details, but they manage to be their own, (almost) equally charming thing, proving that sometimes loose adaptions of books can be just as good as close ones. It's a shame that Big-Boobied Bertha, chief of the Bog Burglars never made it to the screen, and that Toothless no longer uses helmets in his own... unique... way.

    • @DoiInthanon1897
      @DoiInthanon1897 Před 2 lety +1

      I’d like some elaboration on your last statement, please. This intrigues me.

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean Před rokem +1

      That to me is what made The How To Train Your Dragon movies so great, rather than be an adaptation of the books they just decided for it to be its own thing while still keeping the heart and soul of the original story.

    • @Thelmageddon
      @Thelmageddon Před 5 měsíci

      ​@DoiInthanon1897 Didn't Toothless poo in helmets if he was unhappy...?
      It's been a while since I read them.

    • @chrisball3778
      @chrisball3778 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@Thelmageddon Yes. He loves pooing in helmets in the books. Your memory is better than you remember.

  • @catherinerw1
    @catherinerw1 Před 2 lety +11

    What love for a set of characters!
    What next... the riders of Rohan and their inspirations? Whether the film interpretation or the Tolkien sketch...

  • @SarahGreen523
    @SarahGreen523 Před 2 lety +20

    HTTYD is probably my favorite 'Viking' movie, for all the reasons you stated. Plus Toothless looks like my cat (who is a Night Fury, don't argue with me).

    • @bridgetthewench
      @bridgetthewench Před 2 lety +6

      I also have a cat who resembles Toothless! It's quite fun living with a tiny dragon.

    • @CiriliaRose
      @CiriliaRose Před 2 lety +6

      The animators studied cats while designing Toothless! I have my house house dragon who is incidentally also missing quite a few teeth 😸

    • @beth7935
      @beth7935 Před 2 lety +4

      @@CiriliaRose Yes! I read that too, & I thought it was brilliant cos when I had my gorgeous black cat, who also had beautiful green eyes, my friend used to hold her ears flat & say to his HTTYD-loving kid, "look, it's Toothless!"

    • @persiswynter6357
      @persiswynter6357 Před 2 lety +3

      Me too! I actually started crying because Toothless reminded me of my black cat that was gone.

    • @beth7935
      @beth7935 Před 2 lety +3

      @@persiswynter6357 Much sympathy 🌈 I was sad remembering my black kitty too.

  • @canucknancy4257
    @canucknancy4257 Před 2 lety +29

    Such fun books/movies. I have a black cat that, when curled up in a ball with just his green eyes showing, looks wonderfully like my own little Toothless. Thanks for the look at the wonderful world they created.

    • @beth7935
      @beth7935 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes! I actually read that Toothless was based on a black cat, & I thought it was brilliant cos when I had my gorgeous black cat, who also had beautiful green eyes, my friend used to hold her ears flat & say to his HTTYD-loving kid, "look, it's Toothless!"

  • @Liselledeiane
    @Liselledeiane Před 2 lety +12

    Maybe Berk’s sister civilization in Wales has super special red dragons.

    • @TheWelshViking
      @TheWelshViking  Před 2 lety +11

      Yes, I think it probably does!

    • @Thelmageddon
      @Thelmageddon Před 5 měsíci

      ​@TheWelshViking
      Jimmy, I have two golden words for you - AUDIO BOOKS 💚
      David Tennant reads them, and does a GENIUS job. They are an absolute fucking delight!!
      And you may be overjoyed / horrified to learn that the Bog Burglar tribe are given Welsh accents.
      Please check them out, they are utterly glorious.

    • @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810
      @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 Před 2 měsíci

      And let's not forget everything must have a dragon on it, that includes tooth brushes

  • @tetchedistress
    @tetchedistress Před 2 lety +12

    Jimmy, thank you. As an old lady, I am working very hard to not squee in fan girl joy. Thank you again.

  • @katjack2780
    @katjack2780 Před 2 lety +7

    Re: your point about the most underrated film can be more true to a period than a "serious" one. I always felt that Monty Python and the Holy Grail was spot on with the medieval world. One of my favorite parts is John Cleese as the Norman knight hurling abuse at King Arthur. "I'm French. Why do you think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king?" And there are just too many other good bits to mention. Everyone one has their favorite scene.

  • @lenabreijer1311
    @lenabreijer1311 Před 2 lety +16

    I hate all the dirty grey history movies. If you look are folk architecture and home design it is always bright and colourful. Basing your peasants on Victorian urban poverty is totally wrong. In most peasant societies there was not much to do in the winter except decorate stuff and pray to survive to spring.

    • @lindastrout695
      @lindastrout695 Před 2 lety

      Heck, even the victorians liked color! Go watch Abby Cox discuss the costume in Muppet Christmas Carol: czcams.com/video/9O_mL1X4UMI/video.html

  • @elizabethclaiborne6461
    @elizabethclaiborne6461 Před 2 lety +14

    Toothless is a black cat. I recently adopted one, then watched the movie again… yellow cat eyes, cat movements, giving your person a gross dead half eaten lizard/ fish to show affection… very interesting idea to base dragons on cats. Battle Cats!
    Black cats look different cause those yellow green eyes pop out against the black. They seem to emote.

    • @skylachiaramitaro4006
      @skylachiaramitaro4006 Před 2 lety +6

      I’m not sure if this is true but supposedly the creators got the idea of dragons chasing light reflections from one of their pet cats.

    • @Eloraurora
      @Eloraurora Před 2 lety +6

      @@skylachiaramitaro4006 Laser pointers, but make it dragon?

    • @skylachiaramitaro4006
      @skylachiaramitaro4006 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Eloraurora yes

    • @Amy_the_Lizard
      @Amy_the_Lizard Před 2 lety +3

      @@skylachiaramitaro4006 For what it's worth, some lizards will chase laser pointers too. Others just look at you like you're an idiot for thinking that they'd waste energy chasing what is obviously just light...

  • @fannyduvillage
    @fannyduvillage Před 2 lety +21

    Oh, thank you. I loved the audiobooks, it was so much fun listening to David Tennant bringing all these characters to life. And I enjoyed Cressida Crowells choice of names for her characters as well.

    • @Loweene_Ancalimon
      @Loweene_Ancalimon Před 2 lety +3

      Tennant read them ?! I was never too interested in reading the books, and I can't really do audiobooks because they don't keep me busy enough, but if it's Tennant doing voices, I might give it a try!

    • @fannyduvillage
      @fannyduvillage Před 2 lety +4

      @@Loweene_Ancalimon I found the audiobooks more enjoyable than the films (story and characters slightly different) and while listening I could knit, sew and even clean the house 😁

    • @fannyduvillage
      @fannyduvillage Před 2 lety +1

      @Amy Holland yes the wizards of once are great to...

  • @melima_
    @melima_ Před 2 lety +21

    DID YOU READ MY MIND??? I was watching it recently and having a blast and thought to myself WWJS (what would Jimmy say)? 😂

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean Před rokem

      I honestly did think Jimmy wouldn't rip these movies apart like he does shows like Vikings because HTTYD isn't show on the "History" channel showing people in what is supposed to be the Viking age, it's just trying to be a fun story that gives people a good time.

    • @knightmareza9478
      @knightmareza9478 Před rokem

      My theory on it is that a lot of these smaller christian movies are mostly done by people who lack experience or skill. They feel a calling or drive for it that isn't born out of interest or love for the medium but a feeling of spiritual obligation. So you end up with usually under qualified people with so much conviction in their message that they turn a blind eye to quality issues or are just so convinced of their beliefs that they dont even realize how short the story falls that you end up with this trash. Likewise you get a mob of people supporting it and buying it out of a feeling of moral obligation rather than it actually being good.
      When i was younger there were several of these kinds of films being pushed by our pastor and they were cringe as hell even to child me. But saying anything against them got you a disapproving stare from adults because its "christian" therefore disliking it was "unchristian"
      And as for anecdotal proof of how rabid the christian consumer base is for anything christian brand, there is a guy in my street who makes a living by writing bible verses on rocks he picks up on the road side and selling them to people. He's been doing this for years and people are still buying them. How many bible rocks do you need!? Seriously!

  • @FlybyStardancer
    @FlybyStardancer Před 2 lety +67

    I love HTTYD (though I’ve only seen the first two movies), but I never expected anything about it to be authentic! It’s like expecting medieval authenticity from Lord of the Rings. I’m glad that there are parts of it that work though!

    • @annabobanaasmr8411
      @annabobanaasmr8411 Před 2 lety +5

      Very well put! Though the third movie was kinda ridiculous with some of their designs.

    • @CrystalGoddess90
      @CrystalGoddess90 Před 2 lety +1

      The first two movies, along with the TV shows, are the absolute best! The third movie is not very good. (Unpopular opinion.) That movie changed canon completely and it was nonsense.

    • @CollinMcLean
      @CollinMcLean Před rokem

      Honestly? Lord of the Rings does a good job on that front. The weapons and armor all look functional, the clothes look comfortable and well made with nice colors to them, even the Orcs of Mordor have decent looking armor and weapons that I feel I could rely on in an actual medieval battlefield. And the men of Gondor and the Riders of Rohan have armor and weapons that if I went out into a medieval battlefield in them I would feel very well protected and equipped while still being reasonably comfortable.

  • @phoenixkingtheo
    @phoenixkingtheo Před 2 lety +13

    Absolutely love these movies. At the reunion at the end of the 3rd movie, was one of the only times I’ve cried in theaters. The score for these movies are some of the best

  • @michaelabeijer675
    @michaelabeijer675 Před 2 lety +5

    Dang! Now I have to crochet you a Toothless and I promised myself to lay off the crocheting for a bit!

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 Před 2 lety +3

      Oooooo ! WANT!!!!

    • @nessus47
      @nessus47 Před 2 lety +2

      That sounds so amazing, I am sure he would love it!.

  • @beyondallmeasure
    @beyondallmeasure Před 2 lety +3

    One of the phrases you say in Welsh at the end is always captioned by CZcams as "I'm a minnow." And it just makes me laugh each time. 🤣

  • @juia7336
    @juia7336 Před 2 lety +16

    Ah! I just watched HTTYD (for the first time) a week or so ago, and I saw this and went ... what strangely fantastic timing, but I'm afraid to watch bc the film was so lovely! Which obviously doesn't preclude it from potentially getting everything wrong, but, I was rather nervous abt seeing it torn to shreds.
    Its about the care put into it, I think - even in a heavily stylised way, they did their best with the elements that weren't designed specifically to invoke popular media Vikings! And I do always love when that effort is made.
    Thanks for the video as ever!

  • @derkazar7145
    @derkazar7145 Před 2 lety +4

    Very interesting that their values are actually more accurate than the props, like the clothing. I'd imagine the skin-showing-out-bits would not be very helpful in winter. :D However, I think it's really cool how creative they were to make the gear make sense in itself, the functionality regarding dragon riding is clever. Just like Hiccup. :)
    Also thanks for not tearing HTTYD apart, as many "experts" would do on the matter, failing to see, however, that HTTYD was never meant to be an accurate representation of a specific viking subculture. As you said yourself. :p

  • @Luanna801
    @Luanna801 Před 2 lety +11

    You did the thing!! I remember commenting on one of your past videos that it would be fun to see you do this, but I didn't think you actually would! And I'm so glad you didn't just tear it apart (lbr, the movies clearly aren't about trying to be accurate) and actually talked about the surprising things they got right! Also cool that you've read the books and referenced them as well.
    7:01 is such a great point and so true, unfortunately. Everything just being gray and grimy is such a tired stereotype.

  • @beagleissleeping5359
    @beagleissleeping5359 Před 2 lety +2

    A customer came in the other day with a binder that had a red dragon on it. I thought, "Oh! Renaissance group?" Then I realized it was actually the Welsh flag. Local history tells of some Welsh immigrants from Cardiganshire starting in 1818.

  • @ceilidhdancer28
    @ceilidhdancer28 Před 2 lety +4

    Diolch yn fawr iawn!!!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😍😍😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
    THAT WAS THE BEST AND SO WORTH THE WAIT!!! ❤❤❤❤⚔️🛡⚔️🛡⚔️
    Now I want to go dance to the soundtrack!! 🎉🎉
    Thank you again Jimmy 😊❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @katharinedonnelly8343
    @katharinedonnelly8343 Před 2 lety +4

    I’m convinced that I have Toothless in cat form- an all black ball of goofy-but-fierce energy with the big green eyes! Anyway, now I know what I’m reading next!

  • @chaoscraft7747
    @chaoscraft7747 Před 2 lety +3

    this should have been put out on April 1 because of the start 😅
    but I hope someone memes the bit with "silly cartoon vikings does a better job of representing viking age than big budget films!" because it's true!

  • @cloudrider7386
    @cloudrider7386 Před 2 lety +4

    The score on the other hand goes all out with cultural influence. Pretty much only a few themes are norse inspired. Not to mention the many instruments used from around the world. Mainly Irish and Celtic to give some warmth to the scenes where needed. Though of course there were many more obscure instruments from bulgaria, ukraine, india. Even some of the harmonies were Middle Eastern.

  • @tiffanytomasino335
    @tiffanytomasino335 Před 2 lety +5

    I Love HTTYD! Thank you for sharing, I hadn’t actually thought to question how much of it was accurately Viking before.

  • @theannechann642
    @theannechann642 Před 2 lety +18

    I love httyd very much. It’s such a good franchise. This is a really cool video explaining what they got right!

  • @alannatherson7721
    @alannatherson7721 Před 2 lety +5

    YESS!! I've wanted this for so long!

  • @oldoneeye7516
    @oldoneeye7516 Před 2 lety +2

    When I watched the first movie in cinemas, i loved it not only for the movie, but also for the language. All adult Vikings spoke a cartoonish version of a Frisian accent, probably barely understandable for people from south Germany but so very fitting! Vikings are seafarer so give them the accent of people from the coast - perfect!
    Details like this show the love people often put into animated movies: every little thing has to be right to fill those little drawn pictures with life.
    Can you do a vid about my favourite Viking show Vicky the Viking, too? ;)

  • @aneiasl
    @aneiasl Před 2 lety +3

    I absolutely LOVE these movies and shows! I always enjoy watching them with my kids

  • @iainpearce6379
    @iainpearce6379 Před 2 lety +4

    I've never seen these films,,,,,,but I shall endeavour to change that very soon thanks for another great vid jimmy and isn't it strange,,,the one thing viking films always seem to get right is the ships?? Even the 13th warrior (my guilty pleasure film) had a fantastic set of longships

  • @arabellalivesey9056
    @arabellalivesey9056 Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely adore your channel as a fellow student of history! I was wondering if you'd ever be interested in examining the portrayal of Skellige from The Witcher 3 as a 'culture' that is clearly based on a mix of Norse and Celtic cultures. They have horned helmets but they also have tortoise brooches and apron dresses with beads too!

  • @wendynordstrom3487
    @wendynordstrom3487 Před 2 lety +1

    You just made me a very happy camper! I too love HTTYD and this was just adorable! Thanks, Jimmy!

  • @dees3179
    @dees3179 Před 2 lety +13

    Could you do an analysis of other book series? I would love Susan Coopers the dark is rising sequence, and also Lloyd Alexander’s chronicalls of Prydain. Both have a heavy Welsh and mythological focus and it would be great to know what the authors invented verses borrowed. But don’t watch the film of dark is rising, it’s heinous.

    • @fionaellem4379
      @fionaellem4379 Před 2 lety +3

      Can I second both these series? Especially the Chronicles of Prydain - Gwystal of the Fair Folk is a delight! I know they’re based off the Tylwyth Teg ( sorry for the spelling!), and that many characters are from the Mabinogion, but that’s about it.

    • @helenlayley
      @helenlayley Před 2 lety +2

      l have never screamed at a film, and felt as violated by a film, as l did TDIR - argghh!

    • @dees3179
      @dees3179 Před 2 lety +3

      @@helenlayley yes! I couldn't actually believe how you could take a decent budget and really good actors and still get it so utterly wrong. I can't even bring myself to do a rewatch to be able to comment exactly why. It was all too traumatic. There was such delicacy in the text, so well handled when all the things start happening in with utter normality that all things to do with the dark were appropriately impactful. Loved the books so much.

  • @DderwenWyllt
    @DderwenWyllt Před 2 lety +9

    Red dragons are more historically accurate, and obviously anything red is automatically faster because they are red

    • @nessus47
      @nessus47 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, it is known as Go Fasta red :).

  • @b-beale1931
    @b-beale1931 Před 2 lety +1

    I love you have done a wholesome take on this

  • @augustwogsland3309
    @augustwogsland3309 Před 2 lety

    Loved this!! I love how to train your dragon so much. I'd never thought about how great the housing setup is but you're totally right!

  • @mahikamihan
    @mahikamihan Před 2 lety

    "and it's got dragons in it!" is the best phrase I've heard when talking about viking stuff in HTTYD

  • @tonin1641
    @tonin1641 Před rokem

    Yay!! This made my day. I had wondered after watching one of your film costume videos..."eee, wonder what he thinks about How to Train Your Dragon?" 😂😂

  • @msoneill358
    @msoneill358 Před 2 lety +5

    Hi Jimmy 👋 just curious if you ever read the Asterix Comic book series? My brother loved those. Your video being about cartoons reminded me of them. They were cute illustrations. thanks for the video. I hope you are taking care of yourself, Sir.

  • @Angel_1394
    @Angel_1394 Před 2 lety

    Hope everything is okay! 💚 Amazing video as always! Have always loved these movies. I'm so glad you made a video for these. Keep up the good work.

  • @shadowjewel
    @shadowjewel Před 2 lety +1

    I really like the idea of these films doing a decent job of capturing the "heart" of the time, if not being accurate with the dress. That heart is, as you pointed out with the other shows, often even more overlooked with any era then the simple aesthetics, such as with the ever aggravating "people in the past were stupid" trope.

  • @ktybutler
    @ktybutler Před 2 lety +1

    I recently started to watch your videos and I love them

  • @abysswarlock
    @abysswarlock Před 2 lety

    I’ve been really curious to hear your thoughts on this franchise! loved this video!

  • @Tyrysa
    @Tyrysa Před 2 lety +1

    So glad you did a video on this! I love How to Train Your Dragon.

  • @the.one.and-only
    @the.one.and-only Před 2 lety +2

    8:59 and Craig Ferguson!

  • @kelsea8767
    @kelsea8767 Před 2 lety +4

    Not gonna lie, you had me there in the beginning. I genuinely thought for just a moment that you were going to tear the representation of Vikings to bits over a kids movie/book/TV series. Now I just have big ol' smile on my face.

  • @miriamgillham6701
    @miriamgillham6701 Před 2 lety

    Ohhh Jimmy, absolutely loved this review/roast/praising overview of HTTYD. What a joy to watch. Just enjoyed it so much. So cool.

  • @sitron7224
    @sitron7224 Před 5 měsíci

    I got scared for a second lmao but YES you're so right about all of this. Part of the reason I love this franchise is the architecture. Especially in the second movie when it feels like they really understood the Norse urge to make Everything Colorful and Elaborately carved. If the irl historical vikings had real silly-looking dragons in their lives their houses would probably look exactly like that. Also I have to point out that Hiccup's helmet in httyd 2 seems to be inspired by the Gjermundbu-helmet. If you dropped his helmet in a grave for 1500 years and let the leather part decompose, it would look pretty much the same as the real archeological find.

  • @DrLesleyStevens
    @DrLesleyStevens Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the work you put into your videos.

  • @Celebrinthal
    @Celebrinthal Před 2 lety

    Thank you for putting a big smile on my face! 😄 Greetings from all my Toothlesses.

  • @SLADE3128
    @SLADE3128 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much for making this! It was a great video!

  • @ah5721
    @ah5721 Před 2 lety +3

    I was just thinking of what Jimmy would say about How To Train Your Dragon while I watch it with my kids. How ironic ! Ps are you moving Jimmy? There's not much in the background..

  • @p0etrygh0st
    @p0etrygh0st Před 2 lety +1

    bloody loved this review because you were so smiley and clearly loved it

  • @beethovenjunkie
    @beethovenjunkie Před 2 lety +3

    I always prefer period-y pieces that have joy in them, and that seem to think humans can be good.

  • @jennyjustjenny7634
    @jennyjustjenny7634 Před 2 lety +2

    I love these films! Toothless and Hickup (I hope these are the right english names) are just wonderful. ❤️

  • @azteclady
    @azteclady Před 2 lety +3

    I KNEW IT!!!! (thank you, I'm grinning ear to ear)
    Also: there's farming! THE SHEEP!

  • @annkelly0072
    @annkelly0072 Před 2 lety

    This was such a fun video!

  • @nailguncrouch1017
    @nailguncrouch1017 Před 2 lety +5

    Am disappointed that dragons are not historically accurate.

    • @codename495
      @codename495 Před 2 lety

      Says this one guy on CZcams….

    • @lenabreijer1311
      @lenabreijer1311 Před 2 lety +1

      I am sure they really are. You just have to find the right history.

    • @kmaher1424
      @kmaher1424 Před 2 lety

      @@lenabreijer1311
      The Temeraire series shows dragons living in many different parts if the globe.
      No Norduc dragons show up...of course, the period is later

    • @persiswynter6357
      @persiswynter6357 Před 2 lety

      @@kmaher1424 There may not be dragons in the far north. Temeraire and company nearly froze as they were chasing Napoleon's army out of Russia. There may not be enough for dragons to eat.

  • @samuelleask1132
    @samuelleask1132 Před 2 lety

    This was so wholesome, more videos like this and your Vinland Saga review please

  • @lesleeg9481
    @lesleeg9481 Před 2 lety +1

    Toothless is the best dragon ever and I love this bunch of movies. Thanks for doing this!

  • @traciasmith1542
    @traciasmith1542 Před 2 lety +1

    loved the breakdown. you make history fun. thank you

  • @Eloraurora
    @Eloraurora Před 2 lety +2

    This whole video is adorable.

  • @lajoyous1568
    @lajoyous1568 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for the giggles
    I love the movie and Toothless is by far my favorite.
    I hope you are doing well ☺️

  • @michellecornum5856
    @michellecornum5856 Před 2 lety

    Jimmy looking appropriately disheveled. (love the shwoopty foof your hair is doing, today!) Excellent review! So in doing the genealogy down my Danish line, we quickly fall into the realm of no longer a sur name, but going on down Andersdaughter, etc. The last traceable one I have is Carlsdaughter, and I can't help but think that you can, at least, make one more partial step in that her dad was Carl. By the way, LOVE the big pink baggy pants!!!!

  • @timhallfarthing383
    @timhallfarthing383 Před 2 lety +1

    One thing I thought you might comment on was "We're Vikings, It's an OCCUPATIONAL hazard" in the first film - vikinging as a profession!

  • @lauraevans2104
    @lauraevans2104 Před 2 lety

    This was awesome. I’ll sign up for all of these!!!!

  • @amaliaseven7
    @amaliaseven7 Před 2 lety

    Love this, love everything about this, thank you!

  • @lisascenic
    @lisascenic Před rokem

    One of the things that blew my mind was seeing the credits for HTTYD2, and learning that they worked with choreographer Steven Hoggett. Valka’s entire performance was dance.
    Coincidentally, Steven Hoggett will be in residence at the theater where I work starting in a week.

  • @mountainmolly2726
    @mountainmolly2726 Před 2 lety +1

    You had me going there for a minute. I was afraid I was going to have to unsubscribe, lol. Such an adorable series of books, I read them all to my son when he was little.

  • @angusguitarhero
    @angusguitarhero Před 2 lety

    Really fun and intersting video (as always) even though I haven't seen these Films and I actually did not know they are "viking"-themed.
    One tip for shooting video. You tend set your camera a little bit high. A good rule of thumb is to have your eyes on the line between the upper and middle third. Rather cut of a little bit of your cranium than your chin. It makes for a more natural shot. There is nothing interesting above your head but below your chin is usually the rest of your body ;).
    cheers

  • @persiswynter6357
    @persiswynter6357 Před 2 lety

    Thank you, Jimmy! I knew the costuming was bad, even before your channel started. But I'm so glad you talked about the rest of it!
    PS- I'm sure that if they travelled south, that they'd find a totally awesome red dragon! Hopefully one that breathes fire as well. Have to keep out the bluidy Sassenachs somehow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @LoverofHistory
    @LoverofHistory Před 2 lety

    This was delightful!!

  • @lucie4185
    @lucie4185 Před 2 lety

    Is it wierd that I appreciated your legolambs Conan reference just as much as our bestest boy Toothless content??

  • @asugarholicslife
    @asugarholicslife Před 2 lety +1

    I love all things httyd! It's my most favorite animated series of all time. I like it more than my kids! Lol. Great video

  • @bonnerapplegate4824
    @bonnerapplegate4824 Před 2 lety

    How about the funeral in number two I love this review but I was kinda expecting that part too! Keep up the awesome content

  • @maidenrohina
    @maidenrohina Před 2 lety +2

    You should watch the how to 'train your dragon shows' their set between the movies and are absolutely fantastic and so incredibly wholesome and amazing and done by the same people who did the movies.

  • @jennifercourtemanche9793

    Reminds me that I need to crochet a Toothless for the Fair this year. Maybe I should crochet a red Toothless.

  • @oliversaurus.mp4
    @oliversaurus.mp4 Před rokem

    I can tell this video is going to be a fun time because httyd was actually the gateway to my intrest in vikings. The book series more than the movies though, given that, in the book series the fact that they are vikings plays a much bigger role in the plot and lives of the characters as opposed to just being like, a setting. (I could write a whole essay about how the books and the movies are two fundamentally different things, but I'll do my best to spare you all the ted talk.) For example, in the book series, the training program is the 'pirate training programme' where the kids learn how to, you know, be pirates and go raiding n stuff. Training a dragon (which in the books is an already established thing at the get-go) is just the first step to becoming Real Viking WarriorsTM. What got me to reaserch vikings more though was when I realized there was a lot more historical inspiration to the book series than I originally thought. The Thing comes up a couple books, and of course, having known not much about vikings at the time I assumed that calling a gathering of local tribes 'the thing' was made up. In a world where characters are named Baggybum the Bearbelly and Big-Boobied Bertha (yes, those are the actual names of characters from the books) of course The Thing is made up! It sounds so silly! but then when I learned that, no actually, that's what the viking actually called big political gatherings of different tribes, I lowkey lost it. Other things like the viking slave trade (a huge point of conflict in the latter part of the series) and more come up. HTTYD is faaaarrrrr from historically accurate, which is actually fine by me because it's not trying to be. It presents itself as the fun and whimsical fantasy adventure story it is, unlike some other pieces of media I can think of. *sideeyes Vikings with a Metal V.* But that makes it fun when you find bits and pieces that have some kind of historical inspiration behind them.

  • @sharkdiver4932
    @sharkdiver4932 Před 2 lety

    This was oddly very coincidental, I was just rewatching these films and wondering if there might be anything historical that might have slipped into their making. Still love the books and films! Thanks for the video Jimmy!

  • @lesstraveledpath
    @lesstraveledpath Před rokem

    I am glad this turned around after the first 90 seconds...I had pushed "Caps Lock" to begin my reply. ;)

  • @danhurl1349
    @danhurl1349 Před 2 lety

    I deeply enjoyed this

  • @johannao4849
    @johannao4849 Před 2 lety

    Liking for the thumbnail alone!

  • @kathyjohnson2043
    @kathyjohnson2043 Před rokem

    I love your shred.

  • @Twilightwitchery
    @Twilightwitchery Před 2 lety +1

    I love httyd! It’s just so stinking cute and fun.

  • @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810
    @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 Před 2 měsíci

    Oh lord, I miss this franchise!

  • @nitrokameli
    @nitrokameli Před 2 lety +3

    Finally

  • @RyanDB
    @RyanDB Před 2 lety

    Until I started watching this video, I hadn't even noticed how little I cared about how authentic the outfits were - and I think that's a real testament to how incredible these films are

  • @thecourtlyalchemist
    @thecourtlyalchemist Před 2 lety +1

    I'm thinking Welsh trainers must treat your red dragons so well that they don't wander. I've certainly never seen one.

  • @lukedaniel7669
    @lukedaniel7669 Před 2 lety

    Love this! Our Scottish Deerhound is called Toothless 😀

  • @soleyalexandravalbergsdott3126

    HTTYD was my childhood! And I still really love it, it was my saviour in lockdown, and it's just such a good series all together.