Movie Review: In ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ War and Peace and Beasties

THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Stephen Holden

HOLLYWOOD---War and peace. Humans and animals. Contemplation of our bestial versus our spiritual sides. These may be too much heavy baggage to attach to a corporate product like “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” But such matters are there for you to ponder in this sequel to the 2010 blockbuster that recertified DreamWorks Animation, after a fallow period, as a major player in Hollywood’s cartoon sweepstakes. And pop mythology nowadays has a way of seeping into the culture and sending far-reaching undercurrents. [link]