A minute-by-minute analysis of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON by Todd Klick
MINUTE 1: AT-TENSION!
Dragons attack the village
MINUTE 2: THE BUILD
Stoick yells at Hiccup to “get inside”
MINUTE 3: THE RATCHET
A big fire starts
MINUTE 4: ANOTHER NOTCH
Dragons land in the village and pillage
MINUTE 5: JAW DROPPER
The legendary and infamous Night Fury screeches and blows up the tower
MINUTE 6: FRIEND OR FIST
Hiccup fires his catapult (his ally in this case) at the Night Fury (FRIEND)
MINUTE 7: FRIEND OR FIST 2
Stoick saves Hiccup’s life (FRIEND)
MINUTE 8: SOMETHING STARTLING HAPPENS
Hiccup makes the startling claim that he hit a Night Fury
MINUTE 9: THE PURSUIT
Hiccup says to Gobber: “I just want to be one of you guys” (his pursuit)
MINUTE 10: THE DISCUSSION
The Vikings discuss doing one more search for the dragons before the ice sets in
MINUTE 11: THE WARNING
Gobber warns Stoick that he won’t always be around to protect Hiccup
MINUTE 12: HARSHER WARNING
Hiccup sees a broken tree and a giant groove in the dirt (a warning of nearby danger)
*INCITING INCIDENT: Hiccup finds the bound Night Fury
MINUTE 13: THE SUBMISSION
The Night Fury slaps Hiccup against the rock, where he’s temporarily stunned
MINUTE 14: DANGER WATCH
The Night Fury pins frightened Hiccup
MINUTE 15: WHEW, THAT WAS CLOSE!
The Night Fury screeches at Hiccup, then leaves (Whew, that was close)
MINUTE 16: THE BIG CONCERN
Stoick wants Hiccup to start dragon training in the morning, a big concern for Hiccup
MINUTE 17: WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
Hiccup reluctantly starts dragon training
MINUTE 18: TROUBLE TURN
The Gronckle attacks the trainees
MINUTE 19: THE THREAT
The Gronckle threatens Hiccup’s life
MINUTE 20: PUSH BACK
Hiccup goes looking for the Night Fury
MINUTE 21: THE GREAT AFFECT
Hiccup sees that the Night Fury is stuck in a gully with a broken wing
MINUTE 22: TRUTH DECLARED
Astrid: “{Hiccup} is never where he should be”
MINUTE 23: SCARY STUFF
Hiccup reads about a dragon that can kill a man with a “concussive sound”
MINUTE 24: SCARY STUFF 2
...Another dragon has “razor sharp wings that can slice through full grown trees”
MINUTE 25: SCARY STUFF 3
Hiccup reads: “Hide and pray it does not find you” (referring to the Night Fury)
MINUTE 26: THE BIG UNEXPECTED
A dragon’s fireball explodes next to Hiccup’s head
MINUTE 27: THE MINI-QUEST
The trainees try to stop the dragon in the maze
MINUTE 28: BIG QUEST PREP
Hiccup returns to the gully with a fish (preparing to bond with the Night Fury)
MINUTE 29: BIG QUEST PREP 2
Hiccup feeds the fish to the Night Fury (preparing to bond with the Night Fury)
MINUTE 30: THE NEED
Hiccup needs to gain the dragon’s full trust
MINUTE 31: DISTRESS SIGNAL
The Night Fury freaks out when Hiccup gets too close
MINUTE 32: ANXIETY AMP
The Night Fury growls at Hiccup when he touches the line
MINUTE 33: OMINOUS OH NO!
Gobber explains how the dragon took his leg (oh no!)
MINUTE 34: FRIEND AFFECT
Gobber mentions that “a downed dragon is a dead dragon,” which affects Hiccup
MINUTE 35: BAIT & SWITCH
Hiccup brings the Night Fury food (+), but he doesn’t like the eel (-)
MINUTE 36: HIDE & SEEK
Hiccup sneaks behind the Night Fury and seeks out his tail
MINUTE 37: OVER HIS HEAD
Hiccup hangs on to the Night Fury for dear life
MINUTE 38: POSITIVE RECONNECT
Hiccup impresses everyone by the way he handles the training dragon
MINUTE 39: NEW JOURNEY BOND
Hiccup flies with the Night Fury as he continues to work on its wing
MINUTE 40: ALLY’S WORLD
Astrid slams down her drink -- she’s angry at the attention Hiccup is getting
MINUTE 41: THORNY ROSE
Hiccup makes his way back to the Night Fury (the Rose), but Astrid spots him (the Thorn)
MINUTE 42: SURPRISE REVEAL
Astrid hears a noise, which reveals Hiccup’s whereabouts
MINUTE 43: SURPRISE REVEAL 2
Stoick is surprised to hear that his son is a village celebrity
MINUTE 44: NEW NEWS
Hiccup learns that his foot pedals work in different ways
MINUTE 45: OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Hiccup falls at great length and reattaches himself to the Night Fury
MINUTE 46: THE REVELATION
Hiccup realizes he can fly without his cheat sheet
MINUTE 47: THE ESCORT
The little dragon’s behavior (escorts) Hiccup towards the truth
MINUTE 48: NEEDED KNOWLEDGE
Stoick tells Hiccup that he’s heard what he’s been doing in the ring
MINUTE 49: FOREBODING FACT
We learn that Hiccup’s mother is dead
MINUTE 50: THE PORTENT
Astrid wants to know what Hiccup is “late for exactly”
MINUTE 51: THE ENGAGE
Astrid follows Hiccup and wants to know what he’s up to
MINUTE 52: SAY UNCLE
Hiccup says he’s “through with the lies”
MINUTE 53: THE INTIMIDATION
The Night Fury grabs a frightened Astrid
MINUTE 54: THE LIGHTBULB
Astrid realizes the dragon’s not out to kill her
MINUTE 55: SIDESWIPE
Astrid is blown away by how amazing it is to fly on a dragon’s back
MINUTE 56: DARK TWIST CHAT
Astrid: “What’s going on?”
Hiccup: “I don’t know”
MINUTE 57: DIFFICULT WORDS
Hiccup: “It looks like they’re hauling in their kill”
Astrid: “What does that make us?”
MINUTE 58: VITAL EVENT
Hiccup and Astrid find the dragons’ lair
MINUTE 59: THE DECEPTION
Hiccup doesn’t want Astrid to tell his dad about what they found
MINUTE 60: THE SHOCKER
Stoick tells everyone how proud he is of Hiccup
And so on...
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