Disney's continued release of live-action remakes, now totaling over 25, raises questions about originality and value. The live-action 'How to Train Your Dragon' fails to provide a compelling reason for its existence, serving mainly as a cash grab. While it retains the original story's main elements, it struggles to justify the extensive investment of resources. Although not the worst remake, it offers little new to the beloved tale, relying heavily on the strengths of the animated version, while also introducing needless adaptations that detract from its charm.
As a culture, we're now pretty deep down the rabbit hole when it comes to live-action remakes of animated movies - Disney's now released at least 25 of them.
It is pretty much impossible to tell, while watching this new live-action rendition of the 2010 animated movie, what the point is - aside from making what will likely be a very large amount of money at the box office.
Its best attributes are fully a credit to the original, while its worst qualities all come from the foolishness of adapting a movie that was just fine the way it was.
In terms of the cast, Gerard Butler is the one actor from the animated version to make the live-action leap, and he works like hell to act through his massive beard and even more massive shoulder pads.
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