Did the creative forces behind a kids' movie sneak in left-wing political messages? How to Train Your Dragon debuted at the top of the box office charts over the weekend, raking in more than $40 million. As I wrote in my review, Dragon avoids the traps that most movies aimed at kids fall into, resulting in a grand, invigorating, all-ages adventure. (And, for those in a position to pay the extra fare, pretty cool 3D effects.) When I was watching it, though, I wasn't aware that the filmmakers had weaved in a "pronounced lefty-peacenik message about understanding your enemy and getting past the knee-jerk instinct to draw swords."
That conviction is expressed by Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere, as he wonders why so few reviews have addressed what is very obvious to him. He points to Kyle Smith's review in The New York Post in which Smith expresses his general disdain for the film,...
That conviction is expressed by Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere, as he wonders why so few reviews have addressed what is very obvious to him. He points to Kyle Smith's review in The New York Post in which Smith expresses his general disdain for the film,...
- 3/30/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
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