“It’s my personal crusade, I want to break down the stigma that animation is just for kids,” he said.
Just for kids? But the kids are watching it!
We saw this movie this week, and I just wanted to report in on the “gay” issue. Personally I think Craig Ferguson was having some fun with this (he is rather mischievous!) since the line he says in the movie could not possibly be construed in this way. There’s not enough information to even figure out what the character is talking about. Gobber says, “That’s the reason I never married. Well, that and one other reason.” This flew right OVER my kids’ heads. They had absolutely no idea. Had I not seen this article in advance, I think I would have thought he was missing his “manly bits” (since he’s also missing an arm and a leg).
For other reasons, I’d like to recommend supporting the movie. Honor, valor and family values are stressed throughout the movie. Several times, characters repeat a variation on, “A chief protects his own,” and indeed the “true” chieftain does just that. The dragons reject the reign of a dictatorial, bullying dragon for one that is brave and willing to fight, but clearly on their side. A parent who was not there when the child was young apologizes to the child for that lapse. Lots of good stuff in there. :)