Another Wizards Sketchdump Cuz I Can’t Get Over It 💙 One Of My Favorite Parts (and Favorite Characters)

I like to think that the beginning was Blinky narrating the whole story, but he fabricated a bit. I make me think that he made up the bit about Jim time traveling and some of the characters death.

And I whole heartdly agree about the ending being horrible

how is blinky NARRATING as if hes telling the story of the movie at the beginning of “rise of the titan” if at the end of the movie jim goes back in time and effectively makes it so nothing ever happened 😐

HOW IS BLINKY NARRATING A STORY THAT DIDNT HAPPEN

rise of the titans ending was horrible 😐

its been about 3 months since that monstrosity (rott) came out, and im still fucking livid about it.

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I have two very serious characters and I want to let their guards down so they can flirt, how can I make it not sound forced? And how do I make it not sound like fanfiction?

I'm here to help! Hopefully I can actually be of service.

Since they're both serious, they'll probably keep the flirting low-key at first. They'll start out with subtle gestures, like a wink or a lingering handshake, then move onto braver things, such as verbal flirting or more physical touch.

As for letting their guards down, they'll probably try to deny it all at first, claiming they just want to be close to one another. Then they'll think about it more and more, and finally, accept it. They'll feel fluttery and awkward around each other, and think everyone else notices them, but really, not many know (unless they have very observant people around them).

Remember, it won't be overnight. It will take awhile for both of them to let loose and flirt. If they're in a work environment, they probably keep it a secret because of the stereotypes of relationships between co-workers.

One person will probably open up before the other, signaling they're okay with flirtatious actions. It just takes one to be braver/more open to the idea than the other. Usually, if one does it, the other will follow.

The main thing is time. As I said, it won't be quick, and it will be subtle at first. It won't be a major outburst of flirting and feelings like most fanfictions portray it. One character may flirt more than the other, one may not like PDA, or they become fearful of judgement. There can be lots of anxiety around making a relationship public, so it may be something they have a conversation about.

Additionally, if they're not already in a relationship, they may assume that the other is into them. It's simply human nature. Sometimes we notice someone being nicer to us than others, and quickly assume that they are trying to flirt. Let your character make a fool of themselves because they assumed someone had a crush on them. Not only can it help us see how the character reacts to embarrassment, but it can give the audience something to relate to!

I figured I could give some of my experience as a reserved person who has flirted and dated before. I always waited a bit, to get really close to the other person. They usually started it first, and I followed. I was scared to embarrass them, or make them uncomfortable. It started in private at first, then expanded to every once in awhile in public. It was also never extravagant; just extra compliments, or non-physical things like winks and smirks. I'm not one who likes physical PDA, and your characters may not, either. (And, I'm not from a fanfiction, so hopefully this can give you some real life examples/tips to work off of, haha.)

And, finally, try to think about instances where you've been attracted to someone and flirted with them, if you're into dating. If not, consult your favorite romance novel, or movie. Visualising your writing as a movie can make it a lot easier, honestly. Always remember to have fun! Happy writing! And followers, feel free to chime in on this question if you have any additional advice!

DreamWorks gave us the best couples, really.

They have the same vibes. The couples and the characters

Astrid and Claire always leads the kiss till Hiccup/Jim learned to lead the role 😏

They are so pretty. All of them!

It’s implied Trollhunters and the HTTYD world are in the same universe

ROTT was going to be more in line with the shows and have a happy ending but then guess who showed up with a thick stack of papers and said "I had some thoughts about the script", and this is how we got fighter jets, a giant robot, Blinky being tazered, mpreg, pointless deaths and a timeline reset.

I might have typed out a rage fueled rant the other day....

Sighs. Okay yeah i have thoughts about cgi toothless.

First of all, why does he look so... slimy? He feels too smooth. Like they just stretched some scaly skin over a skeleton and let it walk around. Immediately offputting.

His body language is. Fine? Am i being nitpicky or does it seem just the tiniest bit less expressive? I'm guessing this is either the scene right after hiccup cuts him free, in which case he should be way more intimidating, or the fish-sharing scene, in which case he should feel a little friendlier and more curious around hiccup. It's a quick shot so i won't put a ton of expectations onto it, but i think it's worth noting.

Okay this is a legitimately cool detail though. He has a secondary eyelid!! You can see it slipping away when he opens his eyes. That's a detail exclusive to the books so i like that they included something as small as that.

Sighs again. And this is the shot that prompted me to make this post.

Look at the original, and then look at the cgi version. I could write an essay about how inferior the cgi version is in comparison.

First off, they flattened his face. I swear every iteration of night furies after the first movie has just been compressing their snouts until they're sufficiently 'cute' enough for the audience to forget they're supposed to be sleek and aerodynamic.

Second, his eyes. Absolutely radioactive. I understand using a brighter colour for his eyes, especially in a relatively darker environment to make him stand out and seem more fantastical. But. They're just so bright. It's mildly unsettling how saturated they are compared to everything else.

Third, his eyes. Again.

Toothless is supposed to be terrified but still threatening in this scene, and the original shot conveys that perfectly. If it's a threat, then by all means hiccup should kill it or at least run, but instead he draws a connection between both of them being scared of the other and decides to cut him loose instead. And that's the core of their relationship. Toothless is staring him down with a slitted pupil that could just as easily be interpreted as "fuck around and find out" but hiccup just acknowledges that there's a frightened, injured animal in front of him that needs help, and he helps.

Is any of that conveyed in the cgi version? No!! It's trying so hard to be cute that it's gone full circle back to just being scary. The wide-eyed stare, the dilated pupil, he's basically just saying "🥺🥺 uwu pwease i'm so cute and innocent don't kill me aha 👉👈". Which is a lot less of a compelling reason for hiccup to free him!! Plus the fact that toothless turns up to look at him instead of lying and accepting his fate like in the original, which only makes it seem even more like he's trying to show off how apparently adorable he is.

Idk. Just the difference between the in-your-face sanitised cuteness of "teehe you wouldn't kill little old me would you? 🥺" and the expert subtlety of his "please don't hurt me" of the original doesn't give me high hopes for a toothless that stays true to his character from the first movie. Even from something as small as this. He's gonna get woobified. I can feel it.

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Concept Art vs Final Scene (1/?)

They should have done another season of Wizards and not RotT

You know what I’m still mad

The most important plot point of Trollhunters, the whole series long, was that Jim was not, and never would be, alone. The responsibilities of being the hero were not his burden to carry by himself, but something he was meant to share with those who loved him, and they decided after everything he went through, side by side with these people he loved, to erase it and have him be the only one to remember, and have to carry that alone

They could have just NOT killed Toby 

It would have been a very easy writing choice to make

They could have spaced out the other characters deaths to make someone else the dramatic end loss, and brought closure to those stories lines, instead of using time travel, it would have been simple

But instead they not only sent Jim back all alone, back to a time in his life when all he had in the world was his mom and Toby,  he lost all his friends, all his father figures, and the love of his life, and then to top it all off, his personal destiny as THE trollhunter

Not only did they erase every sacrifice he ever made that proved time and time again that he was the only one who was truly meant to be the wielder of the amulet, but they put that same responsibility onto someone he loved more than anything and had him act happy about it?

Anyways trollhunter movie was garbage and they could have done so much better and I’m still mad about it