When it becomes clear that the new generation of Vikings doesn't remember the bond between dragon and human, Hiccup sets a plan to celebrate dragons with a grand Snoggletog holiday pageant and gets a heartwarming surprise visit from Toothless for one more adventure.

 

I don’t think I’ve met a single person that doesn’t LOVE the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. Like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon is a Dreamworks Animation franchise that has captured the imagination and the hearts of the culture. 

 

So it is a welcome return to Berk, Hiccup and all its inhabitants as well as Toothless and his family. The central idea is that Hiccup decides to restart the holiday tradition of Snoggletog - a celebration of the relationship between Vikings and dragons - because he misses Toothless. 

 

Even though it's a simple idea it is a particularly strong one with all the heart and humour you’d expect from How To Train Your Dragon. It is, however, rather a short film and you can’t help being left with the feeling of wanting so much more. 

Although it feels more like a holiday special than a film, How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming is a wonderful return to Berk and all the characters we have grown to love.