We enjoyed the movie and loved the story and would love to watch it again and again if we can. The movie itself had a lot of great lessons for all of us, young or old, to get and to learn from. But a request made by my 4-year old daughter during a turning point in the movie that gave me the greatest lesson that day and struck a cord in me.
When Hiccup's father, Stoick, was killed by his own pet dragon, I heard sobs and sniffs coming from my left. I look at that direction and saw my wife and daughter wiping off some tears. Being a male as I am, I smiled at them and made fun at them a little. After a few moments, they regained their composure and we continued to watch the movie.
After we finished, both my wife and daughter went to the wash room and it was there that my daughter told her mother that she doesn't want her father die like what happened to Hiccup's dad. She was really afraid of losing her father someday.
We explained to her things about her fear afterwards. We hugged each other tightly and told her not to worry. And told myself that I should cherish these special moments with my daughter. This also taught me not to take lightly her emotions and fears, her thoughts and intellect. As a father, it is also my responsibility to help her have a better grasp of things around her.
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