The typical parent watches a lot of children's movies, while their kids are growing up. Many of these movies are wonderful, others are not. The best films... the one's that make the top kids movie lists, are those that teach an underlying lesson of some sort.
Two such children's films are How to Train Your Dragon and Horton Hears a Who. Both of these movies are about the importance of friendship and following your dreams, even in the face of adversity.
How to Train Your Dragon, based on the Cressida Crowell book of the same name, is the story of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and the injured dragon he befriends. Hiccup, a teenage Viking, struggles with the realization that he really doesn't want to learn how to fight dragons, after all... a true Old Viking tradition.
While his friends are busy perfecting their dragon slaying skills, Hiccup and the dragon he calls "Toothless" go about building a friendship and soon discover that there is usually more to a Viking (or dragon) than meets the eye.
Horton Hears a Who is another recommendation for a complete top kids movies list. It's based on a classic Dr. Suess book and is the story of Horton (the elephant) and his attempt to save the tiny town of Whoville, while facing opposition from all of the other animals in the Jungle of Nool.
Horton accidentally discovers the town, on a speck, on a clover. His mission is to move Whoville to a safe place, before it's too late. Because no one else believes that the town actually exists, Horton faces a more difficult journey than he ever thought possible.
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