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When Dean DeBlois announced that this would be the final chapter in the Viking-dragon saga, fans held their breath. Could they stick the landing? Nine years after we first saw a scrawny, freckled Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III awkwardly extend his hand to a wounded Night Fury, the trilogy came to a close.

, framed as a "moving out of home" story that concludes the trilogy's coming-of-age arc. Fan-Focused Activities How to Train Your Dragon 3 - The Hidden World -...

They discover the entrance to the Hidden World. Hiccup takes his children inside. There, in the bioluminescent glow, they encounter a flock of dragons. And then—a shadow passes overhead. When Dean DeBlois announced that this would be

The Bittersweet Majesty of Letting Go: Why The Hidden World is a Perfect Ending , framed as a "moving out of home"

There are movie endings that make you happy. There are movie endings that make you sad. And then there is the final hour of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World —which somehow does both at the exact same time, leaving you a puddle of emotional goo on your couch.

The entire trilogy has been a metaphor for growing up. Dragon 1 was about finding your identity. Dragon 2 was about losing a parent and accepting duty. The Hidden World is about the hardest lesson of all: learning to let go.