Find out what are the reasons justifying Astrid’s physical change in the live-action of “How to Train Your Dragon”, which is already on display
The live-action of “How to Train Your Dragon” debuted in theaters last Thursday, 12, bringing news to the world of Berk! This is because, in addition to the arches of some characters gain more depth and use, it is possible to notice physical changes in some of them, such as Astrid.
It turns out that, in the remake of the homonymous animation released by DreamWorks Animation in 2010, the romantic interest of Hiccup is lived by Nico Parkeractress who gained prominence by becoming Milly Farrier in “Dumbo”, and Sarah Miller in “The Last of Us”, which does not have white skin and blond hair like Astrid’s in the lively work.
When the actress was even cast, netizens filled social networks with comments that expressed discontent with the lineup, arguing that the choice did not represent the original work. More than that, the demonstrations gradually became attacks against the actress, who even countered prejudice in a recent interview.
“There are people who love animation movies very much and want to see a detailed version of the movie, and I hope you watch [à nova versão] And find something you like about it, regardless of that. But for people who simply hate inclusion, they hate change – when it comes to this side of things, I just don’t care. If I do not value your opinion about most things in life, I cannot value your opinion about my hair. If it valued, I would go crazy, “Parker told The Times.
In the same conversation, Nic Still reinforced the importance of having black or brown people represented on the screens saying, “When I was younger, the amount of black or brown people who looked like me was very small compared to what’s for young people today, which I find a long way to the general – for women in general, in a matter of new roles, original material and stories led by us – but I think everything is changing and I would like to think about it. point”.
However, what some may not imagine is that there is a reason why the character’s appearance has been changed by changing format.
The answer to Astrid change in live action
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The director of the film,Dean Debloisexplained the change to the Portal Screenrant. It turns out that mythology that involves the whole history has been expanded based on something that was really part of the Viking culture: traveling the world to market with other cultures, as the Nordic people were on the Seda Route, in the Far East and even North Africa.
With this, in live-action, there is the insertion of peoples of these same places, who joined Berk as a “meeting of warriors of all these different places, under the same Viking flag”, whose common goal is to end the threat that there was so much peace from humanity: the dragons.
Thus, “not everyone needs to be white in this community”, as it states Deblois. “This kind of expands the world and gives them a real purpose to be on this island, first. It is already generations that they are here, they have been mixing everything. All this kind of nonsense [em torno do elenco diverso]I simply disregard. They don’t know what they don’t know. After you watch the movie, things are solved alone. ”
In addition, Astrid’s story gains more depth in the new movie by addressing why she wants to be Berk’s best warrior, after all, she comes from a people of formidable warriors with wide talent on the battlefield, but she could never prosper, so she fights for one day to take the place of Stoic as head of the island.
To give this new context to the character, it was necessary to find the perfect actress to portray all this new scope of emotions and personality, which took Deblois to defend the lineup of Nicthat he claims that it is “who really could interpret all this with confidence.”
“Online people who complain that she is not blonde enough or white enough, just wait to see the presentation. The presentation tells me [tudo o que preciso saber]”He concluded.
What do you need to know about “how to train your dragon”?
To see the version of Nic Like Astrid, “how to train your dragon” is already on theaters throughout Brazil with the distribution of Universal Pictures to adapt the saga of books of the same name written by Cressida Cowell.
In the movie, the young Viking Holly challenges the local tradition by approaching one of the most formidable dragons ever, which he names as a Banguela. Unlikely friendship causes belief about these creatures to be changed and the relationship between humans and dragons change forever. See the trailer:
Source: Recreio
