Today's marathon is all about seeing the different varieties of dragons ranging from the nicest ones to the most evil. A quick recap of the previous adventure nights are the first week starting the adventure story arc with The Neverending Story, Legend, The Princess Bride, and Labyrinth. The second week was even more epic with the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, Pans Labyrinth, Avatar, and Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey. Today the stakes are raised higher with the same adventure theme occurring but this time centers around the evolutions of dragons on both sides of good and evil. We have on our menu for this one:
Sleeping Beauty 1959, Petes Dragon 1977, How To Train Your Dragon 2010, Mulan 1998, Dragonheart 1995, Dungeons and Dragons 2000 Reign of Fire 2002, and Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013
Now is that a kickass dragon lineup or what? I think the dragon quota is met with this spectacular lineup of films. The only way that last weeks marathon could be topped is by going all out with the theme of dragon movies. Starting with Sleeping Beauty, the dragons begin in the background of the story but slowly emerge from the reign of fire to become more prominent in the films. Sleeping Beauty begins with a malevolent fairy placing a curse on a princess which only a prince can break after being snubbed by the royal family. The prince along with the help of three good fairies work together to undo the curse on the princess. The malevolent fairy in this film ends up turning into a dragon during the climax of the film and is even more menacing than her normal bodily presence. The second film in the lineup is Pete's Dragon, with involves an orphan boy and his green/pink magical dragon coming to town with his abusive adoptive parents on pursuit. Outside of the visual presence of Pete himself, the film's score and song Candle On The Water were both nominated for Oscars. After Pete's Dragon is 2010's How To Train Your Dragon, centering around a hapless young Viking that aspires to hunt dragons but doesn't expect to ultimately become friends with a young dragon named Toothless. The end result of this story is the young Viking realizes there may be more to these creatures than he originally anticipated. The next film in the lineup is Mulan, a young maiden who secretly joins Chinas army to save her father from certain death in the army with the help of a small red dragon named Mushu. Eddie Murphy's hilarious performance along with the films memorable score makes it standout as a true Dragon movie classic. After Milan comes Dragonheart, which focuses on the last dragon cooperating with a dragonslaying knight who must corporate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality. The next film Dungeons and Dragons deals with a tyrant named Profion who attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress. Dragons play a pivotal role in the climax of the film with both sides using them in an epic battle between the forces of good and evil. The next film Reign of Fire, deals with a brood of fire-breathing dragons who rise and begin setting fire to everything in an effort to establish dominance over the planet. This action-packed drama stars Christian Bale, Gerald Butler, and Matthew Macconaughey. The final film of the evening has the greatest dragon that ever graced the big screen. His name is Smaug. The second installment in the Hobbit series, The Desolation of Smaug, has Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, and the twelve dwarfs continuing their quest to reclaim Erebor, their hometown from the villainous dragon named Smaug. If there is any dragon that lives up to his name as being truly menacing and fearful, it's him. Benedict Cumberbatch's dragon alone makes the entire movie, and worth sitting two hours to lay eyes on such a mystical creature.
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