How to Train Your Dragon 2
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
Audience Score
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The Verdict
A clean, heartfelt fantasy adventure with no identity messaging. It features a strong female character (Valka) and a coming-of-age leadership arc for Hiccup, but none of this is framed as agenda — it's straightforward storytelling. Nothing here registers on the woke meter.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original characters in an original fantasy world; no established characters swapped.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
10Valka is a capable female character and Hiccup's mother is competent, but men are heroic and the film centers Hiccup's growth as leader without diminishing men as a message.
- Hiccup steps into leadership as the hero
- Stoick remains a strong, respected father figure
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
0No LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes present.
DEI Casting
0Fantasy Viking setting cast as expected; no diversity-as-checkbox concerns.
Preachiness
5Themes of peace, leadership, and family conveyed through story without sermonizing.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
5No framing of masculinity or Western culture as toxic; the Viking heroes are portrayed positively.
Source Betrayal
0Original sequel not bound to a specific book; no identity-driven rewrites.
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Cast & Crew
Jay Baruchel
Hiccup (voice)
Cate Blanchett
Valka (voice)
Gerard Butler
Stoick (voice)
Craig Ferguson
Gobber (voice)
America Ferrera
Astrid (voice)
Jonah Hill
Snotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Fishlegs (voice)
T.J. Miller
Tuffnut (voice)
Kristen Wiig
Ruffnut (voice)
Djimon Hounsou
Drago (voice)
Dean DeBlois (Executive Producer) · Chris Sanders (Executive Producer)
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