![]() ![]() Hiccup, who first appeared as an awkward teen (designed to resemble gangly Canadian actor Jay Baruchel, who voices him), has grown into a confident Viking leader for the island of Berk, John Krasinski-esque in appearance: strong, strapping, and beardless no more. And then there’s DreamWorks Animation’s “ How to Train Your Dragon” series, which has taken another path entirely, allowing its heroes - a band of misfit Vikings who’ve learned to coexist with the creatures they once feared most - to evolve as human beings, resulting in one of the greatest character arcs animation has ever seen. Call it “the Peter Pan effect”: a never-grow-up miracle in which hand-drawn characters defy age in a way that flesh-and-blood actors find impossible. Nearly three decades after “The Simpsons” became a fixture on Fox, Bart Simpson is still 10 years old. ![]()
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