Archive for July, 2011

Scales on the Silver Screen: Dragons in Movies

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Scales on the Silver Screen. Dragons in Movies are a Hollywood tradition

1. How to Train Your Dragon
This 3D animated film is arguably the best dragon movie ever made.

2. Eragon
Using modern computer animation makes for a nice looking beastie.

3. Reign of Fire
My personal tastes would rate this at the top. Plus the dragons sack London town.

4. Beowulf
The dragon is the best part of the modern remake of a remake.

5. The Hobbit
Tolkien’s dragon Smaug deserves to make this list, despite the retro animation style.

6. Dragonheart
Sean Connery can use (more…)

Shapechangers: People Becoming Dragons, Dragons Becoming People

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

The Mythical Dragon
It’s easy to see the stretch of imagination that evolved from prehistoric dinosaurs to mythical dragons of folklore in many countries of the world. In mythical tales dragons are fire-breathing monsters to be feared. Dragons often represented ultimate power. What if in the genre of shapechangers people became dragons and dragons became people?

Dragon People
With shapechanging, a shy person is reshaped into an assertive dragon of fearsome prominence. This certainly might have a serious effect on family members and co-workers. (more…)