Are Dragons Really Stupid?

 Dragons have an immortality streak being part of our lives since the beginnings of the Disney Renaissance. The movie Sleeping Beauty (1959), stories such as Through the Looking Glass (1871), Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952), and Harry Potter (1997-2007). But while dragons have been epitomized by the Western Culture as a source of evil, the Asian cultures have seen the dragon as an animal fit for the kings of China and a source of the king's power.

 Dragons have had a lot to say and ways in which we deal with our views of dragons. But as I continue the monster movie blogs, these Dragons are a different batch of knowledge.

1. Dragons are not evil, they're just plain cute. While attempting to quote the famous line from Finding Nemo (2003), there are a lot of things we don't know about dragons. We see them as something to kill and mount on the wall of heads from previous hunts, but what about the latest series of movies starring a cute black dragon named Toothless? Yes, I'm talking about How To Train Your Dragon (2010). The movie is all about those dragons which torment the village and steal their sheep and fish, because they are under the control of a larger dragon which needs this because it is vain and requires a number of things from the dragons it sends out on missions. While this can be true in some cases, most dragons who are not under control of a much larger one have the capability to do good.

 2. Dragons like shiny things. This goes back to the point I was making earlier about vain dragons. In the previous movie following The Hobbit series, there is a dragon named Smaug and he is so enchanted by gold, that he scares the dwarves from their home so that he has all the gold to himself. Sometimes this is the issue regarding dragons, they are like cats and enjoy these shiny objects (e.g. gold, jewels, etc.) that they like to live on or in the mounts of gold as a form of protection for their loot. Many people choose to use dragons as their guard dog because they are the most notorious monster and could scare away any thief with a breath of fire.

3. Dragons are very exquisite to study. For those who do not understand this concept, there was a series of books that talked about different subjects. One was known as Dragonology: The Complete Study of Dragons (2003) by a man called Dr. Earnest Drake. This is one of the many series of books that provide children with knowledge on Dragons, mummies, vampires and the like. In this book he talks about the way in which the dragons can breath fire, their language, and the way in which these dragons are perceived throughout the world. He talks about the different dragons and their classes as winged or non-winged. If you are interested in looking at this type of information, check it out in an Amazon preview. Just don't buy it because it is a children's book after all.

4. Dragons are intelligent creatures. According to the Video clip I have posted above, Yosemite Sam is angry at his dragon due to the fact that the dragon sneezes fire half the time and it is quite stupid. However, in the movies of Dragonheart (1996) with Sean Connery being the voice of Draco the Dragon and Dennis Quaid playing a knight of an old order, the duo encounter some problems along the way like the son of a king was dying as he was given a piece of the dragons heart to live on after his father died. However not much credit is given to dragons for being smart but they should be, when they do not want to cause trouble to humans, they find their own sources of food or steal from the humans whenever the food is scarce.

 Whatever your reasons or what you think of dragons, these creatures have always influenced our lives. We may not think these monsters have the same influence as vampires of werewolves, but they are up there. If you don't agree with the reasons feel free to comment on the blog post.