Big Hero 6
(2014)From Disney Animation comes this family superhero sci-fi, based on the 1998 Marvel comic book series, set in the high-tech city of San Fransokyo. A brilliant young robotics prodigy and his self-made robo-pal Baymax join forces with a team of first-time crime fighters in order to save the city from a dastardly criminal menace. Features the voices of T.J. Miller (How to Train Your Dragon) and Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids). Winner of Best Animated Feature at the 2015 Academy Awards.
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Best Animated Film, Academy Awards 2015
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Directed by Chris Williams, Don Hall
Starring Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Freddie Highmore, T.J. Miller, Maya Rudolph, Jamie Chung, Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell
Written by Don Hall, Jordan Roberts (based on the comic book by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau)
Studio Walt Disney
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Big Hero 6
BY thorinoak superstar
Humorous, entertaining, and heart warming - everything you want from a Disney animated film.
BY rosiew superstar
This movie was delightful, plenty of funny moments and gentle twists in the plot. Although Big Hero 6 has a happy ending, I'm not sure whether the ending helps to relieve much of the sadness developed earlier on in the film. A very nice family watch, I doubt it is possible for one to regret seeing this movie.
BY Brendan3 superstar
Nice blend of Japanese and American animation and culture styles to make a feel good movie about family and best friends.
BY MissP superstar
This ticks all the boxes a movie should have, some action, good motivations, heartwarming characters, great one off lines, and a message to take away for the kids. I don't get why there isn't more hype around this film which will appeal to all audiences (boys and girls of all ages).
Also when can I move to Sanfransokyo?
BY JackWallace superstar
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So inventive and so beautifully designed. Full Review
It ultimately amounts to a feature-length origin story, but with characters this unknown and execution this fun, that’s an asset, not a liability. Full Review
East meets West to immensely satisfying effect in the vibrant mash-up of an animated romp, Big Hero 6. Full Review
A melding of old and new modes of animation, in which the attentive artistry of the past coexists with the hyper-detailed, computer-generated present. Full Review
The animation is fluid and inventive, balancing action and slapstick with aplomb. Full Review
There's enough that's new and different about "Big Hero 6" to get excited about, especially for those still too young for Marvel's more intense live-action fare. Full Review
BY Liam Maguren Flicks Writer
Winning you over before the feature even starts with the infectiously charming short film Feast, Disney capitalises on its new-age animated renaissance with this Marvel comic book adaptation. It also furthers the studio’s progressive attitude – even more so than Frozen – with its Eastern-Western world of San Fransokyo and, more importantly, how it focuses ye olde Disney Magic™ towards the modern wonders of science and technology.... More
Big Hero 6 follows Hiro, a 14-year-old robotics prodigy who succumbs to a harrowing tragedy. In his sorrow, he inadvertently triggers his brother Tadashi’s mysterious final project: an inflatable, huggable, all-too-literal healing robot named Baymax. Like a typical teen boy prodigy, Hiro modifies the robot for added superheroism, as well as similarly encouraging Tadashi’s varsity pals when a mysterious masked man runs rampant in San Fransokyo. Plenty can be said about each superbly-drawn member of the squad, but it’s Baymax that comes out on top with his innocently naïve nature and instantly admirable desire to provide ‘satisfactory healthcare’. To get such affectionate, hilarious, definitive characteristics out of a robot balloon with only two dots for eyes must have required a team of animation warlocks.
Seen as just a superhero film, Big Hero 6 may not appear all that innovative. Seemingly running off an origin story blueprint, you can time the predictable beats to a metronome: the training montage, the failed first outing, the villain’s reveal, etc. But this isn’t a simple superhero story; this is a story about grief, disguised in a superhero costume. The core message – “Tadashi’s not gone, as long as we remember him,” – is constantly reiterated, but the way the film’s climax displays this idea of memory, loss and recovery is beautifully inspired.Hide
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