Big Hero 6

By: Robert Murphy

It may just be me but growing up I can't think of a time where I did not want to have a robot buddy of my own, something right out of Medabots that I could bring with me everywhere and maybe even battle other robots with and in the futuristic world known as as San Fransokyo, I could finally get my wish granted. This city is a melting pot of filled with futuristic technology and Japanese architectural design hidden throughout the world, I'm not sure if we were conquered by Japan in the future or if they just became so prevalent that their ideas transferred over or what but I liked what I saw. Our story follows to boys in particular, orphaned sons that are now being taken care of by their aunt, Hiro (Ryan Potter) and his older brother Tadashi (Daniel Henney) are both incredibly gifted kids. They both particularly show off their skills in the field of robotics and while one brother is off in college, the other spends his nights earning cash through illegal robot fights. But Tadashi will prove that his little brother can put his smarts to better use in the very touching Big Hero 6.

Yes, I still enjoy the occasional Disney and Pixar production from time to time especially when one like Big Hero 6 comes along and was originally from a Marvel comic and has now been adapted into a pluckier form of storytelling. Hiro is our main character, a rebellious kid whose smarts surpass his brothers so far that he graduated high school at his ripe young age of 13. His brother though got all the common sense in the relationship and wants his brother to do something more with his smarts and gets him to try and join him and his friends at the quote "nerd school." However, disaster strikes as it often does in Disney movies and Tadashi is killed in an explosion during the presentation that would get Hiro into his school along with Tadashi's professor. Then enters Baymax (Scott Adsit,) the chubby marshmallow creation that Tadashi built for his robotics project, he is a walking inflatable care giver who was designed to be an at home helper for when you're sick or hurt. Baymax steals the show in every scene he is a part of and his oblivious charm is something just like Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator routine where he misses obvious figures of speech and jokes, except in this case I'd stick with the walking hug machine. Baymax gets activated when Hiro stubs his toe and tries to help but finds Hiro needs a whole other different kind of help after the passing of his brother and he is determined to help.

Baymax is so hard not to love as he tries to find out just what happened to Tadashi for Hiro, he makes every scene he is great fun to watch and whole Hiro may not have wanted it, he is the best thing that ever happened to him. Baymax goes the extra mile too and invites Tadashi's former classmates along for the ride as they try and solve the mystery of who stole Hiro's robotic design in the contest and is now using it for mysterious purposes. These people are a solid grab bag bunch of people, Wasabi (Damon Wayans Jr.) an OCD neat freak, Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriguez) who is the bursting of energy and spunky chemist, Go Go Tomago (Jamie Chung) whose the general tough guy or girl rather character and Fred (T.J. Miller) who is the Shaggy-esque character who is just the laid back science lover of the group. Together they sort of form Hiro's team who would do anything to help him out in honor of Tadashi and in a big way become a superhero team as well. Using the future style technolgies around them and make superhero costumes out of their school projects, Wasabi and his lazer cuter, Honey Lemon and her matter changing chemical, Go Go and her super powered skates and well Fred wanted to be a lizard-man so they make him a costume and let him breathe fire. Even Hiro and Baymax get some cool upgrades too match and it serves as an interesting concept on hero making, it's almost like an Iron Man scenario where they make themselves their own heroes and it's fantastic. 

In the end, Big Hero 6 is impossibly charming not to watch if not just for watching Baymax and his antics throughout the entire film. Sure, Disney and Pixar always manage to tug at your heart strings but I haven't seen something quite so enjoyable since Meet the Robinsons. Hiro and his friends manage to fulfill two of my childhood fantasies, one having a robot and two become big superheroes in their own right. It is implied at the end of the film that they continue on defending San Fransokyo and that is an idea that is great to leave things on. Everything that was created here in Big Hero 6 is fun and immersive, I would definitely recommend taking your kids for this one or yourself if you have a craving for a solid Pixar production once again. 

Good:

- Baymax makes every scene hilarious and fun

- The world of San Fransokyo is immersive and incredible along with all the visuals present

- T.J. Miller as Fred is great as well as all of Hiro's friends 

Bad:

- Standard Disney and Pixar formula but hey it's a kids movie, it's still awesome

Scully Rating: 9.0 out of 10