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'Big Hero 6' A funny, action-packed superhero film
A boy and his robot: Hiro and Baymax in Disneyâs Big Hero 6
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A boy and his robot: Hiro and Baymax in Disneyâs Big Hero 6. (Courtesy of Disney)" height="250" width="598" border="0">A boy and his robot: Hiro and Baymax in Disneyâs Big Hero 6. (Courtesy of Disney)Big Hero 6, the latest addition to the list of action-packed superhero movies, offers an animated riff on the genre, giving fans a chance to feast their eyes on extravagant visual treats.
Based (very loosely) on a defunct Marvel Comics series, the movie follows the journey of robotic prodigy Hiro Hamada in finding his own path â and, of course, in vanquishing the bad guy.
Set in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo, the movie takes audience directly into another world, when the 14-year-old Hiro challenges the winner of a robotic fighting event and wins.
Angry with his loss, the guy chases Hiro, who manages to escape just as his older brother, Tadashi, comes to pick him up.
Tadashi always asks Hiro to give up his quest to win money at the robot fights, but the younger brother never listens to him. Not giving up, Tadashi shows Hiro a truly different robotic world by taking him to his school, San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.
Hiro meets his brotherâs instructor, Professor Callahan, and his lab partners: fanboy Fred, chemistry whiz Honey, machinery and adrenaline junkie Go Go and physicist Wasabi. Tadashi also shows him his invention: a medical assistant robot called Baymax.
The inflatable, cute and huggable robot will pop out of a red box whenever someone says âOw!â The character may look simple, but thanks to a special microchip, Baymax can quickly diagnose a patient and give medical advice.
Amazed with what he has seen, Hiro is convinced and agrees to follow his brotherâs path at the university. He works hard to invent something to be presented at the universityâs exhibition so he can have a chance to get in.
He comes up with microbots: thousands of tiny robots controlled by neurotransmitters that can be turned into anything. His presentation catches the attention of the owner of a giant technology company who asks Hiro to sell his invention. But he says no.
Just when Hiro thinks everything will work out just fine, things turn bad when Tadashi is killed in a fire at the universityâs laboratory when he tries to save Professor Callahan.
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A boy and his robot: Hiro and Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6. (Courtesy of Disney)
Big Hero 6, the latest addition to the list of action-packed superhero movies, offers an animated riff on the genre, giving fans a chance to feast their eyes on extravagant visual treats.
Based (very loosely) on a defunct Marvel Comics series, the movie follows the journey of robotic prodigy Hiro Hamada in finding his own path ' and, of course, in vanquishing the bad guy.
Set in the futuristic city of San Fransokyo, the movie takes audience directly into another world, when the 14-year-old Hiro challenges the winner of a robotic fighting event and wins.
Angry with his loss, the guy chases Hiro, who manages to escape just as his older brother, Tadashi, comes to pick him up.
Tadashi always asks Hiro to give up his quest to win money at the robot fights, but the younger brother never listens to him. Not giving up, Tadashi shows Hiro a truly different robotic world by taking him to his school, San Fransokyo Institute of Technology.
Hiro meets his brother's instructor, Professor Callahan, and his lab partners: fanboy Fred, chemistry whiz Honey, machinery and adrenaline junkie Go Go and physicist Wasabi. Tadashi also shows him his invention: a medical assistant robot called Baymax.
The inflatable, cute and huggable robot will pop out of a red box whenever someone says 'Ow!' The character may look simple, but thanks to a special microchip, Baymax can quickly diagnose a patient and give medical advice.
Amazed with what he has seen, Hiro is convinced and agrees to follow his brother's path at the university. He works hard to invent something to be presented at the university's exhibition so he can have a chance to get in.
He comes up with microbots: thousands of tiny robots controlled by neurotransmitters that can be turned into anything. His presentation catches the attention of the owner of a giant technology company who asks Hiro to sell his invention. But he says no.
Just when Hiro thinks everything will work out just fine, things turn bad when Tadashi is killed in a fire at the university's laboratory when he tries to save Professor Callahan.
Super-robot: Hiro transforms Baymax into a high-tech action hero in Big Hero 6. (Courtesy of Disney)
Lost in sorrow, Hiro locks himself in his room, avoiding his brother's friends. Hiro accidentally ignites Baymax, who springs to life and tries to get Hiro out of his prolonged misery.
From here, the film shows the strong bond between Hiro and Baymax. Together, they discover that the laboratory fire was not an accident, and Hiro determines to take down the man in a kabuki mask who he believes to be the mastermind who stole his invention.
With his genius mind, Hiro adds fighting skills to Baymax's programming and makes a special costume for him to fight the villain.
Tadashi's friends then join the two in fighting the bad guy. They work on fighting suits based on their scientific interests and skills, turning themselves into a group of high-tech heroes who are ready to unveil the man behind the mask.
But Big Hero 6 is not all gloomy and serious. Baymax's cuteness and behavior succeed in generating laughter many times. The group's colorful costumes, their tricks and enthusiasm are also delightful to see.
The storyline is simple, but contains a message for children and adults. Although there are no big surprises in this movie ' as many of the action routines have been featured in previous non-animated superhero movies ' the film should not be missed.
Big Hero 6, which topped Christopher Nolan's Interstellar at the US box office, is fun to watch, and the adorable Baymax may be able to displace Frozen in the hearts of kids ' at least for a while.
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Big Hero 6
Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Voice cast: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter; Daniel Henney; TJ Miller; Jamie Chung; Damon Wayans, Jr.; Génesis Rodriguez.
Scriptwriters: Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Jordan Roberts.
Producer: Roy Conli, John Lasseter
Distributor: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Running time: 105 minutes
