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"Big Hero 6" (2014) REVIEW


Well, I guess that now Disney own Marvel, they've got the rights to every series Marvel has published. At least they took something lesser known.

Fourteen year old inventor Hiro Hamada is grieving the death of his older brother Tadashi. However, Hiro accidentally activates Baymax, a robotic caretaker Tadashi created. Hiro doesn't care for Baymax at first, but when Baymax inadvertently leads Hiro to the base of a supervillain that uses technology Hiro himself had invented, Hiro must use his inventive skills to figure out a way to stop the masked villain from possibly destroying the city, which may override Baymax's original purposes.

Cute and fun, Big Hero Six is Disney's latest animated film produced alongside Marvel studios. The animation is superb, the colors vibrant and the cinematography was great as well. The story was also great, with cute moments, funny jokes, and decent pacing, but not executed in the best way, keeping it from being the best animated film this year.

Unlike How to Train Your Dragon 2, which goes all out in its storytelling and action, there were moments where I felt the creators of Big Hero 6 took a step back. The action wasn't as great as it could have been, leading to a somewhat anti-climatic ending where everything wraps up all too quickly (Wreck-It Ralph had more action to it). It felt really toned down compared to How to Train Your Dragon 2 in both the action and drama aspects, which, in my opinion, makes How to Train Your Dragon 2 the best animated movie of the year.

Other than those complaints, Big Hero 6 is a fun family film that the whole family is sure to enjoy and I highly anticipate a sequel. Also, stick around for after the credits to see the best Stan Lee cameo to date!

4/5 Stars

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