Big Hero 6 is
Disney’s 54th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, with a
significant change from the Marvel Comic it was adapted from.
The movie blends
Disney elements with Marvel's. Thanks to the screenplay by Robert L. Baird, Dan
Gerson, and Jordan Roberts, the movie has the Disney feel of a happy, lovable
story with relatable characters, combined with Marvel's action themes and characters
with complex behaviors.
Produced solely
by Walt Disney Animation Studios, this wonderful family movie will both
interest and captivate your mind. Disney didn’t miss their trademark of
embedding lessons here and there for the viewer to pick up on, and they removed
anything that would make the story similar to anything we’ve seen before.
The movie’s plot
follows 14-year-old Hiro Hamada, who lives with his aunt and older brother
Tadashi in futuristic San Fransokyo. Hiro is highly intelligent and loves
participating in illegal bot fights, much to the dismay of his brother and
aunt.
Trying to
distract Hiro from this life, Tadashi introduces him to his friends—GoGo,
Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred. He also shows him Baymax, a personal healthcare
robot Tadashi created. Tadashi and his friends attend Krei Tech, and Tadashi
hopes the inventions Hiro sees there will inspire him to join. Tadashi
succeeds, but his untimely death when the college mysteriously catches fire
halts Hiro’s interest in joining Krei Tech.
Sad and alone,
Hiro accidentally activates Baymax, who then stumbles on one of Hiro’s
inventions trying to reunite with its other parts. Baymax traces the invention
to its source and uncovers more about Tadashi’s death.
Some notable
changes Disney made include making Baymax a product of Hiro’s brother Tadashi,
while in the comics, Baymax is a monster (instead of the lovable and huggable
robot Disney presented) created by Hiro as a science project to serve as his
butler and bodyguard. Also, in the comics, it was Hiro’s father who died, while
in the movie, it’s Hiro’s brother’s death that inspires the formation of the
group. Hiro’s father isn’t mentioned in the movie.
Although the
movie is great and the characterization is memorable, I hope many will
appreciate the level of storytelling and fast-paced action it packs. It would
be sad if this movie ends up being one of those brilliant films that didn’t get
enough credit or celebration. Another thing that will be sad about this movie
is if it never gets a sequel, because it deserves one.
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