Big Hero 6

Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Writers: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson
Stars:  Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung
Strength: Beautiful animation and character development, family entertainment
Weakness: Predictable story
Runtime: 102 minutes
Rating: 3.5/5

Plot: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Review:  The story of Big Hero 6 takes place in “San Fransokyo,” a futuristic city where young Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) and his big brother Tadashi (Daniel Henney) spend their days inventing advanced robotics. While Tadashi works on robots that can help better the world, Hiro, a child prodigy, squanders his gift hustling for cash in the underground robot fighting circuit. Things change when Tadashi finally manages to inspire Hiro towards a greater goal: attending the robotics university. Hiro's presentation to the school turns out to be a massive hit; but that joy is immediately followed by Tadashi's death. Hiro's life takes a downward spiral – until he meets Baymax (Scott Adsit), the inflatable health care robot Tadashi created. The duo stumbles onto the plot of a mysterious villain, who may or may not be responsible for Tadashi's death. Cue in action, adventure and comedy – all delivered with a lot of heart. In terms of visual design, action choreography and sci-fi tech, Big Hero 6 is a feast for the eyes that outclasses nearly every other animated film to come along in the last few years. There is also some great visual and physical comedy – the latter of which almost entirely comes from plus-sized Baymax and his unique body design. Big Hero 6 is family fun, action and adventure suited for any age (or gender). It represents the high potential of mixing Disney with Marvel, while still doing enough of its own thing to offer viewers a fresh journey and interesting characters to meet. No matter what the reception of the film, Hiro and Baymax is no doubt here to stay.

Reviewed by Zakir Mushtaque