by Cookie N Screen
This past Academy Award ceremony, for those a fan of animation, it seemed a bit superfluous that Disney would grab both the Feature and Short awards for the medium. It’s not that the artists and filmmakers haven’t done good jobs in Feast and the feature that followed Big Hero 6. But there weren’t excellent films. Nor were they the best. Comparatively to Song of the Sea, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Disney hadn’t produced their best work and the strangled grip of the company who have enchanted many rung out in the community. Did they deserve to win this time? No.
But Big Hero 6, despite its faults, is still an enjoyable thrill ride.
This past Academy Award ceremony, for those a fan of animation, it seemed a bit superfluous that Disney would grab both the Feature and Short awards for the medium. It’s not that the artists and filmmakers haven’t done good jobs in Feast and the feature that followed Big Hero 6. But there weren’t excellent films. Nor were they the best. Comparatively to Song of the Sea, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Disney hadn’t produced their best work and the strangled grip of the company who have enchanted many rung out in the community. Did they deserve to win this time? No.
But Big Hero 6, despite its faults, is still an enjoyable thrill ride.
Big Hero 6 is Disney’s first film based on a Marvel manga that doesn’t relate to the MCU. It revolves around boy genius Hiro and his older brother Tadashi who work together in a robotics school. However, during a Science Fair, Tadashi is killed in an explosion. Depressed for several months, Hiro discovers his brother’s last project, a self-care robot named Baymax who was specifically designed to help Hiro. As the pair bond, when Hiro discovers that there was a conspiracy surrounding Tadashi’s death and a terrifying villain using one of Hiro’s invention, he ropes in his old friends to form a superhero alliance alongside the big cuddly Baymax.
The animation and the spirit with Big Hero 6 is what highlight this movie to greatness. The frolicsome characters lifted from the page and enhanced with the computerized talents of the Disney team is wonderful to look at. Snared with rambunctiousness and on-point comedy, particularly from the naïve and chubby Baymax, the colourful film triumphs in captivating the audience. Drenched in this gorgeous aesthetic, and magnificent collection of characters, each with their own talent and skill, Big Hero 6 finds it’s curve and speeds along with it, at points in the movie, with unforgettable energy.
The animation and the spirit with Big Hero 6 is what highlight this movie to greatness. The frolicsome characters lifted from the page and enhanced with the computerized talents of the Disney team is wonderful to look at. Snared with rambunctiousness and on-point comedy, particularly from the naïve and chubby Baymax, the colourful film triumphs in captivating the audience. Drenched in this gorgeous aesthetic, and magnificent collection of characters, each with their own talent and skill, Big Hero 6 finds it’s curve and speeds along with it, at points in the movie, with unforgettable energy.
The biggest problem is the story. See, it’s predictable and heavily choppy. Disney, recently, have poured all their money into the aesthetic and computer effects which, don’t get me wrong, are really well done. But all of this detrimental to the plot. The script isn’t completely fleshed out which means, despite the fact that colour and frivolity of the animation are greatly realised, the film lags in places. Big Hero 6 cannot gel completely together despite having heart, gusto and superheroes which mars the overall product. Falling into stereotypical plot falls of it’s genre and the studios portfolio, the film suffers from this predictable and sometimes dull story.
Director Don Hall manages to keep the movie going and I guess it is a movie in every sense of the word. Rather than be completely innovative and fresh, Big Hero 6 is great for entertainment and amusement that’ll certainly appease a lot of people. Despite its faults, Big Hero 6 has an incredible soundtrack including the stand out song Immortals by Fall Out Boy (which is kind of gutting if you’ve been waiting years for Disney to put that band on movie whilst you worked for them). Regardless of your stance on whether they deserved to win or not at the Oscars (they didn’t), Big Hero 6 is all-round family entertainment, nothing more.
Which isn’t necessarily an awful thing.
Director Don Hall manages to keep the movie going and I guess it is a movie in every sense of the word. Rather than be completely innovative and fresh, Big Hero 6 is great for entertainment and amusement that’ll certainly appease a lot of people. Despite its faults, Big Hero 6 has an incredible soundtrack including the stand out song Immortals by Fall Out Boy (which is kind of gutting if you’ve been waiting years for Disney to put that band on movie whilst you worked for them). Regardless of your stance on whether they deserved to win or not at the Oscars (they didn’t), Big Hero 6 is all-round family entertainment, nothing more.
Which isn’t necessarily an awful thing.
What Do You Think?
Does Big Hero 6 blow off a lot of hot air?
Or does it soar?
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Big Hero 6 is out on DVD & Blu-ray today!
Or does it soar?
Let us know in the comments below
Big Hero 6 is out on DVD & Blu-ray today!
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