Big Hero 6
Writers: Jordan Roberts (screenplay), Robert L. Baird (screenplay), Daniel Gerson (screenplay).
Cast: Ryan Potter (Hiro), Scott Adsit (Baymax), Jamie Chung (Go Go), T.J. Miller (Fred), Daniel Henney (Tadashi), Damon Wayans (Wasabi), Genesis Rodriguez (Honey lemon), James Cromell (Robert Callaghan), and as Alan Tudyk (Alistair Krei).
Guest writer Melissa Knight is finally attempting to review a super hero film. With that being said, welcome and have a time of your life. Thank you, Melissa for reviewing another film, hopefully folks will enjoy.
So, Henry was short on time this week and asked me to review Big Hero 6. As you all may know, I’m not nearly so good at movie reviews as he is. I don’t know how to examine elements of film – or whatever – all I know how to do is catch continuity errors and enjoy it or not. Our 11 year old daughter introduced this animated flick to our not-quite-two-year-old granddaughter, in part to get her off her Frozen kick, and in part of an effort to calm down the craziness of a two year old.
I didn’t watch it until the, oh, 15th run or so probably and when I did I was surprised. As usual with most animated flicks these days, it had enough adult innuendos to keep adults – like me – engaged. I love this element of it because it helps to keep kid movies from being boring. As a mom of two spread ten years apart, and now a mimzy, I feel like I’ve had enough of little kid stuff. So, it’s refreshing to watch a movie that keeps kids engaged and also manages to be entertaining to me.
Essentially, this kid and his brother live with their aunt. The kid’s brother is older and invents this really cool “marshmallow,” as my granddaughter calls it. It’s a robot that serves as a nurse. The brother dies, so the kid is left to try to cope with life without him.
Then the robot blows up and things get funny – and freaky for a kid who’s a genius – but he’s fueled by anger over his brother’s death, which was caused by the classic evil-doer. So, with the help of some friends – and a really decent soundtrack – Hiro (like you couldn’t guess, right?) fights the bad guy and manages to save the damsel in distress – which you don’t even know about until the end, and comes to terms with the heartache of his loss.
It all sounds pretty simple, right? Yeah, maybe, but it’s got some pretty decent lessons in there, and it shows kids that it’s not totally uncool to be a nerd. And that even nerds can have adventures. Like I said, it’s also got a really solid soundtrack and the humor is great.
I know it’s been out for a while, but I don’t seem to have much time to sit down and watch movies like Henry does. This one’s on your premium channels, and that’s how we watched it, but even if you pick it up at RedBox for a buck and a half it’s decent.
Oh, and by the way, Henry informed me after the fact that it’s a superhero movie. Duh. I’m not a huge fan. I’ve watched more than I care to and between the senseless explosions, shameless men in tights and unfathomable scenarios, I’m burned out. Not that I don’t respect a good superhero movie – it’s just – not my thing. So, when I found this out, I was tempted to turn it off, but it just so happens we were at a good part, so we kept watching.
Henry will do all the stuff I don’t have time for – like cast and whatever now… But anyway, if you’ve got some time, and a child in your life who hasn’t seen it yet, check it out. You’ll be glad you did.
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