"Big Hero 6" is a mish-mash of mixed messages, from its "compassion over violence, through violence" finale to its clumsily appropriated Japanese stylistic flourishes.
A tremendously entertaining film that returns hope to the collective fear that Disney caused when taking ownership of big, huge, science fiction consortiums and comics. [Full review in Spanish]
Kids will leave the theater wanting their own Baymax, and who can blame them? It's the rest of the "Heroes" that don't measure up; the robot full of air is the most real thing in the movie.
Big Hero 6 offers something for everyone: action, camaraderie, superheroes and villains. But mostly, Baymax offers a compassionate and healing voice for those suffering, and a hug that can be felt through the screen.
What you might not have heard before is the way this film laces that basic story with beautiful themes that push back against some of the assumptions of the genre.
Big Hero 6, the first Marvel comic book to get a Walt Disney makeover, is a beguiling kids movie. It is also a beauty to behold for its skillful digital animation in 3D.
To say Big Hero 6 is the toddler version of Avengers is inaccurate because that implies it's unworthy of adults' time. Disney's newest is actually one of its most inclusive.
On the high-quality scale set by the Disney animated features in their latest Renaissance, this one doesn't quite measure up. But Big Hero 6 is sure to entertain millions of smart kids and their escort parents.
