Marvel and Disney's love child, Big Hero 6!

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2014)

I was already a huge fan of anything Disney, but as soon as I heard of a Disney movie based on a marvel comic, I had to see it. I went into Big Hero 6 expecting a quality action packed family film and I got just that, and for the most part I loved it. There were however a few things that disappointed me a bit. First of all, the movie is based around a group of university geniuses and a lovable robot who team up to face a mysterious kabuki mask wearing foe, using the leader of the team, Hiro Hamata's invention as a weapon. The movie is intended to be about a team of superheroes, but at times tends to feel more like a duo rather than a team. It spends a lot of time focusing on the relationship between Hiro and Baymax, the lovable robot. You will definitely find yourself laughing and getting emotionally attached to the two and their relationship, but what about the rest of the team, the other four in Big Hero 6? When the rest of the characters are initially introduced they give off a great first impression. They're a very colourful and hilarious group, each with their own completely different personalities, but their characters never go beyond that first impression. Don't get me wrong, they're great supporting characters but due to the focus being on Hiro and Baymax, they don't really develop and thus become a little forgettable. Their poor development and lack of screen time compared to Hiro and Baymax makes it a lot harder to think of this as being a "team" movie. My main disappointment with this movie however, is less about the characters and more about the storyline. It is a great movie with a good storyline, it was just.. predictable. I found myself figuring out things long before they happened, I guessed a major event that happened towards the beginning of the movie and I figured out the identity of the main antagonist long before it was revealed. This was a disappointment to me seeing all the incredible and original story lines like Wreck-It Ralph (from the same creators) and how this one didn't really meet those standards, it was still really good, just very predictable. With the few negatives points aside, there is one aspect of the film I thought was nearly flawless, San Fransokyo! As lame and almost cringe-worthy that name sounds, the world of San Fransokyo is incredible. Like the name of the city implies, the movie is set in a cross between Tokyo and San Francisco and it is truly unique. It has all of the classic sights of San Francisco like the Golden Gate Bridge, skyscrapers, etc, while also incorporating traditional Japanese houses and temples, all made with that gorgeous Disney animation we all know and love. It really creates its own world that is truly unique and interesting. All in all, it's story may be a little predictable and if it were to ever have a sequel they should definitely develop the rest of the team's characters more, but it is a great movie. It does get a bit more of that wholesome Disney feel overall but definitely gets the action pack marvel components mixed in there too. With a bit Rise of the Guardians feel to it and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of that or other animated movies, like Wreck-It Ralph. I loved this movie and would definitely go see it again.