Entertainment - 5/10 Graphics - 10/10 Substance 3/10

Rating: 5/10 (4 March 2015)

First of all, I expected a bit much from Big Hero 6 before watching it. THe simple fact that it featured a health companion as star character was an interesting angle. Alas, the movie just follows the lead of most blockbusters and focuses on a very basic storyline with few or no substance at all. Would I enjoy watching this flick with my kid? Yes, if it was only for the entertainment and to tell him afterwards how much it graphically evolved over the few last years. But other than that, I would skip it without a thought.
What I think the movie lacks is moral value, a message your kid can use in his/her life. What the movie tells the kids is : 1) you must be driven to accomplish things 2) friends are important when coping with pain (what about family? The aunt is depicted as a lunatic but loving coffee owner, but she appears only a few times mainly for gimmicks). 3) Revenge is natural 4) Since revenge is natural so only violence can stop it. Is it what you want your kid to understand? Because that is what he/she will understand mostly, except for all the wows... But more importantly, the health companion is somehow transformed into a war machine (a cool one, OK) used as a tool by the little genius (a kid with an ego the size of a skyscraper who takes what he needs when he needs it).
There is so much American animation could do, especially Disney, to satisfy the viewers needs while suggesting alternatives to all-out war/hero stuff.