A perfect example of what happens when you combine the expertise of superhero storytelling from Marvel comics with the extraordinary talents of the team behind Pixar studios and the king of all animated studios, Disney, you get this spectacular family friendly tale. Set in the fictional city of San Fransokyo (an amalgamation of San Francisco and Tokyo), it is the story of a young robotic genius named Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) who forms a special bond with his older brother's robotic construction Baymax (Scott Adsit) and later team up with a group of friends to form a team of techno-superheroes.
Baymax is not your run of the mill robot, he is a vinyl based inflatable droid that is built for medical assistance and his design clearly serves as the cute factor of the film. Hero is the brains of the outfit and focal point of the story. Hero and Baymax make for the perfect onscreen dynamic duo where each serves as part of a whole kind of like Ash and Pikachu or Michael Knight and Kitt. The rest of the team consist of Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriguez), Wasabi ( Daman Wayans, Jr.) GoGo Tamago (Jamie Chung) and Fred ( T.J Miller). They each have their own unique talent and serve as support to the big two though they could have had more screen time. The stand out of the group is of course Fred, he is the non tech member whose sole purpose in the film is to be the comedy relief element and can easily be compared to Shaggy from Scooby Doo. The villain is more two dimensional and his nefarious scheme is the timeless old tale of revenge against those that have caused an injustice but the film makes good use to hide his identity until the third act to further add a pinch of mystery to the mix.
This digital cinematic masterpiece is charming and full hearted, blended with the right amount of humor mixed with PG action. It benefits from Pixar's long standing concept that each story should have characters that resonate with the audience and keeps them more invested. The young children will love all the technological attributes of the film and so will the adults. While some animated films tend to feel long and time consuming, this one does not suffer from it since the pacing is adequate to get the wheels rolling along. It is worth noting that this is the third highest grossing film right behind The Lion King and the world smashing hit Frozen. Personally it should do nicely in anyone's home video collection and can't wait to see what they have in store when the sequel comes along.
This digital cinematic masterpiece is charming and full hearted, blended with the right amount of humor mixed with PG action. It benefits from Pixar's long standing concept that each story should have characters that resonate with the audience and keeps them more invested. The young children will love all the technological attributes of the film and so will the adults. While some animated films tend to feel long and time consuming, this one does not suffer from it since the pacing is adequate to get the wheels rolling along. It is worth noting that this is the third highest grossing film right behind The Lion King and the world smashing hit Frozen. Personally it should do nicely in anyone's home video collection and can't wait to see what they have in store when the sequel comes along.
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