Movie review: Big hero 6

Big hero 6 is your typical hero-saves-the-day Disney cartoon. The story started with a young boy named Hiro, who is a 14-year-old robotics genius. His older brother, Tadashi, invented Baymax, a healthcare robot. After Tadashi's death, Baymax became Hiro's companion along with Tadashi's university friends, GoGo Tomago, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred. Hiro found out someone was mass producing his invention, microbots, which is a swarm of tiny metal robot that can take any form your mind desires. Hiro, Baymax and his friends decided to go and find out who was the man that stole Hiro's invention and his intentions.

Microbots

It is quite a funny yet touching movie. I was laughing throughout the movie but the ending of the movie was so touching that I had tears in my eyes. There are certain subtle messages in this movie that I can see. It's a movie about love, friendship, sacrifice and forgiveness.

From top: Hiro, Aunt Cass and Tadashi

The brotherly love between Tadashi and Hiro was very clear. Tadashi was always trying to keep Hiro out of trouble and worried about Hiro's safety and future. Meanwhile, we can see Hiro's grief when Tadashi died in the fire. It was obvious he loved his older brother very much. We can also see the love of their aunt, Aunt Cass. Their parents passed away and they were raise by Aunt Cass. This love is shown through physical touch (hugs) and words of encouragement and comfort.

From left: Wasabi, Honey Lemon, Hiro, Baymax, GoGo Tamago and Fred

Then there is friendship. GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon and Fred were actually Tadashi's friends. But they welcomed Hiro and became friends with him. They were willing to risk their lives to help Hiro find the villian (or the Mask Man that stole and was mass producing Hiro's microbots). Through their actions and support, they showed their love and care for Hiro. Even though they disagreed with Hiro at one point and Hiro said some hurtful words to them, they still went back to find Hiro and never stopped being friends with him. This is what I call true friendship. Friends that never gave up on each other even on bleak times.

Baymax and Hiro

We see Baymax's sacrifice towards the end of the movie. For me, this is the most significant and touching part. Hiro and Baymax became really close friends even though Baymax was only a robot. Somehow, Baymax was like another Tadashi for Hiro. Baymax, a robot, cares so deeply for Hiro that he (or it) is willing to sacrifice itself so that Hiro can be saved. Sacrificial love is the most significant love.

The Mask Man

Last but not least, forgiveness. Hiro found out that Tadashi's death was not accidental and that the Mask Man was the murderer. This caused Hiro to go into a rage and he wanted to kill the Mask Man to avenge Tadashi's death. This is when Hiro's friends stopped him from doing it.  Through Baymax and his friends, he realised that Tadashi wouldn't have approved of his actions. Tadashi wanted to help people not harm people, hence the invention of Baymax. In the end, Hiro forgave the Mask Man as he knows nothing good will come out of his actions. It will only caused more hurt and harm not only to himself but to the people around him. He didn't kill the Mask Man. Instead, he helped the police catch him and put him behind bars.

It's hard to forgive your enemies. But revenge is not a good option also. Baymax asked: "Will killing the Mask Man make you feel better?" We should also ask ourselves this question. Again I say this, nothing good will come out of revenge. It will only cause more hurt and harm not only to yourself but to the people around you.

Even though the movie is a little cliché, but the animations are really good and the message it brings out is clear. I would rate this movie 8/10. =)