Hiro Hamada is a teenage genius. At 14, he's already a high school graduate. There's just one problem - instead of continuing his educational career, Hiro would rather spend his days participating in underground robot fights. Hiro's brother Tadashi has attempted to get Hiro to consider college for several years. As one last attempt, Tadashi brings Hiro to the science department of the University of San Fransokyo in the hopes of sparking his interest. It is at the university where Hiro hears of a competition for young inventors to showcase their creations. Unfortunately, while competing a fire breaks out, destroying the building. Tadashi perishes in the fire trying to save others trapped inside. Overcome with grief, Hiro drops out of the University of San Fransokyo and locks himself in his room. While grieving Hiro stumbles onto one of Tadashi's own inventions - a medical robot named Baymax. The friendship that develops helps Hiro come out of his depression and search for answers to the questions surrounding his brother's death.
Big Hero 6 is, quite simply, a whole lot of fun. I honestly don't think I've had this much fun in an animated movie since seeing Up back in 2009. I liked how it tried to incorporate adult themes such as dealing with the loss of a loved one while still being appealing to kids. Big Hero 6 does it quite well, for the most part. The only problems I saw were: some of the story felt a little rushed, and as a result some of the supporting characters didn't feel fleshed out enough for the audience to truly care about them - Tadashi in particular. He only showed up in the beginning so his death didn't seem to have the same impact as it could have been. The same goes for friends of Hiro who are there for him after Tadashi dies.
Still, none of that is enough to recommend not seeing it. I would totally recommend it, especially for younger kids. I can guarantee this is one movie both kids and parents will enjoy.
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