Loosely based on the Marvel comic book, Big Hero 6 adapts the tale into a family-friendly, Disney impression of the basic storyline, but still delivers a good story.

The movie follows the adventures of Hiro Hamada, a child genius who lacks motivation until his brother Tadashi, also quite brilliant, takes Hiro to his university’s science lab, where Hiro meets a cast of eclectic and friendly characters – Gogo, Fred, Honey Lemon, and Wasabi – and discovers his brother’s project, a robot named Baymax. His experience inspires Hiro to go to the university, and he creates microbot technology in hopes of getting in.

However, a fire breaks out at the university, and Hiro’s invention is destroyed, alongside Hiro’s brother in typical, heart-wrenching Disney fashion. Hiro once more loses hope and motivation until he discovers, with the help of Baymax, that his technology is not gone and that the fire wasn’t an accident. He creates a task force of his friends to avenge his brother’s death.

Big Hero 6 is set in San Fransokyo, a creative yet strange blend of San Francisco’s familiar landmarks and Tokyo’s style of architecture. The movie’s animation is attractive and eye-catching. The characters do not inexplicably look like each other, which has happened with other Disney movies – instead, there is great diversity, ethnic and just feature-wise. While it is strange that Disney decided to change some characters’ ethnicities, as the comic’s cast was predominantly Japanese, the movie is still fairly good with representation. The backgrounds are very visually appealing, and the city is a good backdrop.

Another fun aspect is the movie’s science-fiction concepts that can appeal to older moviegoers. The characters, with the exception of Baymax, a technological wonder itself, are mere humans who derive their power from scientific suits and accessories they create for themselves.

Of course the movie also has some wholesome Disney humor thrown in as well to keep the movie light, but it also has deeper themes of friendship and family, and shows questing for vengeance does not solve anything.

The movie is definitely something to see, great for gaining favor of siblings, nieces or nephews, or any little kid you can take to the theater – and you won’t be bored either.