Line #65 Awesome/BigHero6


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4	''Big Hero 6'' continues Disney's win streak of powerful entertainment for the entire family. Here are some moments that show just why.
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9	* The tech in general is pretty awesome -- not only does it look fantastic, but it's actually based on real scientific research and principles. [=GoGo=]'s bike uses the principle of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev magnetic levitation]], which is most commonly used in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev trains]], but also has real applications for [[http://contest.techbriefs.com/2013/entries/transportation-and-automotive/3911 wheeled vehicles]] and [[http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/192508-for-10000-you-can-have-the-worlds-first-hoverboard-and-invest-in-earthquake-proof-levitating-homes hoverboards]]. Wasabi's laser-induced plasma, as well as Honey Lemon's "chemical metal embrittlement", are both very [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HHJhpStza0 real physics-]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFrxY4ug9I0 chemistry-based concepts]] (albeit exaggerated). Fred's suit, while "not science", is based on [[http://media.campustimes.org/2012/11/kaiju-big-battel-los-angeles-mayan.jpg Kaiju Big Battel]], while his super jump makes uses of spring-loaded stilts ("[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerbocking powerbocking]]") and a wearable flamethrower. And of course, Baymax is an [[http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2014/october/october29_baymax.html inflatable vinyl robot]] developed by Carnegie Mellon. It's one of the few times an ''animated'' science fiction film has been based upon real scientific discoveries and future technology.
10	** The movie doesn't just show off cool tech, but celebrates technology, artistic creativity, and ingenuity in general. The heroes are geeks/nerds who revel in their creations for the joy of creating and the potential good that their creations can give to society. The movie also shows that technology itself is not good or bad; it simply ''is'', and it is humans that can use it for good and bad -- as exemplified by Baymax.
11	* The animation. Disney is always looking to one-up themselves. With ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' it was hair. With ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' it was ice. With ''Big Hero 6'', it's morphing and smoke effects, as well as a general overhaul of their entire rendering engine.
12	* Hiro in the bot battle. He loses at first (to make Yama raise the betting stakes), and then goes into the second round and easily defeats Yama's bot while sitting there with a straight face.
13	** It's also partially a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}}, because it's clear that Hiro is adopting a ''ridiculously'' blank expression in order to keep himself from laughing.
14	* [[BigBrotherInstinct Tadashi]] [[BigDamnHeroes saving Hiro]] from getting beat up by [[FatBastard Yama's]] goons.
15	* Hiro presenting his microbots at the student expo. Though he's pretty nervous and awkward at the beginning of his presentation, he becomes more confident as he demonstrates to the audience what the microbots can do -- which is basically anything you can imagine. He even makes them bow with him at the end!
16	** [[FridgeBrilliance It gets better]]; some of Hiro's lines paraphrase none other than Creator/WaltDisney himself. "If you can dream it, [=you/the microbots=] can do it."
17	* The introductory scene of the other four human members of the titular team:
18	** [=GoGo=] reveals her adaptation of maglev technology to work on a ''bicycle,'' and demonstrates her natural ability to throw flat circular objects with accuracy.
19	** Wasabi has created a laser-induced plasma cutter that slices a whole apple into slices so paper-thin that they drift like leaves. Heck, his organization of his workspace is pretty impressive.
20	** Honey Lemon has created a chemical embrittlement agent that makes 400 pounds of tungsten carbide ''disintegrate'' with the flick of a finger. At the same time, she shows off her impressive knowledge of chemistry. And she makes it pink, too!
21	** Even though Fred hasn't invented anything like his friends have, he is shown to be a pretty awesome sign spinner!
22	* [=GoGo=] taking charge of Wasabi's car while the gang is chased by Yokai.
23	* Fred making the logical, if erroneous, deduction that Alistair Krei is Yokai. For what it's worth, he did have means, motive, and opportunity.
24	* The team's armor:
25	** Baymax can fly and shoot rocket fists, and gets his life sign scanners enhanced tenfold (and possibly even more than that). Hiro creates a chip that gives him karate skills!
26	** [=GoGo=] can skate at super speeds and even along walls using her maglev discs, which double as weapons which she can fling at her opponents.
27	** Fred can "breathe" fire and perform "Super Jumps".
28	** Honey can use her purse to create "chem-balls", spheres of any chemical combination she can come up with to face any and all situations: bombs, smokescreens, glue, shields, etc. She can also rig the purse to overload and set off the whole arsenal as a last resort.
29	*** Honey Lemon is obviously seriously brilliant. Her gear allows her to create balls with chemicals in them with any effect she wants by pressing buttons for different chemicals and elements on her purse. That means Honey is smart enough and knows enough about chemistry to be able to think of all these formulas ''off the top of her head, in the middle of battle''. Beautiful, kind, ''and'' a genius. At least twice during combat, Honey Lemon programs her chemical armaments purse without looking at the keyboard! She enters precise chemical formulas under the previously mentioned extreme circumstances by memory and touch alone!
30	** Wasabi makes use of his plasma-cutting technology to fit his suit with plasma blades, which he can use in tandem with his martial arts skill.
31	** Hiro's armor, on the other hand, only allows him to ride on Baymax's back.
32	*** Both it and Hiro himself get more awesome in ''Battle in the Bay'', though; it's shown that Hiro's fighting technique in his suit without Baymax is ''hand-to-hand'' (against '''''robots built to fight''''') with some little boosts from his gloves, which are also shown to be able to generate powerful bursts of magnetic push and pull that can damage bots quite badly in their own right.
33	*** Hiro's armor also has a built-in radio for communication with the rest of the team, which is pretty important in the final battle.
34	* Hiro and Baymax soaring through San Fransokyo as Hiro tests Baymax's flight program.
35	-->'''Baymax:''' I fail to see how flying makes me a better healthcare companion.\
36	'''Hiro:''' ''I'' fail to see how ''you'' fail to see that it's ''awesome''.
37	** Additionally, the fact that Baymax takes Hiro flying as a form of rollercoaster therapy for his personal grief. Couple this with the fact that Baymax represents Tadashi's spiritual presence, and the scene is incredibly poignant as well.
38	* [=GoGo=] is pretty awesome in general. She is the only one able to provide a real challenge for Yokai.
39	** Notably, during their initial skirmish, she's the first one to successfully land a direct blow to Yokai's mask.
40	** When Hiro goes rogue, she's the first to attempt to stop Baymax from killing Yokai by slamming herself into him as the others catch up. She then proceeds to talk Hiro down.
41	--->"We said we'd catch the guy. That's it."
42	* It may count as Villainous Awesome, but Baymax fighting with only his Destroy chip in trying to kill Callaghan, and Hiro being so calm yet ANGRY throughout the whole scene...they're both just so powerful in that scene!
43	* Honey Lemon, in the chaos of Baymax entering kill-mode, being the one to find and get Baymax's medical chip back in place ''just'' as he levels what could've been a direct killing blow.
44	** In the junior novelization, Honey tosses the chip over to [=GoGo=], who zooms over to Baymax and puts the chip back in his access port.
45	* In relation to the ones above, just how fast the team responds to Baymax's rampage. Consider that they were probably just as stunned as Hiro about Yokai's identity, followed quickly by seeing Hiro turn homicidal, and THEN seeing Baymax turn into an unstoppable [[TheJuggernaut Juggernaut]]. They ''still'' don't hesitate for a second in trying to stop Baymax, even knowing Callaghan may be responsible for Tadashi's death.
46	* Tadashi doing ''84 tests'' on making Baymax work. The rest of us would've thrown in the towel after 10 times or less.
47	** True engineering isn't getting it right the first time. [[{{Determinator}} True engineering is continuing on until you get it right, even if it takes a thousand tries.]] The fact that he was able to create a fully functioning healthcare robot who works perfectly after ''only'' eighty-four tests is a testament to his ability as an engineer.
48	* As deluded as he is, Yokai/Callaghan wants to make it very clear to Krei he's not fooling around.
49	-->'''Yokai/Callaghan:''' I want my daughter ''BACK''!
50	** Even Yokai's ''entrance'' in that scene is incredible. Thousands of microbots swarm over the building before Callaghan swoops down on Krei. [[NightmareFuel Scary]]? Yes. Equally awesome? ''Definitely''.
51	* [=GoGo=], Wasabi, Honey, Fred, and Baymax evading the microbots' clutches after Hiro tells them to see their problem from a different angle, just like how Tadashi inspired him earlier.
52	** [=GoGo=] gets encased in a shell made of microbots to limit her mobility and pulverize her. She spins in place with her wheel blades, cutting the shell and breaking free.
53	** Wasabi gets caught between two slabs pushed in by microbots, and is about to be crushed. He cuts open the floor beneath him and drops through the opening to evade the oncoming slabs.
54	** Honey gets cornered, and attempts to shield herself by covering herself in a protective bubble that limits her vision and increases the danger of getting impaled by the microbots. She prepares a glue-like compound, waits for the precise moment of the next attack, and grabs the spike as it withdraws to get back into the fight.
55	** Fred's limbs are seized by the microbots, which start to slowly pull his suit apart. Realizing that it's ''the arms of the suit'' that are caught, not his own, he frees his arms from the suit and uses his own hands to retrieve a nearby sign-shaped piece of debris, using his "school mascot" sign-spinning moves to break free.
56	** Baymax gets engulfed by microbots covering every part of him while watching Hiro get sucked up by the portal. He blasts an opening with his rocket-fist, and follows it out before the bots can respond.
57	* After that, the whole team gets it together and regroups for a combined HeroicSecondWind and finally show off what they can do as a unit, by approaching the ''entire battle from a different angle'': instead of taking away Callaghan's mask, they focus on destroying his microbot constructs so the loose bots will be sucked into the portal. So when the time comes for Callaghan to throw a wave of microbots at Hiro and Baymax… '''''there's nothing he can do but point his fingers.'''''
58	-->'''Hiro:''' Ok, new plan! Forget the mask. Take out the bots. They'll get sucked up into the portal. \
59	'''Wasabi:''' Now THAT is a PLAN! \
60	'''Hiro:''' Honey, Fred! Can you give us some cover? \
61	'''Fred:''' Like you have to ask. \
62	'''Honey:''' [''throws her chemical bombs up in the air''] Let's do this, Freddie! \
63	'''Fred:''' [''breathes fire at the bombs''] Smokescreen!
64	* Bonus points to Wasabi for figuring out how to use the unstable gravity from the portal to his advantage.
65	* After trying to kill Callaghan with Baymax, [[CharacterDevelopment Hiro finally comes around]] to agreeing with Baymax's protocol.
66	-->'''Hiro:''' ''Our'' [[{{CallBack}} programming prevents us from]] [[ThouShaltNotKill injuring a human being]].
67	* Hiro and Baymax are about to fly into the portal to rescue Abigail, and Hiro asks Baymax if he's ready. Baymax earnestly responds, "[[{{CallBack}} Flying makes me a better healthcare companion]]".
68	* The portal dimension, this world's version of hyperspace. Both are awesome in scope and beauty, and equally terrifying in their sheer emptiness.
69	* Baymax's HeroicSacrifice. After losing most of his power suit, he diverts the last of his power to the rocket fist, knowing very well it will leave him trapped in the other dimension.
70	** Except he [[NegateYourOwnSacrifice put his chip inside his fist]], so Hiro is able to rebuild him.
71	* Creator/StanLee makes a cameo in TheStinger.
72	** Even better? Not only is he Fred's father, he's also a secret superhero!

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