We live in a golden age for animated movies, with the endless possibilities that come from the ability to manifest our imaginations through computer pixels, or stimulate the heart in the way that only a hand-drawn Miyazaki can.
The great Japanese master is hanging up his paint brush, leading many to believe that Ghibli will stop producing traditional animated fare. There are also worrying signs that fatigue brought on by a crowded marketplace has led to diminishing returns for the likes of How to Train Your Dragon 2, and lazy brand familiarity has seen Penguins of Madagascar belly flop like its titular birds.
But we needn’t have worried, because a young boy and his 120psi robot friend are set to kick start 2015 with a bang.
Hiro Hamada loves battling robots, taking on indestructible behemoths and defeating them with the intricate cleverness of his micro-inventions. He idolises his big brother, so when a tragedy befalls the laboratory in which his sibling is working, Hiro is left with a surrogate in the form of Baymax, a rotund inflatable robot who’s programmed to take care of others.
