Big Hero 6 - Page 2

*Donatello19* · 11-09-2014, 11:30 AM

Bless my soul, Disney's on a roll...

This movie was awesome, I loved it! Can't wait to see it again.

*Candy Kappa* · 11-09-2014, 11:57 AM

I'm a bit iffy on the whitewashing the characters have suffered, but the movie looks cute.

*Ninjinister* · 11-09-2014, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

I'm a bit iffy on the whitewashing the characters have suffered, but the movie looks cute.

Isn't it just the one?

*Candy Kappa* · 11-09-2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Isn't it just the one?

Fred is originally an Ainu, so he is whitewashed, Aiko (Honey Lemon) is whitewashed as well. Wasabi got racebendt, which is... A bit troublesome. Hiro is biracial in the movie when he was fully Japanese in the comic, which do have it's positive side and negative.

*raph27* · 11-09-2014, 03:11 PM

Saw it last night and totally loved it. Plus, the short about the dog was adorable.

*BabyTurtles* · 11-09-2014, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Fred is originally an Ainu, so he is whitewashed, Aiko (Honey Lemon) is whitewashed as well. Wasabi got racebendt, which is... A bit troublesome. Hiro is biracial in the movie when he was fully Japanese in the comic, which do have it's positive side and negative.

wait....Honey Lemon isn't hispanic??? thought she was....

also GoGo Tomago is Korean in this movie. (She was Japanese in the comics I think)

*Ninjinister* · 11-09-2014, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Fred is originally an Ainu, so he is whitewashed, Aiko (Honey Lemon) is whitewashed as well. Wasabi got racebendt, which is... A bit troublesome. Hiro is biracial in the movie when he was fully Japanese in the comic, which do have it's positive side and negative.

Honey Lemon looks like an anime version of her comic counterpart. She doesn't strike me as any less or more of any race than she already was.

So here's the question:
Why are one/two people "whitewashed" and the other "racebendt"? Is it not all the latter (if that is a word?) And why is Wasabi's race now "troublesome"?
And isn't it more ethnically diverse now, which usually is not a bad thing?

*ObiWanFan4life* · 11-09-2014, 06:18 PM

I really enjoyed it. It was The Incredibles meets The Iron Giant. Those Baymax plushies are going to sell like hot cakes. Also

Spoiler:

*TigerClaw* · 11-09-2014, 07:11 PM

Its #1 at the Box Office Now.

Big Hero 6 at #1 with $56,200,000 and Interstellar #2 with $50,000,000

*Zulithe* · 11-10-2014, 12:14 AM

Will people shut up about Frozen now? This was way better than Frozen.

*Candy Kappa* · 11-10-2014, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

wait....Honey Lemon isn't hispanic??? thought she was....

Her voice actor is Hispanic, not necessarily her character. That's never confirmed, and a voice actor don't define a character's ethnicity.

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Honey Lemon looks like an anime version of her comic counterpart. She doesn't strike me as any less or more of any race than she already was.

So here's the question:
Why are one/two people "whitewashed" and the other "racebendt"? Is it not all the latter (if that is a word?) And why is Wasabi's race now "troublesome"?
And isn't it more ethnically diverse now, which usually is not a bad thing?

Honey Lemon was a "reverse weeaboo" so she dyed her hair and wore blue contact lenses, but she still looked asian. Not so much in the movie as she looks like Rapunzel's sister.

Wasabi can't be whitewashed if he is a asian character that's has been turned black, but changing one POC into another POC, is that any better? Plus, they didn't do anything special with Wasabi's design, considering he is yet another buff black guy. But, at least he wasn't whitewashed, so that's something.

In all, Disney should probably just have made a entirely new team, renamed the characters since the setting was changed.

mexichrist83 · 11-10-2014, 06:03 PM

I saw the movie three times this weekend. It was that good and I very much wanted to support it. Heck, I wanted to see it again immediately after seeing it the first time. Very fun, visually stunning (that flying sequence through the city!) and it had a lot of heart. I'm not much of a Disney animation fan but this totally won me over. After looking up the source material I do think it's funny how drastically it became Big Hero 6 in name only and it should have become it's own thing but I don't think it's a big enough title that would warrant any kind of backlash from fans of the comic. still should have been it's own thing but whatever.

As for the "whitewashing", I don't really think it's THAT major of an issue. I didn't mind that Hiro and Tadashi were mixed. That's actually kind of cool considering that interracial families are pretty common these days and isn't even an issue anymore. Other than Fred, all of the major team members were ethnically diverse. Honey Lemon was obviously of different ethnicity that was never defined but then again why should it be and what should it matter? I would have liked if Yokai was fully Japanese but not a major disappointment since people probably would have complained about the villain being Japanese and how that would be bad.

The movie was fantastic and I plan on seeing it again with my nieces on Thanksgiving. Go see it!

*TigerClaw* · 11-10-2014, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hollowbones83

I saw the movie three times this weekend. It was that good and I very much wanted to support it. Heck, I wanted to see it again immediately after seeing it the first time. Very fun, visually stunning (that flying sequence through the city!) and it had a lot of heart. I'm not much of a Disney animation fan but this totally won me over. After looking up the source material I do think it's funny how drastically it became Big Hero 6 in name only and it should have become it's own thing but I don't think it's a big enough title that would warrant any kind of backlash from fans of the comic. still should have been it's own thing but whatever.

As for the "whitewashing", I don't really think it's THAT major of an issue. I didn't mind that Hiro and Tadashi were mixed. That's actually kind of cool considering that interracial families are pretty common these days and isn't even an issue anymore. Other than Fred, all of the major team members were ethnically diverse. Honey Lemon was obviously of different ethnicity that was never defined but then again why should it be and what should it matter? I would have liked if Yokai was fully Japanese but not a major disappointment since people probably would have complained about the villain being Japanese and how that would be bad.

The movie was fantastic and I plan on seeing it again with my nieces on Thanksgiving. Go see it!

And that the City the movie takes place, is a combination of San Fransisco and Tokyo called, San Fransokyo

mexichrist83 · 11-10-2014, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

And that the City the movie takes place, is a combination of San Fransisco and Tokyo called, San Fransokyo

That didn't bother me so much either. It was a clear merging of two cultures. I don't consider that whitewashing at all. If the movie was set in San Francisco then I'd say yes that is definitely whitewashing. The movie does not take place in any specified time frame (most likely in the future what with their advances in technology and all) and I actually like the thought that this takes place in a future where two cultures would merge together to form a city like San Fransokyo. Those are just my two cents.

*BabyTurtles* · 11-10-2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

And that the City the movie takes place, is a combination of San Fransisco and Tokyo called, San Fransokyo

Would have loved if the characters spoke a little Japanese in the movie to reflect their city.

Maybe next movie XD

Peanut · 11-11-2014, 08:03 PM

My nephew really wanted to see this, so I took him this evening. It was his first time at the theatre (he'll be 4 this month) so he was insanely excited about the entire thing. Loved the movie, loved Baymax, wouldn't stop talking about it on the way home. I thought it was really funny and charming. Baymax was a riot.

*Ninjinister* · 11-11-2014, 08:20 PM

I would've thought that the toys would have been everywhere at this point. I was looking for the 4 inch ones to put in my Marvel collection but all I saw were the giant Baymax and Fredzilla at a comic shop.

mexichrist83 · 11-13-2014, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

I would've thought that the toys would have been everywhere at this point. I was looking for the 4 inch ones to put in my Marvel collection but all I saw were the giant Baymax and Fredzilla at a comic shop.

The Walmart near my apartment (and work) had a display for Big Hero 6 Toys. Picked up a Baymax and Yokai. Going to pick up a couple more figures tomorrow. They should be hitting more store shelves soon especially since the movie is doing so well.

Seems Disney was really hesitant about this one.

*BabyTurtles* · 11-13-2014, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hollowbones83

The Walmart near my apartment (and work) had a display for Big Hero 6 Toys. Picked up a Baymax and Yokai. Going to pick up a couple more figures tomorrow. They should be hitting more store shelves soon especially since the movie is doing so well.

Seems Disney was really hesitant about this one.

why? I want my Baymax plushie!!!

mexichrist83 · 11-14-2014, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

why? I want my Baymax plushie!!!

Hard to say. With the crapfest that is "Dumb and Dumber To" out this weekend hopefully the word of mouth on "Big Hero 6" will have people going to see it this weekend. I'm going to try and see it again this weekend and I'm going again on Thanksgiving with my nieces (making 5 viewing in total). I've already convinced 2 friends who have kids to see it and they all loved it. One of them is even planning on going to see it again this weekend. Hope this gets bigger. I wish there was an IMAX version showing. I'd be there in a heartbeat.

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	I'm a bit iffy on the whitewashing the characters have suffered, but the movie looks cute. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

11-09-2014, 06:18 PM	#28
ObiWanFan4life Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,724	I really enjoyed it. It was The Incredibles meets The Iron Giant. Those Baymax plushies are going to sell like hot cakes. Also Spoiler: I loved Stan Lee's Cameo as Fred's father at the end. __________________ "The force will be with you, always" - Obi-Wan Kenobi

11-09-2014, 07:11 PM	#29
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 14,165	Its #1 at the Box Office Now. Big Hero 6 at #1 with $56,200,000 and Interstellar #2 with $50,000,000 __________________ Follow me on my Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@tygerclaw305

11-11-2014, 08:20 PM	#37
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I would've thought that the toys would have been everywhere at this point. I was looking for the 4 inch ones to put in my Marvel collection but all I saw were the giant Baymax and Fredzilla at a comic shop. __________________

11-09-2014, 11:30 AM	#21
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	Bless my soul, Disney's on a roll... This movie was awesome, I loved it! Can't wait to see it again.

11-09-2014, 03:11 PM	#25
raph27 Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,611	Saw it last night and totally loved it. Plus, the short about the dog was adorable.

11-10-2014, 12:14 AM	#30
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	Will people shut up about Frozen now? This was way better than Frozen.

11-10-2014, 06:03 PM	#32
mexichrist83 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 273	I saw the movie three times this weekend. It was that good and I very much wanted to support it. Heck, I wanted to see it again immediately after seeing it the first time. Very fun, visually stunning (that flying sequence through the city!) and it had a lot of heart. I'm not much of a Disney animation fan but this totally won me over. After looking up the source material I do think it's funny how drastically it became Big Hero 6 in name only and it should have become it's own thing but I don't think it's a big enough title that would warrant any kind of backlash from fans of the comic. still should have been it's own thing but whatever. As for the "whitewashing", I don't really think it's THAT major of an issue. I didn't mind that Hiro and Tadashi were mixed. That's actually kind of cool considering that interracial families are pretty common these days and isn't even an issue anymore. Other than Fred, all of the major team members were ethnically diverse. Honey Lemon was obviously of different ethnicity that was never defined but then again why should it be and what should it matter? I would have liked if Yokai was fully Japanese but not a major disappointment since people probably would have complained about the villain being Japanese and how that would be bad. The movie was fantastic and I plan on seeing it again with my nieces on Thanksgiving. Go see it!

11-11-2014, 08:03 PM	#36
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	My nephew really wanted to see this, so I took him this evening. It was his first time at the theatre (he'll be 4 this month) so he was insanely excited about the entire thing. Loved the movie, loved Baymax, wouldn't stop talking about it on the way home. I thought it was really funny and charming. Baymax was a riot.