Movie disclaimer:
At Launching Ground we don’t recommend you show movies to kids without understanding the content they will be exposed to. To make it easier, here are some links to helpful reviews:
- Big Hero 6 Movie Review and Parental Guidance at Common Sense Media
- Big Hero 6 Movie Review and Parental Guidance at Plugged In
Discussing Gentleness:
Baymax is a big robot with a lot more strength than the students he is with. When he is given his superhero suit by Hiro, he becomes even more powerful – demonstrating superhuman strength and abilities. Yet he continues to display gentleness with everyone around him. So much so that Hiro, who is struggling with grief and vengeance, reprograms Baymax to remove his gentleness. In the fullness of the story we see that anger doesn’t solve the problems and that gentleness and love are much more powerful and healing than revenge.
- How did Baymax demonstrate gentleness in the movie?
- Was everyone thankful that Baymax was gentle, even with the villain in the movie?
- What are some reasons it is hard to be gentle?
Discussing Sacrifice:
Baymax makes a big decision at the end of the movie that Hiro really struggles with at first.
- How did Baymax demonstrate sacrifice in the movie?
- What did you feel for Baymax when he demonstrated sacrifice? How did you feel about Hiro?
- How did Baymax model what Jesus has done for you and me?
- Baymax sacrificed his life for Hiro, like Jesus sacrificed his life to save you and me.
- What do you also see at the end of the movie that reminds you of Jesus?
- Baymax “came back from the dead