Sometimes I will find myself rewatching a Disney movie I haven't seen in a while, and find that I'm seeing with entirely different eyes; this was the case with movies such as Inside Out, Brave, and most recently, Big Hero 6. It's my mother's favorite Disney movie, and a must-watch during the holiday season; and the most recent re-watch led me to pick up this book. Let me me say, I'm glad I did!
This book, like it usually happens with volumes in The Art of series, delves deep into the production and decision-making aspects of our favorite animated movies. In the case of BH6, I was especially fascinated with the imaginary city of San Fransokyo and how it came to be (does my most recent obsession with everything Japanese play a part in this? Probably). In that regard, it did not disappoint. The place is regarded as a character of its own, and the extensive research behind it is fully showcased in this volume. I also found out one of my all-time favorite artists, Lorelay Bové, collaborated to this movie, and that made me appreciate it even more. What I did expect to learn more about in this book, however, was how the Hamada family is formed, and most importantly, how aunt Cass is related to the Hamadas. Her minichapter in this book was especially disappointing, for it only mentions how difficult her hair was to animate, and that's pretty much everything about her. However, I can understand this was not an essential aspect of the movie and, for this reason, it might have been not thoroughly explored. Overall I'm more than satisfied with this, and that’s all that matters.
See you at the next movie I will rediscover - and its athe Art of Book.