Disney's Big Hero 6

I have been a bit delayed in writing about this movie as I just haven't had the inspiration to write about, but I will just force myself to put together something right now, as they farther away I get from the movie the less I remember.

I really liked this movie. Going in I really didn't know what to expect from the movie, but it is another great Disney animated movie. This was yet another movie that made me tear up, and actually a few times, I am either getting more emotional as a person or movies are just hitting me in the feels more often, or possibly both.

This movie takes place in a futuristic city called San Fransokyo, I think that is how it is spelled at least, but the city has elements of both San Francisco and Tokyo, and I really liked the slightly futuristic feel of the movie. I thought the city was really well put together.

The main character, Hiro, is a classic type, the genius who just isn't applying himself in his life, while his older brother is trying to set him down the right path. This movie really makes studying sciences look cool, which is always a good message to send to kids. Many of the characters have their own specific creations that they are working on at the school they all attend. There is also a clash between the public sector school and the private sector in the shape of a businessman. While the science is slightly futuristic, it is also very believable. It isn't out there to the extreme, there are many things that could be quite possible in the near future.

The character who makes this movie in so many different ways is Baymax, an inflatable non-threatening robotic nurse. Baymax provides the movie with both comedy as well as heart. There are many themes in the movie including dealing with loss in your life,  and finding your true calling in life.

This movie is quite unlike other Disney movies, it provides great action shots, there is heart, there is humor. I think it is more comparable to How To Train Your Dragon in tone than other Disney movies.

I highly reccomend this movie, like all of the other movies that I have seen this year. This is especially great if you have kids in the right age range. We may be living in a real golden age of animated films, because there are so many wonderful animated films coming out these days. This will be the 3rd that I have loved this year alone, counting Lego Movie which is  a big different animation-wise.

This movie was really hard to slot in my rankings this year, I have loved all of the movies this year, and will likely own all of them in the near future. I would like to see this movie again, and parts of it have really stuck with me.

2014 Movie Rankings:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
3. How To Train Your Dragon 2
4. Big Hero 6
5. 22 Jump Street
6. X-Men: Days of Future Past
7. The Lego Movie

What I Am Thankful For

I just wanted to take some time to write about all of the things that I am thankful for, and also share the food I have made for Thanksgiving. This is not an all inclusive list, but I just wanted to share some things.

I am thankful for all of my friends and family.
I am thankful that I am living a financially stable life, I never knew how wonderful being financially stable was until I actually was stable.
I am thankful for my job, which I look forward to every day.
I am thankful for my dependable car, after dealing with lots of crap from my previous car, it is nice to have a car that I don't need to worry about.
I am thankful for my love of cooking, which I believe I inherited from my family, I enjoy cooking and trying to make new things frequently.
I am thankful that the value of learning was instilled in me as a kid, we would go to museums and zoos to learn about all sorts of things, and this has stayed with me to this day, I still enjoy learning new things whenever I can.
I am thankful for my health.
And last but not least I am thankful for my wonderful cat Astrid who I adopted a few months ago, she has been a wonderful addition to my life. For those who haven't seen here, this is what she was doing while I was cooking today.

She slept like that til I gave her some food, she then immediately got up and ate.

This is my Thanksgiving dinner, roast turkey breast, chorizo brown rice dressing, brussels sprouts with bacon, apple, onion, cream, and parmesan cheese, and some cilantro lime corn with garlic butter.

I brined the turkey breast overnight, which made it nice and juicy. All of the different elements worked so well together, I was surprised by how much I loved the brussels sprouts dish, but I wanted to try some new things and it all worked well.

For dessert I made some apple crisp which I had some vanilla frozen yogurt with. It was a good end to a great meal.

I want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!