Rajshekhar Biradar I loved this short film because of its cute meaningful story and stunning graphics. Please make it as a full length movie. It would be awesome to watch that. Some interesting facts - Growing up, sanjay became more confident with his identity, although he still found it challenging to openly embrace his Indian background at work. As a child, he "felt deeply the absence of anyone who looked like him in films and television." To "bring a young brown boy's story to the pop culture zeitgeist," Patel first pitched the short to Pixar executives in mid-2012. Pixar's chief creative officer, John Lasseter, was very welcoming to the idea "about celebrating the personal side of the story."

Steve Pulaski It's no disguise just how personal and close-to-home Sanjay's Super Team is for Pixar animator Sanjay Patel, who makes this his directorial debut, as well. The short is a vibrant burst of energy and color for seven minutes, as the story focuses around a small boy named Sanjay, who simply wants to watch his favorite cartoon Super Team in piece. His preoccupation with his show distracts him from the meticulous process of his father as he sets up a Hindu shrine for meditation. Wanting his son to witness such a peaceful, mind/body-cleansing experience, Sanjay's father pulls him away from the TV to meditate.Sanjay simply isn't interested, to the point where he retrieves a toy in the middle of his father's meditation and almost completely corrupts the process. Eventually, Sanjay becomes immersed in his personal journey, to the point where he imagines Hindu gods as his own band of superheros. Before his very imagination can keep up, Vishnu and Durga transform from two-dimensional abstracts into elaborate and colorful heroes that tantalize the very sensibilities of Sanjay.Sanjay's Super Team evokes neon colors to near perfection, as we watch this story unfold with no dialog and a very slow and steady pace, even for such a short runtime. The only issue is that the takeaway from this is pretty slight, even by the recent standards of Pixar shorts (let's just say, it's nice this one got the Oscar love instead of the momentarily sad but utterly frothy Lava). There's not a lot of emotional connection, despite this being a fairly emotional story, and while Patel's passion and heart is here, there's just very little to say, unfortunately.

darrenrmuller As parents we are careful to consider the content of the movies that our Children are exposed to. I strongly object to how parents have no warning about what their children are about to be subjected to. I do not consent to my young children's mind being infiltrated with false gods and frightening imagery. My wife had to leave the cinema as our soon to be 2 year old daughter was distressed (as were we!!). My 4 year old son buried his head into the chair as I covered his eyes and tried to protect him from the disturbing voices and images. This is completely unacceptable to take away the rights of the parents. The 'feature' was clearly slipped in just before the movies appearing to be the start of the actual movie we wanted to see. My wife looked at me in shock with what was being portrayed and asked is this part of the movie. Clearly trickery to get peoples guard down and seize the opportunity of a captive audience. I was uncomfortable with the aggressive attempt to force my children to accept this as cool and somehow relevant to them. It is not! And if this was in the movie we paid to see we would have simply walked out. Very concerned about these practices! How dare they?!! I can't fathom how this is okay?!! It seems to be to the point where we can't trust our own screening through watching previews.

GoneWithTheTwins Starting off with a most tired gimmick, "Sanjay's Super Team" claims that it's based on a true story … mostly. But this isn't one of those stories that is too wild to believe; it's merely a children's comedy about daydreaming. It barely qualifies as humor to use that increasingly intolerable statement, especially when no one would question the realism of such fantasy asides.The plot follows little Sanjay as he watches his favorite television show "Super Team," which is interrupted by his father's prayer time. After a brief battle of raising and lowering the volume, the father wins out and forces Sanjay to join him as he worships three statues of Hindu gods by candlelight. Not to be outdone by the uninteresting tradition, Sanjay retrieves his action figure and imagines the two of them transported into a foreboding temple, where a six-armed, four-headed, sword-wielding golem wages war against three spell-casting, fireball-hurling, magical warriors.The use of specific Buddhist items and Hinduism beliefs are somewhat unfriendly to anyone unfamiliar with the religions; it's not the most universal or understandable ethos. But more controversial than the un-politically-correct integration of religion into a Disney production is the enormously stereotypical designs of the two main characters, sporting football-sized noses that nearly prevent their faces from containing other features. At least the core message of father/son bonding is a family-friendly theme, highlighting a potential for compromise in education and entertainment.The Massie Twins