It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I think by now (Oscar night) I have seen 4 out of 5 nominees in the animated short film category and I find it very surprising that the Disney/Pixar entry is apparently the worst of these. Of course the ending is kinda nice, but everything before that is just all style over substance. We all know that Pixar can easily pump millions of dollars even into small 7-minute films like this one, but in this case money cannot guarantee a good film or story and I must say writer and director Sanjay Patel came short in that regard. It's a mix of superhero film and religion, a challenging quest, but this little tale on Hinduism and how the next generation may perceive it did not really work out in my opinion. Surprised to see this one is the Oscar front-runner and I truly hope one of the more deserving entries (go Don Hertzfeldt!) will take the crown in a couple hours. I do not recommend "Sanjay's Super Team". Certainly a contender for Pixar's worst to date.

Sanjay's Super Team (2015) *** (out of 4) Mildly entertaining short from Pixar about a young boy named Sanjay who wants to watch his superheroes on television but his father demands that he join him in meditation. Soon the boy's fantasy takes form as he joins his superheroes in battle.I must admit that I'm a little surprised that SANJAY'S SUPER TEAM was nominated for an Oscar. Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it's from Pixar but I really didn't think this was among their best work. I will say that the animation is certainly the greatest thing going for the film as we get some amazing visuals and especially the colors on the three Hindu gods. The story itself is okay but I really didn't find it to be too special.

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.

This Disney/Pixar short was shown before their The Good Dinosaur. It tells of a young Hindu boy more interested in his superheroes then in his dad's religious symbols. Then we see images of the boy's imagination going wild when he's imagining what his dad's artifacts are like as superheroes. I'll stop there and just say that part of me was confused as to what was going on but I got the gist of what the director was trying to convey. It's quite touching when the ending moment comes but I'll probably have to watch this again someday in order to really get what is going on when what happens in this short start happening. So on that note, Sanjay's Super Team is at the least, worth a look.