Pixar has always been known for both their revolutionary animation technologies as well as their unique stories. While usually the feature film is praised more than the animated short that prefaces every Pixar movie, “Sanjay’s Super Team” seems to have generated more buzz and excitement than The Good Dinosaur. The main reason for this seems to be that adults are the ones on social media. The Good Dinosaur is clearly made to entertain a slightly younger audience than most Pixar films. It seems that while most viewers did enjoy The Good Dinosaur, adults identified with and appreciated “Sanjay’s Super Team”. The short is about a young boy’s struggle with understanding his Hindi father’s culture and religion. Whether positive or negative, “Sanjay’s Super Team” has made a name for itself as an important piece of media.

Individuals and parents are expressing their excitement that future generations will be exposed to cultural experiences through animation:

Pixar’s new short film has Hindu Gods and Goddesses as superheroes! https://t.co/3mIhzozIVJ #SanjaysSuperTeam pic.twitter.com/EhOcxcKsDg

— Cosmopolitan India (@CosmoIndia) November 30, 2015

 

Just saw a #Pixar short – #SanjaysSuperTeam – with Indian leads. Touching, sensitive, and well done! Way to go @DisneyPixar & @DisneyStudios — Rajiv Go Shah (@gorajiv) November 28, 2015

Hindus rejoice, we made it! 🙌 #SanjaysSuperTeam pic.twitter.com/CjXT7LIeGY — Dolly Bhatia (@_DollyBhatia) November 29, 2015

 

Fantastic work by @DisneyPixar on #SanjaysSuperTeam, a respectful portrayal of religion, #hinduism in particular. Thx Sanjay Patel & team.

— Sarx Tweets (@sarxtweets) November 29, 2015

The hard part is getting kids interested in the culture and beliefs. Sanjay hopes this short will do that. #SanjaysSuperTeam #GoodDinoEvent — The Bragging Mommy (@braggingmommy) November 16, 2015

Others are commenting that the short is better than The Good Dinosaur:

#TheGoodDinosaur was okay, but I could have just seen #SanjaysSuperTeam and been completely satisfied. — Elliott Rodriguez (@WhoElseElliott) November 26, 2015

 

The delightful #POC #SanjaysSuperTeam short was a welcome contrast to the super “white” “Old America” cast of characters in #TheGoodDinosaur — Carl Dungca (@VZnet) November 30, 2015

One Twitter user pointed out that their local cinema would not show an advertisement for the Church of England, but would show “Sanjay’s Super Team”:

@guardian@Andrew_Pulver hypocrisy at its finest, @ODEONCinemas choosing to show #SanjaysSuperTeam but banning #Lordsprayer#JustPray — Rachel Okesola (@rokesola) November 29, 2015

 

@candacecbure Hindu Gods pushed at new movie! Link: https://t.co/3vPseXZFqj #SanjaysSuperTeam #TheGoodDinosaur pic.twitter.com/N3i5g5q8Pe — AFreshWord.org (@AFreshWordOrg) November 27, 2015

While “Sanjay’s Super Team” is clearly not an advertisement, and the focus is on the story, other users are angered for other reasons:

Highly Offended @ Dinosaurs short #SanjaysSuperteam turning Buddhist deities into superheroes & evil character too scary 4 my GKids. — Carolyn Webb (@brideofpat) November 29, 2015

This tweet makes a good point. “Sanjay’s Super Team” was beautifully animated, but could easily be too scary for young children. Personally, I was a little bit scared by the action sequence in the short, and I am 21.   On Twitter, everyone can speak their mind, and fortunately for Pixar, the overwhelming response to “Sanjay’s Super Team” is positive.