
Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and the two friends finally bond with the other residents of the opulent meadow.
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| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeAltogether the best exploration of Australian class conflicts through the medium of animated insects that you're likely to see this year. |
| Dallas Morning NewsNancy ChurninWhile parents may struggle with the relentless perkiness of the ever giggling baby bee, little ones may get lost in an overly complex story that would have benefited from judicious pruning. |
| Cine PremiereAmanda AdameIt's not a bad film, but it feels a little too safe in the genre and doesn't do anything we haven't seen before. [Full review in Spanish] |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeAll told, in giving parents nothing to object to, director Alexs Stadermann (who got his start making straight-to-video sequels for Disney) has also given them little to get excited about, apart from the idea of sharing Maya with another generation of preschoolers. |
| Sydney Morning HeraldJake WilsonIt's a wearyingly familiar story -- and even the jokes, mostly insect puns, aren't the kind that adults are likely to enjoy. |
| Time OutCath ClarkeLacks the zingy surprise that Pixar or Disney might have brought. |
| La Nación (Argentina)Javier Porta FouzInstead of a regular kids film, this one becomes tirying, squematic and really predictable. [Full review in Spanish] |
| User ReviewBen Syall are fuckin dumb, this was a rllu good movie me and my friend cried over it. came for a shitpost, left with nice feelings, clear skin, and free of all sin. |
| User ReviewJenna CWe love Maya the Bee. My 3 year old is obsessed with her and willy. |
| User ReviewJacob MIts fairly good for what it is, but the thing most critics are forgetting is that this is not movie meant to entertain them, but a movie to entertain children mainly under the age of 10. That being said this movie brings forth the difficult subjects of acceptance, war, treachery, and forgiveness in a way that young children can learn from what to do and what not to do. |