Story
Ben 10: Omniverse consists of two Ben 10 TV episodes. In the first, Ben Tennyson (voice of Yuri Lowenthal) and his two alien-fighting friends, Gwen (voice of Ashley Johnson) and Kevin (voice of Greg Cipes), take on the ultimate interdimensional monster alien, which wants to rule the universe. Ben and his friends defeat the alien. As a reward for not abusing his superpowers, Ben is given a new and more powerful Omnitrix. This is a wristwatch-like device that lets Ben change into different aliens, each with unique superpowers.
In the second episode, Gwen and Kevin head off to college. Although he wants to work alone to protect the world from power-crazed aliens, Ben gets a new, young and eager partner, Rook Blonko (voice of Bumper Robinson). Ben has to adjust to life with his new partner. He also has to take on old enemies in secret underground cities, while being hunted by a mysterious trophy-seeking character called Kyber (voice of David Kayel). Kyber has a shape-shifting predator, and they stalk Ben as their next trophy.
Themes
Superpowers; aliens
Violence
This movie has continuous unrealistic, over-the-top, science fiction action violence, which is presented in a funny way at times. Younger children might copy this violence. For example:
Sexual references
None of concern
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
None of concern
Nudity and sexual activity
None of concern
Product placement
This movie has no product placement of concern. But franchised products including action figures, video games, animated TV shows, accessories and books are marketed to children.
Coarse language
This movie contains some name-calling and put-downs that children might copy.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Ben 10: Omniverse is a children’s animated science fiction action movie targeting children aged 8-12 years. Although the movie has some worthwhile messages, it also has lots of animated action violence. Children who are fans of previous Ben 10 adventures will be entertained by this latest instalment, which has new characters and a new Omnitrix full of surprises.
These are the main messages from this movie:
- It’s hard not to abuse power if you think that doing so might help others or make the world a better place.
- You can achieve more by working as part of a team than by yourself.
- You need to have patience and respect to work with others in a team.
Values in this movie that you could reinforce with your children include the following:
- Responsibility: Ben shows responsibility when he doesn’t misuse his powers to force his own ideas on other people.
- Adaptability: although he doesn’t want to take on a new partner, Ben adapts to the situation. You could talk about how adapting to unwanted change and new situations can make us stronger.