Story
In Maya the Bee: The Honey Games, Maya (voice of Coco Jack Gillies) is an enthusiastic young bee who believes in herself and really wants to help others. The Queen (Justine Clarke) has an estranged sister, the Empress of Buzztropolis (Marney McQueen). Maya hears that the Empress has ordered the Queen’s hive to give half of its meagre store of honey to the Honey Games, despite the fact that the Queen’s hive might not survive the winter. Maya is furious and sets out to deal with this injustice.
Unfortunately, Maya and her best friend Willi (Benson Jack Anthony) make the situation far worse when their meeting with the Empress goes terribly wrong. Maya suddenly finds herself competing in the Honey Games for the survival of her entire hive. She and Willi must encourage their team of misfit bugs to work together to defeat the cruel Violet (Linda Ngo) and her team of champions from Buzztropolis.
Themes
Threats to survival; competition
Violence
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games has some violence and accidental harm. For example:
Sexual references
Nothing of concern
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
Nothing of concern
Nudity and sexual activity
Nothing of concern
Product placement
Nothing of concern
Coarse language
There is some name calling in this film including “loser”, “loser bugs” and “mixed up bunch of weirdos”.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games is an animated movie with a predictable plot, which is aimed at young audiences. Some scenes might scare very young viewers, so we recommend parental guidance for children under five years. The movie is likely to lack interest for most children over eight years.
These are the main messages from this movie:
- We should all believe in ourselves.
- Everyone has a special talent.
- By working together, we achieve far more than we ever could alone.
Values in this movie that you could reinforce with your children include:
- kindness towards others
- forgiveness and understanding
- responsibility for our own actions
- teamwork.
This movie could also give you the chance to talk with your children about honesty and learning from our mistakes, as well as listening to parents’ advice about some situations rather than taking things into your own hands.