John Cena the voice of Ferdinand, the heavy and full of brotherly love bull

One would think it would grow wearisome to see a 2,000-pound bull repeatedly placed in situations in which his size overwhelms his surroundings. It’s essentially the same gag, whether the title character of the new animated film “Ferdinand” squeezes into the window of a house, turns a sofa into a seesaw or navigates the proverbial china shop.

Yet, the gag never gets old. This is because the bull, lent a gentle resolve by voice actor John Cena and a wide-eyed wonder by the artists and animators at Blue Sky Studios (“Ice Age”), is such a sweetheart.