An "Animated" Discussion
In this 2000's animated movie, none of the main characters have feet or hands. This is relevant because it lost Best Animated Feature to "Happy Feet". However, races still feature heavily despite the lack of feet. This is the first film in the franchise.
Larry the Cable Guy, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Tony Shalhoub, and Owen Wilson all voice acted for this movie.
What is "Cars"?
This song features a girl and a boy who go on a Journey on a train going anywhere. The song is unusual in that its chorus does not arrive until the song is nearly finished; its structure consists of two pre-choruses and three verses before it arrives at its central hook. It was recorded in one take and released in 1981.
What is "Don't Stop Believin"?
In this book series, a closeted nerd runs into a wall and thinks he's a wizard. A man with no nose is annoyed he is alive.
What is "Harry Potter"?
This satirical political sitcom features an optimistic bureaucrat who will not take “nope” for an answer. She seeks projects to make her city a better place with the hope to one day become President of the United States.
What is "Parks and Recreation"?
In this musical, it is a story of the circle of life, where a lion just can't wait to be king, experiences treachery, learns to have no worries, and falls in love. Can you feel the love tonight?
What is "The Lion King"
In this 2000's animated movie, newlyweds struggle as the husband meets his new in-laws. In the film franchise this is the first film that the character well known for his boots appears in.
This film includes many notable actors including Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and Antonio Banderas.
What is "Shrek 2"?
This song features Scarlett Johansson, the president, and a radioactive man. I have performed this song for karaoke before.
What is "Help Let Me Go"?
In this book, teenage girl is picked to fight to the death because the government can't think of any other solution to prevent war or rebellions. She then beats the government system by dating her rival.
What is "The Hunger Games"?
In this crime series, a teacher decides to pursue the more illegal elements of his subject of expertise in order to make money. However this path is not started due to a pursuit for personal wealth. Along their journey they partner with a former student who they share a unique commonality with. They both have a color in their last name.
What is "Breaking Bad"?
In this musical, a man works to stay alive among the guns and ships of the non-stop war. He is both known as a right hand man and your obedient servant. I know him as a non stop, hurricane of a writer who even features on the currency of the country he helped found.
What is "Hamilton"?
In this 2000's animated movie, a young girl sneaks into a factory and two best friends must work to return her home before it is too late. A yeti and snow cones briefly feature in this movie, alongside a variety of different doors.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Voice actors in this film include John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Mary Gibs, James Coburn, and Billy Crystal
What is "Monsters, Inc."?
This song became the theme song for Rocky III after Queen denied the use of "Another One Bites the Dust". Multiple "Just Dance" games feature this song in their lineup.
What is "Eye Of The Tiger"?
In this famous fantasy book, a group of old men overcome racial differences to take on the world’s most powerful jeweler. The tiny men with distinctive feet are the only hope.
What is "The Lord of the Rings"?
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What is "The Fellowship of the Ring"?
In this musical-comedy set primarily during the summer, two stepbrothers engineer a variety of adventures. Agents, evil scientists, rockets, mummies, and nanobots are all featured in different episodes.
What is "Phineas and Ferb"
In this wonderful 90's musical, the popular characters may be dancing through life, but something bad is on the horizon. A powerful young witch is defying gravity prompting The Wizard to team up with her old roommate against her. Thank goodness no good deed goes unpunished.
What is "Wicked"?
In this 2000's animated movie set around a holiday, the title of the film is the name of the primary mode of transportation used. Caribou, a mysterious ghostly hobo, elves, and a magic bell are just some of the unusual elements this movie has to offer.
Voice actors included Nona Gaye, a very well known Tom, Daryl Sabara, Jimmy Bennett, and Eddie Deezen.
What is "The Polar Express"?
Considered by many to be one of the greatest songs of all time, this song does not even have a chorus. This is the UK's third best selling single of all time, and reached a peak of 2nd on the U.S. singles chart after an appearance in Wayne's World.
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
In this classic childrens book, a group of kids run away with the perpetually immature. Pirates get involved and are obsessed with killing the little kid who can fly. Tick-tock, tick-tock...
What is "Peter Pan"?
In this detective series, a brilliant consulting detective solves various mysteries alongside their closest friend. Due to an improvisational bit of acting in the first episode, creators worked to incorporate a specific plant/fruit into all episodes of the show.
What is "Psych"?
In this 90's musical, a group of impoverished young artists are trying to survive another day while struggling to pay rent. I should tell you, if you go out tonight to see it you'll see the events occur in Lower Manhattan's East Village, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Halloween is not the only season in this musical, it has all the seasons of love as well.
What is "Rent"?
In this animated movie released in the 2010's, two high school students cause chaos in each others lives despite living in different towns and not knowing each others names. This film features a visually stunning astronomical spectacle as a key element of the story.
Some of the voice actors you may hear watching this movie include Michael Sinterniklaas, Stephanie Sheh, Ben Pronsky and Cassandra Morris. However in one of the most common ways to watch the movie you may not hear them at all.
What is "Your Name"?
This 2020 song is at the top of the billboard "Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs" list. It was performed at the Superbowl.
In this children's fantasy novel, a girl is transported to another world where she kills the first person she meets. She then is sent on a quest to kill again and fights to the death over a pair of shoes.
What is "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"?
This series became the first streaming series to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. It features two sisters with colorful hair and a man working towards a technological breakthrough.
What is "Arcane"?
In this unreleased musical, ruthlessness might be the best way to survive as the crew faces a different beast around every corner and even travels to the underworld. It will have you questioning whether the protagonist, the king of Ithaca, is just a man, or is he a monster?
What is "Epic"?