I love how "I'm Still Standing" isn't just about Johnny's relationship with his father, but can also apply to Ash and her cheating boyfriend, hence why the shot cuts over to her during the song!

That scene where Johnny's dad says, "That's my son" then comes to his revelation, and repeats "that's my son" it get's me every time.

i appreciate that Gunter had no backstory. He was just there, vibing and living his best life

You forgot the most important part about Johnny’s dad. Johnny’s dad, in an effort to get to Johnny before the song finishes, performs feats of strength and agility indicative to gorillas, which were not seen by any of the gorillas throughout the entire film. It’s the most animal any of the animals actually animals through the entire movie. That’s how desperate he was to get to his son and tell him how much he loved him and how much he supported him for following his dream of singing. His paternal instincts broke the wild side out of his character into the forefront, and I am all for it.

To this day I still jam out to this movie's version of "I'm still standing" it's a bop.

Missed win maybe: As Mina starts singing near the end and starts getting more enthusiastic, her ears begin to unfurl. As she opens up, so do they. In fact at the end I think she no longer has them curled up against her face.

One thing I really like about Mike's character is how consistently awful he is. He didn't show up at the end to perform because he had a change of heart, he only did it to show off. I also like that his massive ego is what ultimately got him killed

"To the lady in aisle 6..... that, was awesome," is one of my favorite lines out of any animated movie

I love how Cinema Wins looks at movies and goes "You know what? Good movie, I like it, if you don't good for you." We need more channels loving media unironically just because it scratches that part in our brain, whatever it is for you :)

Funny that Taron Edgerton went from singing Elton John, to saving him, to BEING Elton, all in the span of a few years! 😂

OK ONE LAST ONE I PROMISE! I think it’s also worth noting that Buster, while while not always the most considerate, does actually have an eye for talent. He realized the potential of putting rosita and Gunter together. His notes on Johnny’s sheet (seen when Johnny attempts to take the locked chest) mention how he feels Johnny lacks discipline which he kind of does and improves on that. And even though Ash didn’t like cheesy pop she WAS good at performing it and Buster recognized that just from her backup singing in a heavy rock song. And when he actually did hear her sing a piece of her own song he immediately recognized her strength with that and wanted it added to the show.

Another win is Rosita's growth, starting from the selection scene. She's so "invisible" we hardly see her behind the others, but she is there, and the fact that Buster calls her after he dismissed everyone is kind of a build-up to her own character growth; She's quiet and simple, hidden in the audience, but has amazing talent, and with Guenther's help she slowly lets go of her reservations and truly blooms to the point of being in charge of rebuilding the stage and encouraging everyone.

When Meena hits that high note and the wall behind her collapses, I just processed how it reveals the full moon behind her! Their performance was able to restore the theatre back to its natural glory from Nana’s days of performing, such a great little detail!

I'm surprised that Johnny's dad first seeing Johnny on the TV didn't get a win. The way he just swells up with pride watching his son absolutely crush the stage. "That's Johnny! THAT'S MY SON!" And then the silent wide-eyed horrified realization of just how huge and horrible mistake he made. "...that's my son..." Followed by him going to the window to think a moment, seeing the lights from the performance in the distance... and then just deciding, at that moment, not a god damn thing in the world is going to stop him from being there to tell Johnny how proud he is, that he loves him, and he is sorry. I felt like that was one of the single most powerful moments of the film, and does a WHOLE LOT with just the delivery of two lines and facial expressions... like, near PERFECT cinematography.

Honestly? I’m really glad I could finally hear some good critiques about this movie, since this movie got a lot of flack. I loved seeing it in theatres.

The level of positivity this channel puts forth is like an oasis in a desert of negativity.

Glad someone is finally giving this movie some credit instead of hating it solely because it’s a Illumination picture and had unfortunate timing to be released shortly after Zootopia.

This movie is genuinely so sweet and despite being advertised as a cringy kids movie it's a good time. And this channel brought me joy this whole year. Thank you for sending off this holiday season with something so nice. Thank you for your optimism.

As a 45 year old man, this movie is my guilty pleasure comfort movie, a place now shared with the sequel. It's just so wonderfully sweet, and there's not enough of that in the world these days.

Bruh i was beggining to think i was the only one that actually really enjoyed this movie geez

Extra win - Ash turned Buster's puffy princess dress into a grunged-out girl-rocker look that is 100% perfect for her whole set!

I love this movie a LOT actually, and I'm glad to see someone talk positively among the sea of negativity it gets! Another win id give it is how they didn't give some forced love triangle between Rosita, her husband Norman, and Gunther. Gunther is just supportive of Rosita and Norman realizes he wasn't giving her the attention she deserved. Really good way to end their arc!

I think that the reason Sing isn't cringy is because unlike movies with random musical numbers, the placement of the songs are more smooth and natural.

"Sing" has a special place in my heart. It was the first movie that my godchild fell asleep on me holding him while watching. I didn't think it was Scarjo singing, but I was SHOCKED to learn it was. I L-O-V-E Tori Kelly because she's such a great singer and such a sweetheart in person. She treats her fame like a gift and her fans like people. She even asked me to sing for her and I sang "Eye on the Sparrow" which had her in tears. I'm not bragging. I'm just saying that she's been around epic singers and yet still can enjoy and feel the emotions from "the little guy." I was going through a rough time then and she hugged me as if we were best friends without knowing what was wrong. The movie was fun and I laughed at it because I know people who remind me of these characters. Gunther is my cousin Vincent, Mike is my brother. . .but bro can't sing, Ash is every girl I work with apparently, and Meena is me because I always could sing, but was and still am, shy until I get going. Then I just perform without thinking. Like Meena, my voice and song choice was soulful and shocked people who hadn't heard it yet. The emotions that "Sing" brings me are part of my memories, nostalgia, and new takes on great aongs. Love it.❤

Personally, this is one of the better movies made by illumination since I notice alot of people hate modern Music-box movies just because they are considered cheap ways to gain an audience, but honestly this movie is pretty good for that category The movie manages to give a reason for all these modern songs, it's a talent show and people (animals actually) just pick the songs that resonate the most with them, just like any real life competition would and it manages to make interesting characters all through the movie along with the high stakes it makes for a great movie!

When Ash is talking about how Lance is an artist to Buster you can actually see Johnny listening in in the background like “Hmmm she has a boyfriend already?” . I used to think that was a subtle hint that Johnny and Ash were going to end up together in the sequel.

Best part of the entire movie is the “I’m still standing” scene. I love that song and this is my favorite version!

Something that I love most about Johnny’s performance is that he’s sitting on a stool at the start cause he’s still kinda nervous, but at the end he’s kicked the stool out of the way being confident and yes….*STANDING!* God I fucking love the details this movie shows! 🥰

I love that most of the contestants actually do show up at the pool house to comfort Buster when in any other film they would all be mad at him. And I’m glad they actually show Buster apologizing. Also The completely hopeless state he is in contrast so harshly with his demeanor had throughout the rest of the film

Wanna talk irony. Buster could've easily come up with the prize money if he just charged like $5 or $10 per person to sign up for the contest. It's a small amount of money most people can easily part with and the line of applicants means the overall pot would be pretty huge.

As a dad, the realization scene in the prison cell brings me to tears every time

Half win: Moon tells Rosita she has "a great set of pipes but boring to watch" which, yeah, could've been a nicer way to say that, but his instinct isn't to send her away. As soon as he went "So . . .what should I do . . " because he still WANTS Rosita to succeed because he saw great potential in her. Also the scene where Johnny tries to break in to steal the prize but stops when he sees Moon's notes on everyone including his praise for Johnny and how he's a naturally born singer

So, fun fact: there is no conclusive proof that elephants are afraid of mice! The prevailing theory is that they're startled by their quick moments since their eyesight isn't great. It's not the mice, it's the jittery movements they make!

Genuinely, this movie has a lot more to me than what Zootopia has. I know it might just be the music and stuff, but this feels like a real world lived in. Instead of just a tension of "racism" and desire to solve a mystery throughout the whole movie, it's just a "natural" world where animals can be anything they want. Some rob banks. Some have touchy relationships. Some have secret talents of singing that should not be hidden away. I don't know how to describe it. It's not a movie of epic proportions like an Avengers movie or a mastercraft Disney/Pixar movie, it's just a good, solid, and pretty fun movie with some catchy songs to enjoy and remember it by....

ALSO ALSO realizing that the rebuilding of the theater to the lyrics “Once there was a way to get back homeward” not only is signifying the theater’s glory days being the same song that was sung at the beginning when the theater was at its height, but also signifies Buster and the others finding their “way back home” to the theater they all loved

This movie is so underrated. I'm glad it got enough attention to warrant a sequel.

I couldn't believe how great a voice Taren Egerton has! It's not the first thing you think of when you see him in Kingsman. Well done!!

Another bit I really love is how it’s during the “regrets” part of Mike’s song that Johnny’s dad shows up, apologises, hugs hiw son and says “I’m proud of you”. Just. Stab in the gut a few times and yank my heart out. Also, he didn’t stay out of prison either bc he was also like “they’ll be looking for me. Come visit though, yeah?” so he fully understood that he was in the wrong both with the law and with his son and that the only reason he broke out (which we saw was fairly easy for him to do, so the only reason he hadn’t prior was bc he didn’t have any will or motivation to leave) was to see his son in an attempt to start mending there relationship after he recognised he had completely destroyed it. So many people hate on this movie, saying it tries to focus on too many things at once, there’s too much overlap, heck, even that the only overarching plot is a talent show contest. So for someone to finally show the praise one of my favourite movies deserves is such a great Christmas present. Thank you Cinema Wins. 💚

Sing is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I've NEVER realized that Johnny caused that car accident! You learn something new every day!

I think the saying "When you hit rock bottom, there's only one way left to go, and that's up!" is a pretty good saying.

One of my FAVORITE little things is how Becky's instrument contrasts brilliantly with Ash's. Ash's guitar takes work to play back up to Lance; Becky's tambourine on the other hand is made to be a support instrument, to the point that it would take more work to even TRY to play on Lance's level than it's worth. And it perfectly fits their roles in Lance's life; Ash is the girlfriend who is Lance's equal and even better but is being constantly shoved down; Becky on the other hand is perfectly fitting for Lance's expectation of "my girlfriend is my doormat".

Did no one else get chills during this movie when Taron Egerton sings? Like my goodness his vocal range is awe inspiring and beautiful I’d personally give his vocal performance when singing at least a fair 25 wins

I really love this series and hope he does sing 2 soon. Johnny's song and moment legit has me cry everything i see/ hear it and deserves 2 wins

I’ve seen so many other reviewers saying this is a horrible movie just made as a giant ad or it’s just a horrible movie and made for no reason. I love this movie and it looks like it’s a huge 50/50 if people like this. So thank you for making such a good review!

I'm honestly disappointed you didn't win the moment where Johnny's dad got excited seeing his son perform then realizing how bad of a dad he's been.

If I recall correctly, elephants are one of the few animals that cannot jump. And with that being said, Meena’s bouncing around on stage when she builds up that confidence and energy to sing.

What I absolutely loved was how they used "Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight": ~ In the opening, the 'original version' was a nostalgic throwback to the theatre's glory days and how it inspired young Buster ~ After the theatre collapsed, the 'melancholy version' conveys how crushed and hopeless all the principal characters feel ~ At the end, the 'reprise version' heralds their triumph and a new "home" which signifies all that they've overcome together Exact same song and lyrics, but simply adjusting the tempo to give it three entirely different meanings throughout the movie. PS ~ I absolutely adore Mike's 'Simon Cowell' moment. He'd been deriding Meena as frumpy and worthless... until he actually heard her sing. He's so completely awestruck by her ability that he takes off his hat in reverence and (like Simon Cowell) just gapes at her with "I want her babies" eyes.

Sing is hands down one of my most favourite animated movies ever. So this just makes me too excited. Also, Hi, sir, could you maybe one day do video-wins on Encanto, please? It's absolutely amazing and I would love to see you pinpoint every detail that caught your eye. The characters are amazing, the story is nicely written and don't even let me get started on the songs...!

Tori Kelly’s version of “Don’t you Worry ‘Bout A Thing” legit gave me goosebumps when I watched it in theaters. That high note she hits is insane

Said it before, I'll say it countless times: If the competition was still on, we *all* know that Johnny would have won.

Omg I'm so glad you covered Sing because it deserves allll the positivity As a theather kid, I am just so so fond of this movie T-T I especially love the characters, the way their storylines unfold and, to my own surprise, I even like how they aren't all likeable 100% of the time, actually it feels like everyone's a little bit of a criminal at some point in this movie xD but this doesn't really stop you from rooting for them (except Mike maybe lol) I love every detail you made me notice and I adore the original parts of the soundtrack and how much care went into it, like how in addition to Set it all free there's also a released full version of the song Ash and Lance sing at the auditions just because they knew we would collectively throw our wigs at Scarlett Johansson's singing in it lol I still listen to these songs on a regular basis :"

Johnny and Ash have the best arcs in this and Sing 2, best performances imo

He didn't notice this, but when the elephant literally brings down the house, the moon is full behind it, meaning that the pieces have been put back together, and is even better than before. P.S. I hope you see this CinemaWins, I'm a huge fan.

So I absolutely love this movie!! There really isn't any conventional "bad guy" it's just everyone trying to make their lives better and the music...love it all!! I'm excited for the sequel!!

Sing and Sing 2 are underrated but great movies! and have great soundtracks! Sing was the first movie soundtrack I bought hey now that Sing 2 is on netflix you think you can do everything great about Sing 2 love your channel man! keep up the good and positive work!

At 12:32, there's definitely gotta be another win here: I made the same joke about how Rosita should get an engineering degree when I saw this movie yesterday for the first time, but she's actually putting her knowledge to use here in rebuilding the theatre. It's such an interesting character trait that she just has, it's never focused on or explained and I kinda like that about her. This movie's all about her performing, but that doesn't mean she can't have other aspects to her character. It's the same with the others now that I think of it, for example, Meena is good at baking and Mike likes skateboarding.

FINALLY! A video that is positive towards this movie. I understand it has it's flaws and isn't the best but it still is a pretty good movie.

What I love the most of your channel is how, even if I don't like some of the movies you cover (like this one) I still get a kick of seeing what works for you about it.

The fact that Matthew was able to give a great performance even as a cartoon koala is a testament to his talent as an actor.

Man, seeing positivity for this movie feels so good. And all the details you mentioned that I never noticed before, especially 9:58? Brilliant. Also, Set It All Free is easily one of my favorite songs, Taron’s I’m Still Standing BOPS, and Golden Slumbers gives me chills every single time. Great singing all around

So people can say what they want about Illumination. For the most part, I agree that they only really make cookie cutter, safe as hell yearly movies that bring in a younger demographic. All except for Despicable Me 1, which I think is a genuine animated classic and masterpiece for its year, alongside Megamind. But I genuinely think Sing 1 is one of the most underrated Illumination movies, my second favorite from them and is actually extremely decent to even great. This is not a bad movie at all and I hate that most people chalk it up to nothing but "another Ilumination movie" when its honestly got enough to set it apart from it's other pieces from Illumination and manages to feel genuine. The characters are likeable, the music covers are genuinely great, the visuals are quite great, and the whole ending half with the whole concert is a bop, lets not kid ourselves. Along with having some genuinely great messages like not letting yourself down and to own up to your mistakes. And some would argue its just a pop song generator but like... That's the point? Its a talent show and a musical. Its not just random needle drops to be random or make the kids get excited, they are songs that resonate with the characters with the end goal of it being a concert that saves a *theater*. You know, a place where musicals take place. So yeah, they are a bit cash grabby but at least they make sense and aren't too on the nose. And the characters all have some pretty genuine struggles, they aren't there just to be there. Rosa is tired of her everyday housewife life and wants to break free, Johnny wants a life outside of crime and just wants his father to accept him for that, Ash is trying to deal with a break of that has actually emotionally hurt her and is coping through the show, and more, and the other ones too all of them are good. They aren't just there to be there, they have actual reasons and I think the movie actually juggles the glimpses and growth of their lives rather well. And Buster doesn't want to tarnish his dad's legacy, hes the most morally grey with what he does through the whole movie. Hes got an "end justifies the means" mindset but it's not like he doesn't care for his castmates either. I think he's a decent protagonist. And a lot more. Unlike most Ilumination things, I mostly only have positive to say over this one. And I really think people didn't and still don't give this movie a proper chance. Its not a masterpiece, far from it. But it is definitely Illumination's best work since the first Despicable Me. Give this one a chance people, it really deserves it.

I was smiling the entire time I watched this video because Sing is probably my favorite Illuminations movie, excited to watch Sing 2, which came out today. Great timing!

I would actually watch this over zootopia any day. The way they showed each characters and their transformation it's beyond pixar and disney. I mean most animated film has 3 to 1 main characters to develop. But they actually introduced and merged their journeys so flawlessly with amazing music from non singing actors which is crazy to me.

14:10 I didn’t even know that was an original song. It captures that feel of pop/rock songs at the time.

It gets such a bad rap but it's such a sweet movie! And this movie's songs slap, I still listen to "Faith" and Tori's Kelly's cover of "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" regularly it's just so good

He’s definitely going to love Sing 2, it’s a great movie on its own to the point where literally me and my uncle couldn’t tell which one was better. And he loves the first one

Still waiting on the Sing 2 Wins, because I love these two movies and hope for Sing 3 already x3 Johnny for the win, also! Gotta love that boy!

This movie surprised me with my older brother. He was that serious, work hard man that I didn’t think he would like a kids movie. So when he watch this movie with me, he told me that he actually like the movie. I still remember being upstairs in my bed to go to sleep and remember him playing this movie down stairs. Rest In Peace big bro ❤️

Johnny's part still gives me chills. The absolute best part of the movie and worth watching the entire movie just to get to that part

One detail that I liked was that the air mattress that Buster sleeps on in Eddie’s pool house is a flotation device that can be seen just outside the pool house earlier when Eddie is on the diving board

9:42 Hell yes he does

I've never understood why this movie gets so much hate. I've seen so many people shitting on it that I was so happy when I found this video because it was the first video I found that was actually talking about how good this movie is.

I love how he edited this when he said "Gunter's got everyone's back" Gunter gave a nod before completely disappearing.

Dude this is why I love your channel; the way you manage to find so many positive things to say about anything and everything is just so wonderful, acknowledging the talented people that worked even on trainwrecks of movies, or in this case soulless cash grabs, and showing the potential of the worst of cinema-- it's just great, thank you for being so open minded and optimistic, in an era where everyone loves getting excessively angry at the smallest things this is truly important

This is such a good movie. Literally one of my favorite animated films of all time.

I can't waaaaait for you to do the sequel, oh it's gonna be good

Surprised you didn’t win the utter devastation that the end of the second act has in this film. I mean I’m thinking the worst that’s gonna happen is buster is going to get found out for not having money and Nana is going to reject financing the show, but I never imagined that the entire theater would just collapse. 🤯 Sidenote: The first time I watch this movie was in two parts and the first part ended right after the collapse so I was pretty anxious on finishing at the next day to find out what all would happen.

I don't really care about what anyone has to say about this movie, when it came out my great grandma liked to watch it. so in turn I liked watching it too because I get to watch it with her...years from now, when she'll unfortunately inevitably pass, I'll look back at this movie as something to remind myself of her and the memories we had together...and that in turn beats any negativity I'll have towards this movie, or any movie that I watched with the people I love.

My favorite part of this is definitely Johnny singing "I'm still standing" his voice and it portrays him and his dad beautiful and ofc me liking Johnny the most in this movie.

6:27 CW: "...No real villain here." Me after watching Sing 2: hmmm

4:30 Fun Fact: it was this performance that convinced Elton John and the other performance to give Taron the role for Elton John. They already had previous engagements with Kingsman, so the fact that he sings Rocketman (be it in an “Atlantic” accent) was the final encouragement they needed. Alternate universe where Justin Timberlake or Tom Hardy landed the role…YUCK! Also love your videos would live to see you cover Rocketman. It’s a favorite!

I have no idea why people call this "cringe" it's one of my favorites movies of all time

ALSO as a gal, i really appreciate how most of the girl characters ar plus sized and dont have he hour glass/pear shape. It makes me feel confident 😌

This movie came out right around the time I started feeling like I was too old for movies like this. I’m glad I can appreciate movies like this now. Truly a pretty underrated movie

I honestly really like this movie. It's nice to see it talked about more. Sing showed a bit more than Zootopia, but they are different enough that it's unfair to compare them too hard. Sing has a lot of relationships going on as well as a colorful cast of characters that are a joy to watch interact and challenge each other. I'd also love to see more people discuss it as well as other unspoken movies like Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron, The Corpse Bride, Rise of the Guardians, Guardians of G'ahoole (yes, I know the books are better), and 9

Literally managed to watch the movie in full yesterday as I had only ever seen it in chunks on TV and I agree with every single point you made. This is actually one of Illumination's better flicks, Extremely wholesome cast (Rosita being my favorite as she just Moms everyone.) I'm really looking forward to the sequel when it comes out in the UK in January. Also not to make you jealous but I've met Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost when they were doing signings in HMV when Hot Fuzz first came out and lemmie tell you they are all SUPER sweet and even invited me and my partner at the time to a Manchester screening of the movie later that night which we sadly couldn't attend but yeah if you ever get the chance to meet any of those guys please do!

6:00 BARRY DOES MIND!!!

Despite loving all the music in the movie, even the auditions, Ash's "set it all free" still gives me chills to this day since the movie came out. Another fact about Ash's performance; She wore the "Popstar Princess" dress, just spiced it up with the jacket, so when she walked out Buster gave her a stunned expression, probably a mixture of "she's wearing the dress I told her to!" and "she made it even BETTER".

Sing is such an unassuming film. I wasn’t interested at all in it when I saw the trailers and only ended up watching it because I was planning on doing a review for Rock Dog and figured I oughtta compare to the last animated movie about musically inclined animals and I was really not expecting to become as big a fan of it as I was. And almost every person I’ve introduced the movie to seems to have a similar attitude “huh, I enjoyed that a lot more than I thought.” It really is a shame it came out the same year as Zootopia which is clearly the better film, but if you’re gonna ask me which film do I watch and enjoy more then it’s hands down Sing.

The singular gripe I have with this movie is the short runtime compared to all the parallel storylines. An extra 30 minutes tacked on to it to dig a little deeper to the main cast (outside of Buster) would have given people a real connection with what we can only call supporting cast. It's difficult to feel anything other than a "Man, that sucks" level of empathy for those you feel like you've just met. Sing 2 likely won't have this issue because the cast is already set, and we'll have a general understanding of the cast before the Title Card rolls.

I love how CS and CW can both mark something from a film and have different results, and they're both funny and pretty cool. The cynical view and the optimism is pretty good...

"Sing" is so underrated; it's wonderful to see it getting the love it deserves.

This movie made me sob in the theaters, simply because of the cover of "Golden Slumbers". My Nana used to sing me to sleep with that song when I would stay at her house was a small child, and she passed away 10 years this March, so to hear someone named Nana sing it again... Well, it broke me. Edit: I watched Sing 2, and I almost sobbed at the ending.

One of the best things I’ve decided to do this year was to subscribe to this channel. For the longest time I’ve seen Cinema sins and I’m glad that Cinema wins were the opposite. Nothing bad in pointing out some flaws but wholesome content made while reacting and giving points to well known and well loved films are just amazing. When the world feels overwhelming I sit down open a soda and watch a wholesome guy react to movies wholesomely, so thanks Cinema Wins.

I remember expecting to not like this movie, but I loved it so much! It's so quirky! 😂💕

I saw sing 2 yesterday and I loved the first one but didn’t expect the second one to be good but it was awesome, and now my new favorite movie (it’d had been hard to pick a favorite movie before but sing 2 was immediately my favorite)

Out of all the Illumination films, I think Sing comes closest to using their true storytelling potential. Most of their movies are cookiecutter, but objectively gorgeous, at least Sing manages to juggle several emotionally charged arcs, if only they didn't play it so safe, they could really compete with better films.

Have you ever done Rise of The Guardians? Think it’d be right up your alley! Criminally underrated when it came out

14:33 "that song kills anyone who sings it" ... That was the song we played at my grandma's funeral

12:23 love the Braille reference