Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now!
- In some ways, Danny's relentless determination and optimism throughout the movie. Despite the one time he gives up after being fooled by Darla, he never gives up on his dream despite the odds set against him (i.e. Hollywood looking for only talented people, not animals), and never stops until he accomplishes his dream.
- Danny, watching his best friend walk away, sees Darla's poster, seemingly mocking him. Then he pauses, begins to smile, and decides he cannot give up without making things right.Danny: STOP THE BUS!Bus Driver: (The Bus comes to an abrupt stop, slamming his face and sandwich on the window) Geesh! Whadda ya wanna stop for? Why we barely got started!Danny: Exactly! See ya in the movies!
- While Danny has Max at his mercy, we get one of the best Call Backs ever.Danny: How does the kitty cat go?Max: (in the meekest voice possible, sporting a HUGE "Oh, Crap!" Smile) Mmmmeow? Hmm?Danny: Very good. (He then pulls the rope and pops the balloon anyway)
- Even better, Danny says both above lines in an impossibly sweet tone, with a bright, innocent smile, and maintains full unblinking eye contact as he yanks the rope and sends Max to his doom. It is by far the most brutal thing any of the heroic characters do, and he does it without an ounce of remorse or hesitation, and smiles the whole time.
- "MEEEEEEEEEEEESS DEEEMPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLEEEE!!"
- Danny and the gang finally getting their shot at fame with “Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now”.
- Major props to Danny and his Batman Gambit. At this point, Danny finally understands how egotistical and dishonest Darla really is. So he sets this whole audition up by first pretending to honor Darla Dimple, then tricking her into saying that she arranged a special live show with animals for the audience, and then whatever cheating Darla comes up with when the show starts, he coaches the other animals to go along with it. This results in the most spectacular audition in cinema history, AND Darla outing herself as the one who flooded Mammoth Studios and THEN getting fired. Considering how Darla tricked Danny in doing the audition before he got fired, talk about Laser-Guided Karma!
- Really, Darla's entire Villainous Breakdown is an awesome sight to behold. Despite being given the opportunity to sit back and let Danny and his friends perform so that her reputation could be strengthened, Darla, whose ego won't let her share the spotlight with anyone else, engineers her own downfall by messing with the backstage controls and theater equipment in hopes of ruining the performance. Unfortunately for Darla, her efforts not only cause the animals' performance to grow more and more spectacular, but also get herself injured repeatedly and grow increasingly frustrated and enraged. By the end of the performance, Darla is battered, bruised, and livid beyond rational thought at being upstaged at her own premiere and screams at Danny that she should have drowned all the animals when she flooded Mammoth Pictures' sound stage — right into the microphone hanging over her head. And finally, once her true colors have been revealed to her audience and employers, she tries a pathetic attempt to save face by hugging Danny. Pudge gets back at Darla for her previous mistreatment by giving her what she deserves: A stage drop.
- Earlier when Danny tries to get the other animals to listen to his plan, but they continue to protest. At which point Danny has enough and raises his voice at them, telling them they could just leave if they care more about what everyone thinks of them, silencing them.Danny: Look if you're willing to accept what they think of you, then you can go!
