History Heartwarming / Sing2

** Despite suffering from a nasty concussion, Darius seems to enjoy watching the rest of his co-stars perform onstage from the sidelines with Buster and Miss Crawly.

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* There's a cardboard theater stand showing the characters, old and new, hanging out with their respective voice actors.

** Credit where credit's due, Klaus is able to take over Ryan's role seamlessly, despite never having actually rehearsed it despite his knowledge. It took a lot to Johnny to learn it, and Klaus manages it on his first try.

* Just before the show starts, Buster, Meena, Johnny, Ash, Rosita, Gunter, Miss Crawly, Nooshy, Porsha, Clay and Darius gather together for one big group huddle to hype themselves up before they go onstage. Rather heartwarmingly, they all decide to recite Buster's catchphrase that brought the group together in the first place.

*** This works on a subtler level too: it's pretty common for cartoons to display law enforcement as being needlessly strict (think of Judy in "WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}" proudly slapping parking tickets the second she is technically allowed to, even if the owner was just about to move), but the primary purpose of the law is redemption and rehabilitation. Instead of keeping the three in jail when they are willing to change for the better, risking letting resentment fester, they are shown trust by being allowed some freedom and being put to good use, and this approach worked.

*** This works on a subtler level too: it's pretty common for cartoons to display law enforcement as being needlessly strict (think of Judy in "WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}" proudly slapping parking tickets the second she is technically allowed to, even if the owner was just about to move), but the primary purpose of the law is redemption and rehabilitation. Instead of keeping the three in jail when they are willing to change for the better, risking letting resentment fester, they are shown trust by being allowed a little freedom and being put to good use, and this approach worked.

*** This works on a subtler level too: it's pretty common for cartoons to display law enforcement as needlessly strict (think of Judy in Zootopia proudly slapping parking tickets the second she is technically allowed to, even if the owner was just about to move), but the primary purpose of the law is redemption and rehabilitation, and instead of keeping the three in jail when they are willing to change for the better, risking to fester resentment, they are shown trust by being allowed a little freedom and put to use. And it worked,

'''Johnny:''' ''Yeess!''
* When Norman brings the piglets to Redshore City, a few of them pile onto Johnny and Meena in excitement; one even plays with Ash. While the kids are busy, Rosita and Norman share a small, affectionate talk that is very sweet. Norman congratulates her on landing the starring role in Buster's play and lets her know how proud he is of her for how far she's come, before giving her a quick peck on the lips (which grosses out one of the kids she's still holding).
** Just how nice the cast are with the kids. It's more than likely they got to know everyone and the kids see them as close friends at this point, even more points for Ash as she is enjoying playing with one of the kids, like a big sister.

*** In an [[https://twitter.com/caaalef/status/1648066627039100934?t=wGyA-D-haXOwFl64bVkzEA&s=19 alternate, storyboarded version]] of the same scene, Nooshy steps forward to introduce herself only to wind up being roped into the bearhug as well.

* The opening number ("Let's Go Crazy") that reintroduces many of the film's main characters is pretty heartwarming, since it signifies just how much their lives have changed for the better since the first film.

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** As Johnny faces off against Klaus in the ring, his fellow dancers (who have been rooting for him throughout his time in Redshore City) clearly don't approve of Klaus's actions and decide to band together in a show of camaraderie. They all join in the stomp beat started by Nooshy to rally him. Ryan the tiger, who's lacking a weapon and a costume at the moment, even grabs a nearby broom so he can show Johnny his support with the others. After Johnny manages to get the better of him during their climatic dance battle, even Klaus is impressed by how much his dancing skills have improved in three weeks and decides to bow to him, finally giving him his respect.

** Note that Buster by this point was ''traumatised'' by falling victim to Crystal's true colours, and the only one thus far to have a literal ''death warrant'' threatened on him for crossing him. After seeing Crystal cruelly roast the troupe as "amateurs" and crush their spirits, he is outraged and dismisses Crystal as a mere bully.

* When the theater animals decide to put on the show behind Crystal's back illegally, they still have the support of everyone else in the play too. Given that Mr. Crystal insulted Moon and his friends on live TV and pretty much disowned their production, it isn't hard to assume that everyone else saw it and knows the show is canceled by this point. But despite that, everyone else is still onboard, including Darius, all of Johnny's fellow dancers, and the newly recruited cleaners. This shows that despite the brief time they spent together, they are still willing to help the troupe with apparently no questions asked from any of them.

** When Johnny succeeds in performing the choreography during practice, his fellow dancers are excited for him and crowd him with their congratulations. And then during the actual performance, they all join in the stomp beat started by Nooshy to rally him. After Johnny gets the better of him during their climatic dance battle, even Klaus is impressed by his new dance skills and decides to bow to him, finally giving him his respect.

** Now that he officially works for Buster, Gunter gets to put his high amount of energy and his sweet dance moves to good use, bringing people joy and wonder on a regular basis.

* Ash bonding with Clay. Over the course of the film, Ash gets to know the old rock star as a person instead of a celebrity, and gains a brand new understanding of him when she learns about his depression. Once they start to form a connection, she successfully does what many before her failed to do: coax him out of his shell and encourage him to rejoin society again.
* Clay returns the favor for her and the group later on. After finding out Jimmy's gunning for them, and cruelly mocking them on a live show, the Moon Theater group are left cowed and heartbroken, and set to run and hide. Clay points out however, that he's been hiding his whole life, and doesn't really wish that on anyone else. This gives Buster his HeroicResolve and he urges the group to rebel against Crystal.

** When the Moon theater troupe make their hasty escape from Mr. Crystal's security team, Johnny scoops up Rosita and Miss Crawly in his arms and makes sure they don't get left behind by the rest of the group (the former because of her fear of heights and the latter because of her age), which is another example of how the theater animals are always looking out for each other.

* In general, this film makes it clear that Johnny, Meena, Rosita and Gunter don't just enjoy the singing part of their jobs, but the whole acting experience of getting dressed up for a role and getting to play someone different from themselves for a few hours that comes with the world of musical theater. They have a real blast during the "Alice In Wonderland" play at the start of the movie, and when Buster tells Johnny about the exciting role he has in mind for him in the "Out Of This World" show, the teenage gorilla has this gleefully dorky reaction:

[[caption-width-right:350: Good to see you again, Marcus]]

** It's very sweet seeing all the members of the Moon Theater troupe get to just be silly and ridiculous and enjoy each other's company as friends (or perhaps even a found family) for a couple of hours, as they dance and laugh and pose together in the back of the bus. The fact that their fellow passengers get to join in the fun as well after a while makes it even better. And the reveal of Redshore City the following morning, as they all take in just how huge and majestic their destination is together, is simply beautiful.

* What gets Buster on Jimmy's hit list in the first place is pushing to get Rosita back in lead role, and he sticks to it when the show is revived and hands her back the astronaut costume, making perfectly clear that, despite her problems earlier, he still thinks she's the one perfect for the job. She adoringly hugs her helmet.

** Porsha puts her arm around Rosita with a sweet smile, while looking at her and the others endearingly during the huddle.

* One of Buster's first decisions upon reviving the show is giving Rosita back the lead role and handing her back the astronaut costume, making perfectly clear that, despite her problems earlier, he still thinks she's the one perfect for the job. She adoringly hugs her helmet.

[[caption-width-right:350: Go to see you again, Marcus]]

* At some point between the singing competition where they first met and the present day, Johnny decided to come clean and tell his friends everything about his background, and it clearly didn't change the way they felt about him, since their friendship is still going strong to this day. When Johnny suggests that they bring the other members of his gangster family into their conflict with Jimmy Crystal, all of his friends give him the go-ahead to make that decision and they never seem to have any doubts about whether or not Marcus, Stan and Barry can be relied upon during their alliance. It's a small detail, but it really says a lot about how much the other theater animals have come to trust Johnny's judgment.

* While it's mixed with a Tearjerker, even CoDragons [[SycophanticServant Jerry]] and [[BrutalHonesty Suki]] look ''appalled'' by how Jimmy talks to his own daughter after Buster "fires" her.

* At some point between the singing competition where they first met and the present day, Johnny decided to come clean and tell his friends everything about his background, and it clearly didn't change the way they felt about him, since their friendship is still going strong to this day. When Johnny suggests that they bring the other members of his gangster family into their conflict with Jimmy Crystal, all of his friends give him the go-ahead to make that decision and they never seem to have any doubts about whether or not Marcus, Stan and Barry can be relied upon during their alliance. It's a small detail, but it really says a lot about how much the other animals have come to trust Johnny's judgment.