Pearls Before Breakfast

This depresses me.

An Appeal to Disney

A list of some of Disney's greatest animated (non-CGI) movies of the past twenty years:

1. The Little Mermaid (1989)
2. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
3. Aladdin (1992)
4. Pocahontas (1995)
5. Hercules (1997)
6. Mulan (1998)
   

And some more recent animated (non-CGI) Disney movies:

1. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
2. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
3. Treasure Planet (2002)
4. Brother Bear (2003)
5. Home on the Range (2004)

What's the difference between the two lists? I can summarize it in two words:

1. Music
2. Princesses

Nothing else really matters. Remember that great song from Brother Bear? I don't either. Remember the princess from Treasure Planet you wanted to be (or marry) when you grew up? Neither do I! Disney movies are one of the coolest things in the world, when done correctly. And the formula for doing it correctly is so simple! You just need breathtaking music...and princesses.

Obviously, there are some exceptions. The Lion King, for example, is a great Disney movie with no princesses (Nala doesn't really count). And people loved Finding Nemo, but that was CGI.

So Disney, please...

Please...

Remember your roots.

"Hallelujah" Lyrics

I rewrote the words to the song "Hallelujah," made famous in the movie Shrek. I want to get this onto YouTube or something sooner or later.

Hallelujah


Oh, in the dark Gethsemane,
His soul the traitor's fatal fee;
For thirty silver coins, he led them to You.
Then sinner's kiss on Savior's cheek
"This man is He, the one you seek!"
Oh, Why'd we ever leave the Hallelujah?

I left you in the dark to pray;
I fell asleep, I fell away.
They asked me and I said I never knew you.
But when it comes, the dawn sublime,
I see the light, and every time
The rooster crows, it's singing, "Hallelujah!"

Beside the king, a broken thief,
But on the cross his last relief;
The only one who ever understood You.
"I tell you, ere the sun arise,
I'll be with you in paradise
And we will all together Hallelujah!"

They hanged You on that bitter tree,
My King on cross on Calvary;
With spears and nails and thorns, they overthrew You.
"My God, my God," your broken plea,
"Oh, Why have You forsaken me?
I need You and I need Your Hallelujah!"

But soon to come that hallow-day
When earth and sky shall pass away
And all the saints, enraptured, will come to You.
When every tongue will swear the vow
And every knee, in awe, will bow
To You and to Your glory, Hallelujah!