I Watch Films: Madagascar
Madagascar (2005) Alex the Lion is the King of New York (zoo). His friends are Melman the giraffe (hypochondriac), Gloris the Hippopotamus (sassy), and Marty the zebra (extrovert). On Marty’s tenth birthday Marty is sad that he’s only ever lived in the zoo. Learning that the penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private intend to escape, he leaves the zoo, intending to catch a train to Connecticut to see some fields. When the others learn he’s gone they go after him, catching up in Grand Central Station. Captured there by animal control, animal rights activists and public safety people team up and have the four animals, the four penguins and two chimps (one of whom comments on the action in a British accent, the other is his mute straight man) sent to a wildlife preserve in Kenya. The four penguins escape, take control of the ship and head for Antarctica. Along the way the crates containing the four friends fall off and land on the beach in Madagascar. They meet lemurs, and scare...
