Madagascar

Madagascar is a comedy film, which was released in 2005. Dream Works Animation was the producer of the film. It is a computer-animated film, based on the story of four animals that were captives of the Central Park Zoo and were supposed to be deported to Africa. In the mean time, they are shipwrecked on the Madagascar Island

The film Madagascar brings into surface the four endearing animal characters Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. All these four characters are inhabitants of the Central Park Zoo in New York City and here they live a leisurely life. Gloria the hippopotamus thinks that she is very beautiful and acts as a mediator in the film whereas Alex is the innocent lion who does not know about the predatory nature of life in the wild and considers Marty and Melman as his friends. Melman the giraffe thinks himself to be worldly wise as he arrives in the zoo at a later stage. Their luxurious life came to an end when Marty plans to escape from the zoo, in order to have a taste of the wild life. Their temporary attempt to escape from the zoo compels the zoo officials to take a serious decision and they embark on a plan to shift the captive zoo animals to Kenya. But the four protagonists of the movie are marooned in an island in Madagascar where they face weird experiences.

A good many celebrities have lent their voices in Madagascar. Ben Stiller voices the lead role of Alex, while Chris Rock voices for Marty, Jada Pinkett Smith for Gloria and David Schwimmer for Melman. Madagascar has been very popular with the kids and adults too have a liking for the film. It has been dubbed in several languages such as in French, German, Italian and Japanese. In the film Madagascar, various American Movies such as “American Beauty“, “Born Free”, “Cast Away“, “The Great Escape “, “The Lion King“, “Planet of the Apes“, “The Silence of the Lambs“ have been mentioned as references. The four animal characters also refer to Animal Planet and National Geographic channels and sings lines from popular pop songs. In spite of the fact that the animals remained captives in the central Park Zoo for a considerable time period, they were found to be familiar with the American society and culture, and are quite aware of geographical locations. Despite its immense popularity, Madagascar had received severe criticism from the reviewers. A sequel of the movie is to be released in 2008, following its immense popularity among the masses. It has been rumored that stage diva Madonna was supposed to lend her voice for Gloria the Hippopotamus. Wikipedia

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