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#33 – *Madagascar* is a WEIRD movie...

Madagascar (2005) - Commentary and Recap

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This week we review Madagascar!

Madagascar (2005) Alex the lion (Ben Stiller) is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the giraffe, (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public, with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape -- with the help of some prodigious penguins -- to explore the world. Eventually ending up on the island of Madagascar, our group figures out what it means to actually live in the wild and be part of the food chain...

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