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Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated survival comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation. It stars Ben Stiller as Alex, Chris Rock as Marty, David Schwimmer as Melman, Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria, Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien, Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice, and Andy Richter as Mort. In this film, Alex and his friends unexpectedly find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar.


Plot[]

At the Central Park Zoo, Marty, the zebra is daydreaming until Alex comes along to surprise Marty celebrating his tenth birthday, but has grown bored with his daily routine and longs to experience the wilds of nature following that the zoo opens up with boogie wonderland Marty's overprotective best friend is Alex the smart and very lovable lion, who enjoys showing off for the public and his celebrity status as "the king of New York". Alex attempts to cheer Marty up, but Marty, still unsatisfied, gets some tips from the zoo's agent penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private—who are trying to escape the zoo, and then later that night it was dinner time and Marty’s birthday party as the other 3 animals sing happy birthday one syllable at a time Marty makes a wish before going to bed When Melman wakes up Alex to hear Marty is gone They complain scared meanwhile Marty is out in the city jamming to Staying Alive so now the other 3 follow them out. Alex, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo head to the subway station and Melman is out of the Mens restroom before the Subway arrived with the animals on the subway the people hid terrified until they arrived at grand central station to find and pursue Marty in an attempt to convince him to return. The four, along with the penguins and two chimpanzees named Mason and Phil, find themselves at Grand Central Station, where The Penguins are also hiding following that Alex gives a speech but to humans lions can’t talk and a terrified dartman succeeded on darting Alex’s but and after he gets tired he slept with the song the candyman can ending with Gloria throwing blue stars he wakes up with sad news from the zoo then after they realized that Alex woke up they quickly sedated via a tranquilizer gun with a faster version of the candyman can when Alex's attempt to communicate with humans is mistaken for aggression. The zoo, under pressure from anti-captivity activists, is forced to ship the escaped animals by sea to a Kenyan wildlife preserve. During their travels, the penguins escape from their enclosure and take over the ship, intent on taking it to Antarctica. Their antics on the bridge cause the crates containing Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria to fall overboard and wash ashore on Madagascar.

The animals are soon able to regroup, initially believing themselves to be at the San Diego Zoo. Upon exploring, however, they come across a pack of lemurs, led by King Julien XIII, with the song I like to move it move it and learn their true location. Horrified and devastated Alex runs in panic, wanting himself to go back home, but Glória angrily stops him. Melman has a panic attack, as his face was covered in leaves. Gloria, removes the leaves from Melman's face. Melman looks happily, but still lost, he hides his head in panic. Gloria claims Alex and Melman, that they're going to find their way to get back to Central Park Zoo That night Alex was Steakdreaming and licks Marty but King Jillian and the leamers were ready to strike Meanwhile, as they're reaching to Antartica, the penguins happily celebrating then go back after private says well this sucks Still having their panic attack, Alex, Gloria and Melman angrily berate Marty for their predicament and ruining the birthday wish. To tone down their jealousy, Alex uses the tree to cross the line, making both sides in Madagascar, so Marty will never messing up with him and his friends. Alex, Gloria and Melman attempt to signal for help to get back to civilization. Marty, on the other hand, finds the wild to be exactly what he was looking for, with Gloria and Melman soon joining him in enjoying the island. Alex eventually comes around, but, deprived of the raw steaks he was provided with at the zoo, his prey drive begins to show as hunger kicks in. The group is accepted by the lemurs, though King Julien's adviser, Maurice, cautions them about Alex's predatory nature. King Julien ignores Maurice's concerns and persuades the group to help the lemurs fend off the fossa, who hunt the lemurs as prey. While Alex initially scares the fossa away and is worshiped by the lemurs, later, compelled by hunger, he attacks Marty. Realizing that Alex is now a threat after biting Marty’s butt King Julien banishes him to the far side of the island where the fossa live. Seeing what has happened to Alex, and how difficult it is to survive with so many predators around the island, Marty begins to regret his decision to leave the zoo.

The penguins, having been to Antarctica and found it to be inhospitable, land the ship on Madagascar. Seeing this as a chance to return Alex to New York, Marty rushes after his friend against the wishes of the others. Marty attempts to convince the now grizzled, starving Alex to return, but Alex refuses out of fear of attacking Marty again. The penguins, Gloria, and Melman go to find Marty but are trapped by the fossa. At the last minute, Alex overcomes his predatory instincts and scares the fossa away from the lemur territory forever. The lemurs regain their respect for Alex, and the penguins help him satisfy his hunger through sushi. Meanwhile the penguins go alone to have fun and later daydream as they were stuck in a snowstorm and then they find a way to wake up and when they do so they are happier again finally the main 4 throw a party with Alex singing I like to move it and Marty singing he likes to move it and Gloria singing he likes to move it and Melman singing you like to and they all sing move it in a yellow and purple background which happens again on Madagascar 2. finally, As the lemurs throw a farewell celebration for the foursome, the penguins decide not to break the news that the ship has run out of fuel and they also smile and wave following that Moto Moto throws the stars (except that they are red) to reveal the words the end.

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Critical Reception[]

The film gained mixed reviews from critics; on Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 55% approval rating based on 178 reviews. On Metacritic, the film scored 57%, falling under the "Mixed Or Average" category.

Box-Office[]

Despite the mixed reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success.


Trivia

While Moto Moto threw the stars to reveal the end some networking and tv apps aired the end credits without Moto Moto throwing the stars to reveal the end

Some scenes were also taken off this film later on like the penguins stuck on the ice and when the main 4 sings I like to move it

Though Marty Was the Main Character in this film the second and third movie Alex is

The animation is very different from the future 2 films and series

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