Why Madagascar 2 is Easily the Best One

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Funding for Schafer illness is provided by Lane, DreamWorks has four successful franchises including Madagascar, which became a hit due to marketable characters and maintained a consistent narrative throughout the trilogy, despite Madagascar 3 being criticized for lacking humor and direction.

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  • Madagascar Escape to Africa became a successful franchise due to marketable characters, leading to a light-hearted farce with consistent narrative and strong comedy.
  • Madagascar 3 is criticized for lacking humor and direction, with an aimless plot and underdeveloped new characters, ultimately falling short in wit, entertainment, and character development compared to its predecessors.

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Madagascar franchise: Lane funds, character-driven success.

  • Funding for Schafer illness is provided by Lane.
  • DreamWorks has four successful franchises: Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and Madagascar.
  • Madagascar, initially poorly received, became a successful franchise due to marketable characters.
  • Madagascar Escape to Africa is a light-hearted farce with a consistent narrative and strong comedy.
  • The Madagascar trilogy lacks themes but follows character journeys and maintains continuity.
  • Madagascar Escape to Africa gives each character a plotline, leading to an entertaining convergence in the finale.
  • Madagascar 3 is considered the worst in the trilogy, lacking humor and direction.
  • The gang in Madagascar 3 travels to Europe, facing a fun police captain and a satisfying conclusion.
  • The movie ends with the characters realizing their lives are more interesting outside the zoo.
  • Madagascar 3, while popular, is criticized for being aimless and lacking humor compared to its predecessors.

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"Madagascar Movie Falls Short in Entertainment"

  • The movie being discussed involves King Julien in an abusive relationship with a bear, which is a subplot that is not well-received by the reviewer.
  • The circus performance in the movie is visually appealing, but the choice of music, specifically Katy Perry's "Firework," is criticized as overused and not fitting the tone of the film.
  • The focus on new characters introduced at the circus is deemed uninteresting by the reviewer, with only the villain and a tiger's storyline being somewhat engaging.
  • The plot of using the circus to get back to America is criticized as contrived and unnecessary, as the characters could have simply used the money to fly back home.
  • The reviewer finds the movie lacking in wit and entertainment compared to the previous films in the Madagascar series, feeling that it falls short in character development and storytelling.
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