Tuesday, May 31, 2005
just caught madagascar... a wonderful movie with some really good laughs, the main characters were good mix and i guess a typical combination of charismatic, adventure seeking, motherly and well, the downright 'chao keng', if u get wat i mean... and not to forget the ever hilarious penguins and with a heartful dose of raving lemurs to get a great show...
'You didn't see anything... Right?'
plot wise, i think the movie is really more interesting than wat it seems, superficially the plot can be taken to be the coming of age of Marty (after all, 10 yrs old is the typical age of the show's target audience) realizing that the world is not only the small confines of a cage, but yet ignorant of the harsh realities of the wild. this in itself is not a bad start, and it develops through out the movie, from Alex realizing that must his friend as part of his diet to on a lesser degree Melman realizing that he must survive without medical support. and in the interest of a happy-ever-after ending, both realizes that there are alternatives to their problems. on a far more interesting note, is the comparision between the wild and the cage. is the zoo not good for the animals? many assume that the lack of space and the lack of live prey is unnatural and not benefitial to the animal. but in the movie, interestingly, the opposite is true... the animals ended up liking the cage more than the wild. i guess this is because the cage acts as a house to the animal, where feeding, shelter and rest all occurs within a small area. this lead to a sense of familarity that is not possible in the wild. in the same way, a child cannot wait to gain independance, until of course he is independent.
'Don't give me excuses! Give me results!'
haha... ok then i guess i have to 'move it move it' already... actually come to think bout it the only qualms bout the movie is the fact that its kinda short, so do try to catch it on a weekday afternoon or something when its not too expensive, or rather when its a little cheaper...
haha... will try to write/type some proper entries next time, 2 movies in a row is a little excessive!
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