I dare to say that Madagascar 3 is the best movie in the series and one of the best of Dreamworks for kids. All the characters, already very mature and known by all the public, develop their personalities until reaching a level of complicity with the extraordinary spectators. Because Alex has long since ceased to be that shy and trembling lion to achieve his true role as King of the Jungle. Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo are great helping and engaging with Alex in all his adventures.
And the character of the movie is the French police station fond of animal hunting with the most developed primary instincts. What a beautiful character, what fantastic scenes have prepared him, how many references to cinematographic works, how much passion and authenticity and always with his eyes set on hunting the lion. I loved it.
And what about the penguins that unless you sing a rooster you have bundled an impressive. Here, together with the monkeys, they share bright scenes in Monaco, in the casino, on the streets of the city, with references to the Formula 1 circuit and with a fantastic vehicle. And in the circus they develop their passion with cannons, rockets and all kinds of electronic devices placed very precisely in history.
What surprised me most about the movie is that each scene has a life of its own and is part of a very strong and very well drawn thread. I imagine the scriptwriters making their scenes by sharing them and parting with laughter as they explain, share and surely enrich them. Because each scene exceeds the previous one, there is no rest in the film and until the end it is a continuous rise and fall. The scenes are great, the casino in Monte Carlo, the escape through the streets of Monte Carlo, the rehearsals of the circus, the circus representation, the good and the bad, etc. All the work is full of imagination, joy and fun. I laughed and excited in the movie. In equal parts.
And I also loved the fantasy and imagination that they threw into the script. You see they said, it has to be plausible! And some enlightened one said to them: plausible? Four animals that talk and run away from a zoo in New York have to be plausible! And so they have built an amazing work, full of surprises, illusion, smiles, camaraderie and also crying. My daughter and I have been delighted. We had a great time.
Others great new characters that have incorporated and that have a personality that we will see as it advances, they are the master seal of circus ceremonies, the trained leopard and especially the tiger that has a fundamental role in history with a flashback or return to the beautiful and exciting past. Also King Julian lives his romantic and love adventure with a lot of attractions.
Madagascar 3 is the maturation of a cinema for children with winks for adults that is beginning to converge to become a classic cinema with timeless, passionate, humorous adventures and guaranteed entertainment. We are waiting to see Brave to see how Pixar hustles because Dreamworks' latest works are surprising us all for his ability to entertain and make us dream.
In Peques and More | Madagascar 3 in summer 2012
