I'm still a child

Natalie 2022-03-18 09:01:03

I really like watching animation, and that kind of feeling is something that no other film can give me.
I have been looking forward to this film for a long time, and I have been enduring not to have a sneak peek at Tudou or other websites. Today, with many netizens from Time.com, I was in the IMAX hall of Changsha Wanda and felt the charm of this step.
The film begins, of course, with the classic DreamWorks scene, with the kid on the balloon lowering the fishing rod. Then, he was knocked unconscious by a penguin! The 4 penguin brothers ended up hanging a big fish on the fishing rod, and then the classic high-five celebration said "I have sashimi today!" This really didn't make me think, DreamWorks started its own LOGO from Kung Fu Panda. Made changes to match his own film, and this time was no exception.
The first few minutes went back to when Alex was a child, and no one could have imagined that the place where they made an emergency landing would lose the protected area where Alex lost when he was a child. It's a sad episode where Alex is trapped by poachers and his father's ear is knocked out in half. We see why Alex will be the king of New York in New York's Central Park, and also see a predictable ending - the members.
When the words "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" ​​appeared on the big screen, the film officially began the narrative of the plot. The clue is very simple. They took a penguin-modified plane and flew to the long-awaited New York. Unfortunately, they ran out of fuel in the middle and had to make a forced landing on the African savannah. Then the film 1 is divided into 2: the African story with the Alex 4 as one part, and the story of making the plane with the four penguin brothers as the main part.
The first money tells the funny stories of lion Alex, zebra, hippo and giraffe in Africa. This part focuses on friendship and family. With a few very simple stories, the message the director wants to convey to the audience is very plainly expressed.
The second line tells about the penguin's experience of transforming the aircraft. There are a lot of places in this part that reflect the current situation. Take the negotiation between the monkey union and the penguin boss for example, which reflects the ruthlessness of the boss in today's society and some darkness in the negotiation process. When the monkeys demanded that the penguins give them maternity leave under the threat of work stoppage, the penguins would of course refuse because the monkeys are all male. The monkey took out the nauseous photo of Mr. Penguin and his favorite shaking head toy girl, and said, "I'm sure there are some things that I definitely don't want to expose to the masses." Mr. Penguin had no choice but to agree to approve maternity leave. This is partly due to the performances of penguins and monkeys, and the laughter is crazy.
Between the two lines is the performance of the narcissistic lemur king, sometimes cute and sometimes evil.
The two lines eventually come together when Alex is in danger. Then the film develops to a climax, and the bad guy gets his due. The Alex family regained control of the lions, the plane was repaired, and the penguins began a new journey.
Of course, there are many things in the film that I didn't mention, and you can slowly discover them when you watch them.
I like the feel of the movie, the lines are clean and simple. Animation, why make it like a Tang monk taking scriptures? The movie is not about the more complicated and convoluted the plot, the better, the key is whether what the movie wants to express is well reflected with the help of characters, plot, and dialogue, so, under my own standards, I give this movie Hit 5 stars.

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa quotes

  • Alex: If you're ever in Manhattan, feel free to call first.

    [Sees two lemurs picking each other's noses and eating the boogers]

    Alex: Seriously though, call, okay?

  • Alex: Hey! Happy Slappers! Is there any reason to celebrate? Look at the plane!

    Skipper: We'll fix it.

    Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?

    Skipper: Grit, spit

    [Private spits]

    Skipper: and a whole lotta duct tape.

    [Rico pulls out a roll of duct tape]

    Skipper: We should be up and running in say...

    [Kowalski shows him an abacus]

    Skipper: six to nine months.

    Alex: Sixty-nine months?

    Skipper: No, six *to* nine months.