DreamMachine Episode 12: Madagascar

In the first episode of DreamMachine of 2019, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2005 film Madagascar. It stars a lion named Alex, a zebra named Marty, a giraffe named Melman, and a hippo named Gloria living happily in the Central Park Zoo in New York City when Marty wishes to leave the zoo and live in the wild. However, they're mistaken for wild animals and are shipped to a zoo in San Diego while a group of penguins head over to Antarctica. But their crates fall overboard and they land in Madagascar meeting up with a group of lemurs lead by King Julien. Alex begins to have a craving for meat and tries to fight his urge to eat his friends. Will he succeed? Will they find a way back home or settle in their new home land?   When the movie premiered, it made over $532 million dollars and received mixed reviews. However, it was the start of a huge franchise that kicked off sequels, spinoffs, and TV shows. How does the first movie hold up today? Listen and find out.