6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Overview
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
6.4
Overview
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical, universal themes of identity, friendship, and belonging, with any potentially political elements, such as environmental protection, presented in a universally agreeable and non-partisan manner.
The movie features a diverse voice cast for its animal characters, but the narrative does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its storyline focuses on adventure and friendship, without critiquing traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Nana, an elderly human woman, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical altercations against male animals, including Alex the lion.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses on the animal protagonists' adventures and relationships, none of which are depicted as queer. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of LGBTQ+ representation.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa does not include any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the animal protagonists' adventures and their search for belonging in Africa, without addressing gender identity in any capacity.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a direct sequel where all returning main characters maintain their established genders from the previous installment. New characters introduced in this film do not replace or alter the gender of any previously established figures.
The film features anthropomorphic animal characters who do not possess human racial characteristics. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined, which applies to human characters, is not applicable to this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.5
Critic Ratings
6.4
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