6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Merry Madagascar (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help Santa assume his rightful place in the universe, while King Julian laps up the opportunity for his subjects.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Overview
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help Santa assume his rightful place in the universe, while King Julian laps up the opportunity for his subjects.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's narrative centers on universally positive themes of friendship, community, and the spirit of giving during Christmas, without promoting any specific partisan political ideology.
This animated holiday special features a cast of animal characters, which inherently sidesteps traditional human racial or gender identity considerations. The narrative focuses on a classic Christmas theme without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christmas, a holiday with Christian origins, in a universally positive light, emphasizing themes of generosity, joy, and community spirit. The narrative affirms the cultural traditions associated with the holiday without delving into specific religious doctrine.
Merry Madagascar, an animated Christmas special, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the established animal characters from the Madagascar franchise and their holiday adventures, with no elements related to queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
All established characters from the Madagascar franchise retain their original genders in this special. No new characters introduced are based on prior canon with a different gender.
The film features anthropomorphic animal characters from an original animated franchise. There are no human characters or adaptations of prior works with established human racial identities that could undergo a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
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