Merry Madagascar is a holiday special animated film emerging from the popular franchise Madagascar, premiered at 2009 during the festive season. In Merry Madagascar David Soren captured the timeless characters Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, Melman the Giraffe, and Marty the Zebra as they set out for another Christmas pursuit. It was released for audience on NBC along with some heartwarming celebration and high spirited animation in which the audience found glee.

Plot Summary

The movie is set after the fictional event of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. When these four characters are stuck on the island of Madagascar they try to break free from it again but this time, Santa Claus plays a pivotal role as he gets his sleigh shot down by King Julien live fireworks. He then crashes and loses his memory along with the festive essence of Christmas. Alex and his friends disguise as Santa to save the day along with trying to gain presents throughout the night. On the other side, King Julien truly believes that an enchanting hat worn, dressed up as Santa gives him control over everything and just losers himself in the spirit of Christmas. Little did they know, ultimately the essence of the story revolves around the magic of team work. At the end of the movie Santa is able to recover his memory, and the friends learn amiss friendship and holiday glee along the way even though they lose their final chance to go home.

Character Descriptions

• Alex(Aben Stiller) – He has taken the responsability to be the Santa of the team which ultimately makes him the leader of the group.
• Marty (Chris Rock) – The free-spirited zebra is very eager to join in this Christmas escapade.
• Melman (David Schwimmer) – The overanalyzing, loveable giraffe is not so sure whether he is on board with this new mission.
• Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) – The hippo is very strongwilled. She is sassy and very humorous when it comes to the team matters.
• King Julien (Danny Jacobs) – The king of lemurs is quite extravagant and flamboyant. He goes ga ga over Santa’s Magic hat.
• Santa Claus (Carl Reiner) – He is the well-known figure suffering from amnesia due to a crash which makes his character very intriguing.
• The Penguins (Tom McGrath) – Loveable rascals can be termed as very clever Americas.

Themes and Style

• The Spirit of Giving – The characters portray the actions of altruism and happiness deeply.
• Friendship and Teamwork – The characters saving Christmas increases their mutual connection as friends.
• Comedy and Festivity – Filled with slapstick comedy, golden humor with an infusion wit from Madagascar keeps the storyline of the animation merry.
• Vibrant Animation – Merry Madagascar features festive colors with and lovely summer vibes which captures the wonderful spirit of Christmas.

Conclusion

Merry Madagascar is an enchanting special that holiday celebrates the Madagascar series. Despite its relatively short duration, it combines an adventurous storyline with a substantive message. Although the short does not significantly give progress to the official plot of the Madagascar movie series, it is a wonderful holiday bonus for the fans of all ages.