Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Review

In  Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa the animation is great and the voices are perfect for the characters. There are some positive messages in the movie such as sticking together through tough times, friendship being valuable, and even looking for a mate based on something other than looks.

However, there are some rather disturbing points based on the movie's target audience of children:

• King Julien does one scene in which he is a cross-dresser and says something like 'See I am a woman, who finds me attractive?'
• Melman becomes a witch doctor. He doesn't do voodoo and is really just a regular doctor but if you have children that may be something you would have to explain to them
• Melman declares his love for Gloria and one of the penguins (I think it is Skipper) falls for a hula dancer doll (like the ones on a car dashboard). I just thought this was a little disturbing.

Of course, this is a children's movie and being such, we should all love one another. But I do believe there are multiple scenes that may leave children asking for an explanation.

As a Christian mom, it's not on my list of high recommendations.