Dreamworks flops again - Madagascar Reviews

After seeing Antz, and Shark Tale, one would think that Dreamworks couldn't sink any lower, but they have. Once again, Dreamworks takes the talent and creativity of Disney and Pixar and puts an urban twist on it. Think back to A Bug's Life and Antz which both came out the same year, the classic Finding Nemo and the easily forgotten Shark Tale which came out soon after Finding Nemo, and now Madagascar which Dreamworks rushed to get out before Disney could finish their work on their own animals escaping from the zoo and going to Africa film called The Wild. So that makes the third time that Dreamworks has copied Disney and Pixar's films. Not only do they copy the films but the copy the visual stylings. After watching the cartoony and bubbly feel of a trailer for Cars or the short film that came with Incredibles, Boundin', one can see that Pixar has begun to stray away from their attempt to mimick reality and make their films friendlier and more caricatured. Dreamworks, unexpectedly has made the same turn. In Shrek and Shrek 2, they shot for realism like Pixar was doing in its films, and now in Madagascar suddenly the film feels more cartoony. Once again Dreamworks is just attempting to follow Disney and Pixar's lead instead of blazing its own trails.