Madagascar 2

Madagascar 2 starts out when Alex the Lion was a baby in Africa, when he is caught by poachers. His dad (Zuba) tries to save him, but the crate falls off the truck into the river without Zuba knowing. The crate ends up in the ocean and floats to New York. The baby lion is fished out of the ocean and put into the New York City Zoo. In the first movie Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo escape form the zoo, and then when they are being shipped to Africa the boats crashes on Madagascar. The same four animals are now trying to get back to New York City when the plane (that the penguins built) goes down and lands in Africa. Alex the Lion meets his mom and dad, and has a hard time fitting in. Marty meets other zebras (they sound exactly like him), Gloria meets other hippos, and Melman meets the giraffes and asks about medications. Melman becomes the new witch doctor. In the end Alex has to find the cause of the water hole drying up.
The voices of the main characters are Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion, Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra, David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe, and Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria the Hippo. This movie was released in November 2008 it was made between the years 2007 and 2008. Madagascar 2 sold $63 million in the box office.
I think this movie was really good. I really liked how the animals worked together. I think this movie would teach younger viewers that it is good to have friend, your friends are always there for you, and that you are unique; even if you look exactly alike you have something different about you.