![]() In a strange biological twist, every other zebra on the reserve is Marty’s exact copy in voice, sex, and stripes. Meanwhile, Marty – ignored in the midst of his erstwhile life partner’s drama – seeks solace among his own kind. Mom (Sherri Shepherd) begs Zuba to accept Alex for who he is, but the old man is stubborn. The four principals find themselves drawn to this foreign utopia, where food and water are plentiful (even though none of the large carnivores appear to need meat in this Eden-esque paradise) and everyone speaks English.Īlex is also reunited with Zuba, who comprehends his son’s true nature with unabashed horror when Alex miserably fails his initiation test (he thinks it’s a dance-off, his opponent begs to differ). The menagerie goes down in the savannah – by amazing coincidence – not 500 yards from the game reserve where Alex was born. As the poachers’ Jeep drives off, one can almost hear him lamenting how he “loves his dead, gay cub.”īack to the present-day, where Alex, Marty, Melman (David Schwimmer), and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) attempt to fly out of the lemur kingdom of King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen) on a rebuilt Air Penguin plane. While they do battle, unscrupulous poachers capture Alex, Kunta Kinte-style. ![]() It’s never said, but the implication – a lion that sires a sissy can hardly be fit to lead a pride – is clear to anyone paying attention. To Zuba’s chagrin Alex would rather sing and dance, leading Zuba’s rival Scar… er, Makunga (Alec Baldwin) to challenge Zuba for leadership. The movie opens with a flashback to proud father Zuba (a barely recognizable Bernie Mac) futilely attempting to teach his young son Alex how to fight. “Escape 2 Africa,” really allows the pair to explore their feelings while at the same time providing illuminating background. We did, however, get a glimpse of things to come in the scene where Alex lovingly chews on Marty’s rump after they end up overseas. The clues weren’t as apparent in the first movie, mostly because it wasn’t that good there’s not much story to speak of, far too much emphasis on the frankly uninteresting main cast (the penguins, chimps, and lemurs all deserved to have their own feature before this sequel was even greenlighted), and one could argue that Alex and Marty’s effeminate mannerisms were a result of living in proximity to so many New York homosexuals.
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