This week was a momentous one in America’s history, and America reacted in time-honoured fashion – by going to see a silly cartoon about funny animals.
That’s right – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa isn’t just number one at the US weekend box office this week, but – since it’s the first weekend box office number one since the general election – it’ll forever be linked with Barack Obama‘s historic achievement.
So remember this day well, readers, for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will one day be the answer to a pub quiz question you’ll be asked. Admittedly the question will be ‘Which lowbrow animated movie sequel completely undermined the significant gravity of the appointment of America’s first black president by reaching number one in the weekend box office in the same week?’ but history is history.
