Yesterday I finally got around to watching Madagascar 3 (2012). I’m sure all of you have seen it in the past 11 years. But just in case –
So, one of the main characters is Vitaly, a Russian tiger. He excels at two things—throwing knives and slipping through any tight spot, though actually, he did need some oil. He’s also a grim and unfriendly tiger. At any rate, he finds himself in a rather unlovely predicament at one fine moment. The train has left, but the clowns remain. A circus madhouse based on a kindergarten. The manager is an idiot. Needs fixing.
And then, quite literally out of nowhere, American consultants turn up. A lion from New York delivers a powerful motivational speech about essentially nothing, about successful success, emotionally so, and the circus agrees to a reorganization. The Russian tiger Vitaly stubbornly distrusts the Americans but tries to accept the changes under pressure from his peers.
In short, the Americans build a training camp. Generally, they manage to give an impression that they can teach something, and just when it seems everything is falling apart, powerful empathy saves the day.
In the end, the circus troupe realizes that they are not the clowns when it turns out that these Americans have zero experience, yet were so trusted. By the way, besides the Russian Vitaly (who for some reason loves borscht), there is also a Russian bear named Sonya on a bicycle. Sonya is portrayed as somewhat goofy, but after the processing by the American consultants, overall, Sonya turns out well.
Eventually, the circus first dismisses the consultants, then looks at their own management, realizes it’s even worse without them, and invites the consultants back. And a happy ending. Apparently, the consultants have been working for 11 years now.
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