Movie #404........................."Madagascar: a Journey Diary"

Movie #404 "Madagascar: a Journey Diary" is nominated for oscar for best animated short 2011. It was the first one I saw today in the program of animated shorts, and one of the most amazing, possible THE most amazing. In fact, I would give it the best award except for the weak script. By the time it was done, not sure what the story was, but the music, the drawings, the backgrounds, the editing --- the unique movement of the film, was all electrifying, and I would love to see it again, and again, and again. The movie literally danced across the screen. But here's the plot: A guy is traveling and is invited to a party --- he must take a couple of buses and a boat to get there, and when he does, he finds out it is really a funeral -- but it is attached to a party! so all is well! I would rate this movie a 4 --- very enjoyable, and if you get a chance to see it, I also think you would enjoy watching it "dance."