tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post2711849778309665409..comments2023-08-24T06:04:08.158-04:00Comments on Jew or Not Jew Unplugged: Profile: Melman MenkowitzZevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16245679359526388191noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706557382895216627.post-58357174076767754322012-09-07T09:21:26.315-04:002012-09-07T09:21:26.315-04:00Glad you got to this, and agree on the verdict. Me...Glad you got to this, and agree on the verdict. Melman, long neck and spots notwithstanding, is a turkey.<br /><br />I was struck from the start, though, that Madagascar consists, essentially, of pairs of Jews and Blacks:<br />Melman/Gloria, Alex/Marty, and Julien/Maurice<br /><br />I'm not sure what that means, but one idea I've had is that the three different Jewish-voiced characters collectively represent the stereotype of the Jew. Melman is whiny and hypochondric; Alex is talented but insecure; and Julien is manic and unpredictable (if self-obsessed).<br /><br />I didn't like the movie all that much, but that range of Jewish types -- each playing off a variation of the African-American stereotype -- made it at least a bit more interesting than the disappointingly easy depiction of Melman alone would have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com