Rango is a blast
By: Jake Rajala
Rango is one of the most underrated animated films in the 21st century. All it did was score an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score. Furthermore, the film garnered an award for “best animated feature film”. With that said, I’m going to lay out four reasons to watch Rango.
- Theme
The theme of Rango is complex. It illustrates the challenge of making a reputation in a new community. Rango exaggerates his abilities by saying he took down a gang with a single bullet. He’s clearly insecure. Early in the film, Rango is told to cross the desert to find a town. This town has a bird that reigns over the town and draws fear in the city. Water is also scarce. This reminds me of Mad Max.
- Director
Gore Verbinski was a man on a mission with this piece. He just so happened to be the director of Pirates of the Caribbean! His best piece of work was “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”. I like that he directed the “Lone Ranger”, which was also a western piece with Johnny Depp.
- Visual effects
As noted by many Reddit users, the visual effects on Rango are unmatched. It’s CGI. It almost seems Illumination did the graphics, due to the superb visual effects. With a wide array of characters, it was certainly a challenge for them to hit on each one, but that’s exactly what they did.
- Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp might just be Gore’s best friend. They are in Pirates of the Caribbean together and the Lone Ranger together. Depp is one of the best actors of all time and it would be a shame to miss a film that was well written with Depp in it.
Rango was a unique piece, as it meshed animation and western. The film is currently on Netflix and it’s more than worth watching, before it goes away.
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