Old Western wine in a new bottle

Dylan 2022-03-17 09:01:04

Usually we think that the core of a work is the content of the film. If it is just a form, putting the form and the content upside down is dangerous and easily criticized. But for the Rango western, what really makes it a great movie is the animation in which it is presented.

No matter how intense the dramatic conflict, the full content, and the ups and downs of the plot, it is a Western movie full of familiar plots from start to finish - the epic vision and Western music of the title, the typical setting of the genre (heroes who grow up) , the enemy with super-strong force, the real mastermind behind the scenes, the simple and brave heroine, the child who worships heroes...), the ending scene of riding a horse (bird) whip in the sunset... If you only look at the plot, I am afraid it can only become a tasteless and unfortunate piece of the film history. But, fortunately, this old wine with a familiar taste has been replaced with a brand new bottle - replacing the characters with animals and transforming it into a cartoon. Therefore, the conventional storytelling methods and plot arrangements have new annotations in the eyes of the audience - the clock tower, the duel at twelve o'clock, the mayor's badge are no longer plagiarism and imitation of "Noon", but a tribute or More in-depth rants.

Perhaps, we should consider changing the bottles of other wines, but we just don't know whether the shelf life of this freshness is three years or five years.

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  • Maureen 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    Nothing special, nothing surprising

  • Julie 2022-03-20 09:01:29

    Great little man, great western soul, great rango! ! !

Rango quotes

  • Balthazar: Thespians? That's illegal in seven states!

  • Rattlesnake Jake: [realizing it's a swarm of bats in the form of a hawk] Ain't no hawk, ain't nothin' but bats!

    [starts shooting at them]

    Maybelle: Stick to the plan boys, bleed the devil dry!

    [swarm spreads out, Jake laughs excitedly while trying to shoot every bat down, realizes he used up all his bullets, turns to see Rango pointing a gun at him]

    Rango: It only takes one bullet.

    Rattlesnake Jake: You ain't got the nerve.

    Rango: Try me.