"Rango": On the Self-cultivation of Actors

Dolores 2022-04-20 09:01:29

ILM's animation debut "Rango" seems to be an unpopular animation. What attracted me to watch this film is the voice of Johnny Depp and the protagonist on the poster who has a new level of ugliness - a twisted neck , Rango, a chameleon with big and small eyes.

Rango is a chameleon housed in a glass box, a lonely pet who constantly fantasizes about being a great hero, passing time and losing himself in playing different identities. By chance, and like fate, it crossed from contemporary American society to an old western frontier town. In the later process, the fantasy of becoming a hero and the skills of an actor have made it a pseudo-identity of a hero. Sometimes others think you are a hero. Slowly, you will really regard yourself as a hero, and it is also deep in your heart. The identification with the real hero enables Rango to break through this false shell and transform into a real hero. Being a pseudo-hero may be a little guilty at first, but in the end, it is really obligatory to get rid of Bao Anliang.

Good cartoons do not distinguish the age of the viewers. Children can see cute animals, young people can see the pursuit of dreams, and middle-aged people can see political factors. With its cool soundtrack, western complex, heroism, irony, and the protagonist's emotional line, I think "Rango" is a timeless classic.

2016.5.26

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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.