i had a lovely time last night cause i finally managed to watch something at the cinema.. i haven’t stepped into the dark cocoon room in ages! So it was a wonderful time to watch the animated movie Rango!! Starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty and Bill Nighy.
Rango(Depp) is about a chameleon who goes from being a house pet to a hero. I love the fact that the beginning showed how sad – like saaaddd – Rango was. Because he had no companionship in his little glass container, he played make believe to entertain himself. He would talk with a broken Barbie doll, a windup toy fish, a dead roach and whatever plants that was in the container with him. So sad hahahha.
Along the way he meets Ms Beans (Fisher) and he finds a weird attraction towards her. Chemistry builds and i suppose the two got off to a not so nice start. but in ended nicely ^_^ The thing i love about small towns is how tight knit they are with one another. The mayor (Beatty) who runs the town plays a character of power and is suppose to be the guy everyone turns to. But he is corrupted with the idea of power, control – just like any “bad” villain who wants to misuse the trust of his loyal followers.
I would like to note how the entire show.. all the characters one would notice, are terribly UGLY!! and thats UGLY with a big U! Unlike Pixar and Disney that makes everything peachy, gorgeous and too pretty for the eye, Rango goes the opposite and doesn’t even try to look good. but they make up for that, with awesome animation, and amazing details in the littlest things. The texture for each character was just mind blowing. There was one particular character that just make me go yuck – the chicken with the arrow in it’s eye. Whoa! And there was one dame who had huge yabooos and u could see the warts on her headlights… aooooouuuugggaaa. eww hahha. However Rango was also beautiful in a perverse manner. Think about it. while you be repelled by their immediate physical appearance, you are drawn to the characters because of their personalities.
The story makes you and even youngsters think – About ones identity but it talks about it under the disguise of entertainment. Interesting isn’t that identity these days is something that is so loosely used. I would think that sometimes we wonder who we are. Do we really know how to perceive yourself. Maybe we need something or someone to imitate, and then we are able to find some weird comfort in that familiarity (oh gosh film studies is coming out – ok stop it!) which then permits us to be able to figure out who we are. Interaction with others around us basically build who we are
and it is quite morbid.Cause it talks quite a fair bit about death. The three owls keep on singing about how Rango our hero will die sooner or later, but you notice that it never happens… not in the storyline anyway. Everytime when you think he would, Rango somehow gets out of his sticky situation. Another shocker was when you see the roadkill at the beginning of the film. He asks Rango for help and tells him his destiny is to cross over to the otherside of the road, without getting rolled over by a vehicle. Needless to say he was flattened quite nicely at his stomach area.
In a horizonless white glare that might be real-desert or dream-desert or afterlife-desert, Rango confronts the ultimate Western hero, the Man With No Name, who tells him “No man can escape his own story,”and draws a square frame around Rango’s face in a dirty windshield.. This is mirrored with Rango’s earlier portion of the movie (when the lizard didn’t have a name) where he drew a box in his glass container. It’s as if he’s trapped inside his own lil world and if he wants to get out of it, only he can break it and gain his freedom.. gahhhh so many things to read into.
Since being on Saladin i really appreciate watching animated productions a lot more. It’s a lot of work and not everyone understands or gets how much effort is put into a production. but this is a fabulous story and a great cast! i highly highly recommend watching it!
My Verdict
I would like to note how the entire show.. all the characters one would notice, are terribly UGLY!! and thats UGLY with a big U! Unlike Pixar and Disney that makes everything peachy, gorgeous and too pretty for the eye, Rango goes the opposite and doesn’t even try to look good. but they make up for that, with awesome animation, and amazing details in the littlest things. The texture for each character was just mind blowing. There was one particular character that just make me go yuck – the chicken with the arrow in it’s eye. Whoa! And there was one dame who had huge yabooos and u could see the warts on her headlights… aooooouuuugggaaa. eww hahha. However Rango was also beautiful in a perverse manner. Think about it. while you be repelled by their immediate physical appearance, you are drawn to the characters because of their personalities.
The story makes you and even youngsters think – About ones identity but it talks about it under the disguise of entertainment. Interesting isn’t that identity these days is something that is so loosely used. I would think that sometimes we wonder who we are. Do we really know how to perceive yourself. Maybe we need something or someone to imitate, and then we are able to find some weird comfort in that familiarity (oh gosh film studies is coming out – ok stop it!) which then permits us to be able to figure out who we are. Interaction with others around us basically build who we are
and it is quite morbid.Cause it talks quite a fair bit about death. The three owls keep on singing about how Rango our hero will die sooner or later, but you notice that it never happens… not in the storyline anyway. Everytime when you think he would, Rango somehow gets out of his sticky situation. Another shocker was when you see the roadkill at the beginning of the film. He asks Rango for help and tells him his destiny is to cross over to the otherside of the road, without getting rolled over by a vehicle. Needless to say he was flattened quite nicely at his stomach area.
In a horizonless white glare that might be real-desert or dream-desert or afterlife-desert, Rango confronts the ultimate Western hero, the Man With No Name, who tells him “No man can escape his own story,”and draws a square frame around Rango’s face in a dirty windshield.. This is mirrored with Rango’s earlier portion of the movie (when the lizard didn’t have a name) where he drew a box in his glass container. It’s as if he’s trapped inside his own lil world and if he wants to get out of it, only he can break it and gain his freedom.. gahhhh so many things to read into.
Since being on Saladin i really appreciate watching animated productions a lot more. It’s a lot of work and not everyone understands or gets how much effort is put into a production. but this is a fabulous story and a great cast! i highly highly recommend watching it!
My Verdict
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