Rango is definitely on of my favorite animated films and definitely shows the Oscar’s that it is a medium for story telling not just for kids cuz rango straight try’s to kill himself in the scene before he meets the spirt of the west
I like the parallels between Rango. From how he looks in the climax to us not knowing his actual name and just calling him by a name he made up on the fly, he decided to pretend to be Rango, and in the climax he became rango
I want to point out something about the last part of the movie that I noticed in my most recent watch. Right before Rattlesnake Jake shows up, Rango says something to the effect of: "As long as that sign still hangs there," referring to the sign outside the sheriff's office, "we still have hope." Not a few seconds later, Jake shoots the sign and breaks one of the chains holding it up. The sign still stands even though it has quite a few new holes blown through it, showing that there is still hope for the town and for Rango.
There’s a lot of subtle hints like this throughout the movie. My favorite is when the mayor calls for Rattlesnake Jake and one of his goons says “He never leaves without taking a soul”. The only soul Rattlesnake Jake took before leaving, was the mayor’s (excluding a few bats).
I'm sure lots of people have noticed that - but I recall mentioning that in a video a couple of years ago delving into Rango. It stands as one of my favorite movies - the characters, the setting, the absolute limits they pushed in animation, I adore it. The sign being battered and broken, but still hanging, was one of my favorite pieces of symbolism in the movie for sure, because the moment of that happening is slightly comedic in tone in the very serious and soon to be dark moment, but still shows that they have hope.
just like the judge from blood meridian and sheriff cooley from oh brother where art thou. all three of them represent the devil. rango goes hard in so many ways, including from a biblical perspective.
Jake with a scale-color version of Lee Van Cleef's moustache..... The movie is an absolute joy, and watching it with your children is a real opportunity to discuss society and our roles within it.
A little similarity I noticed between Rango and Jake: after the "Try me" Jake is stunned by how much someone he considered insignificant changed in so short a time, and over the last few minutes of the movie he goes from thinking Rango is insignificant, to someone that got the jump on him with some friends, to a fellow legend in his own right. They both quickly respond to the big changes in the world around them caused by each other.
I too can simply agree that while this movie has it's own, unique style, it's also a solid western film with everything important included. But what I love most about it is the joy the actors had when filming.
I agree with you, but I think the most photorealistic character is the red tail hawk, not Jake. Which makes sense since it is the only thing that Jake's afraid of.
@@tulliusexmisc2191And for once, that screech is actually used correctly, since red-tailed hawks are the ones that make that sound, not eagles as is typically depicted in media
It says a whole lot about how stellar this film is that the fear in Jake's eyes when Rango says "Try Me" feels genuine. They managed to make a Snake - a cold blooded Predator that could swallow a chameleon whole - look genuinely afraid for his life. And this is a character who looked like an actual Demon in his first appearance.
Rango is one of my all time favorite movies and I find it quite underrated, so I'm glad it's finally getting the attention it deserves after all this time!
My favourite thing about rango is how they just straight up have real guns in a kids movie. Like, Rango packs a Colt Peacemaker, and it aint some cartoony one, its a real Peacemaker.
"It's not about YOU... It's about THEM..." It might sound funny, but this is the movie more than any other that drilled that sentiment into me, and it's why i rewatch it every so often.
As a gen z Rango is one of my all time favourite movies period and one of my first real exposures to the western genre as a kid funny enough, so rlly cool to see Rango get this love, and as someone still searching for identity it still hits so good.
This masterpiece of film is a lot like an old movie from the 80's that was called "The Three Amigos". It is about three actors, who are played by Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short who get drafted out of Hollywood and disguise themselves as heroes of the west. I recommend watching it as it represents the message Rango tries to tell.
My favorite little detail is 7:51 where in the recording booth, you have the VA's actually acting their lines and it adds such a good touch of emotive force.
One of the details that struck me about Rango is it's context as "the Last Western". Throughout the film, we the audience are made privy to the Mayor's ambitions to modernize and industrialized. Rango while on the otherside stumbles upon what I can only assume to be residential Las Vegas or Reno. Even the existence of the highway contextualizes this story. We aren't seeing a dramatization of 1860s territories, we're seeing a drama of our own time in the context of an era gone by. Rango isn't about being stuck in the past. It's about cherishing the past while hurtling into the future.
I'm never really one that appreciates the more "grueling" aspects in movies: the purposeful dirtiness of the characters, the town being dusty, and over-realistic aspects of what's supposed to be just another animated movie. Nevertheless, all of those artistic choices end up assisting the story to the point that even if you only watch the movie once, you will never forget it. Whether it's remembering that Rango chose his name from a cactus bottle, or the famous line, "Try me," everyone who took part in creating this film left an impact on it as a whole. When I first watched the movie, I had no idea that it was a highly acclaimed film, and so because of the art, I sort of took it as a low budget animated film, then watching it a few more times revealed that everything in the movie was made purposefully, and that made it so much more enjoyable. Thanks for this video! It held information as well as a reminder of what to look for in a genuine good movie!
It's so important to emphasize that "gritty realism" can be the right choice - when the choice is deliberate and informed! But frequent uncritical defaultness can make it simply seem like a bad choice broadly.
I firmly believe that Rango isn't only a great Western, but one of the best films of all time. Genuinely freaking great and immaculate in every single aspect of itself.
I always hope for a massive Western revival, movies like Tombstone, Rango, 3:10 to Yuma and even the Red Dead games make me yearn for a modern Western revival
I love the fact of The Spirit of The West, based off of The Man With No Name/Clint Eastwood, is played by a modern cowboy actor, Timothy Olyphant from Justified.
I took my future wife to the drive-in for a date, and the movie we going to see had already started and we didn't want to wait for the next showing so we opted to see Rango with no idea what we were in for. In a hot, dusty, drive-in lot in Phoenix, we felt like we just another one of the townsfolk. This is truly a great movie!
I remember my first time watching this movie. The scene when roadkill says "beautiful isn't it?" And they both look at the desert. That is the greatest scene I've ever witnessed, it burned a passion and love for storytelling in me
Literally my top 3 animated films are 3. Rango 2. & 1. Spider-Verse movies. Rango is such an amazing movie and I'm glad that people are starting to really appreciate it so.
I love how Jake full on read Rango like a book in their first encounter. He KNEW Rango wouldn't have the gut to pull the trigger. Once Rango returned, Jake was ecstatic to see such a little guy to show so much gut to stand up to him, but still think it's just a bluff. Once Rango had him at gun point, Jake is no longer certain he knew what Rango would and wouldn't do. There's a certain level of respect Jake had for the smaller people who stood up to something bigger than themselves, first Rango, then Bean, if only to crush that strong will with his own grip. The moment his intimidation fails, he shudders in fear.
i think the decision to make rango a chameleon was a phenomenal one. it outwardly displays his search for identity making his transformation at the end of the movie feel earned and real and gritty. i adore this movie.
They made a fucking banging saga and then dished out movies without purpose or stakes. If everything is a world ending threat, nothing will be. They just got complicit and expected to make bank
They mostly never gave audiences a chance to breath, I love marvel movies, I don't hate them cause they are bad, I hate them because I'm exhausted by them and the people who make them are being worked sick because the executives care about money, not art and workers and watchers
My very mexican mom grew up in a setting where animation was for children. I showed her this movie and she was so engrossed the entire film. She was so amazed by every scene. She laughed so much. This movie celebrates movies from her childhood and honors them perfectly
I haven't watched the movie in english yet, but i think that another cool thing this movie has is the different accents. In latam spanish, there is characters with accents from all over hispanoamérica. And it is great because it really sells the diversity of the people found in Dirt.
Despite the Oscar, I think this show doesn’t get enough credit. It’s an excellent watch and rewatch, which I’ve done several times. The animation is incredible and the story kinetic, but what makes this is the characters. I think you captured that well.
I love Westerns, classic and many modern ones. I grew up watching John Wayne and Clint Eastwood with my Papaw and I have always loved the genre. Rango is an excellent example of the genre, with imaginative imagery and a certifiably badass antagonist.
Such an important impressive video! From start to finish you covered it all from the genre of westerns of the early era to the animated more modern animated version- Rango. You gave all the reasons that it was more than a western cartoon from the director& actors to the music & also the story of the character as compared to the old time western characters & what made them heroes.
Man I need to re-watch this film is been a while, and just watching the clips and hearing your essay on how awesome this film is, makes me wanted to watch it again.
thank you for reviewing my film but in all seriousness, this film is legendary, the animation holds up even today and the attention to detail was greatly well done, I wish films like rango were talked about more
I remember watching this movie as a kid and I’ve never forgot it. I think my dad watched and said it was boring. I think about what he said and I know that he missed out on a masterpiece.
Rango is an amazing movie that has such a special place in my heart thanks to all the memories I had of watching it with my brother. I think the movie is highly underrated and deserves so much praise. Johnny Depp killed the role of being an eccentric little lizard with a head bigger than his own body at the start of the movie but he also portrayed the famous saying "fake it till you make it" and ends up becoming quite the REAL Sherrif! I didn't really know the full origin of Westerns or Spagetti Westerns until now and it's quite interesting. I like how informative you can be in such a short amount of time. Not only that but WOW I had no idea the actors filmed their scenes in real life in order to give that footage and imagry to the animators; that's absolutely fascinating! What a treat to have seen you add the scenes of the actors doing their roles before it was animated to your video - thank you. The visualization and cinematography of Rango are truly stunning and that's what always draws me back to the movie time and time again besides the comedic acting and subtle dark elements.
Funny that westerns are still alive and well and not only in film. We’ve still got dark country music, the western video games like red dead redemption, and new movies and tv series like the hateful 8 and Yellowstone.
Fully agree with the title. I have been watching Rango since I was in my preteens, and I will NEVER get tired of it. It's brilliant, timelessly funny, excellently written, and really good-looking! (animation wise) Also, somehow, I have NEVER SEEN these _hilarious_ behind the scenes clips you pulled! It doesn't surprise me at all that the actors actually _acted_ the scenes, but it's SO FUNNY to watch!! XD Gore is the absolute BEST at "swashbucklers".
My dad was, and made me, a huge western fan. The big country, The searchers, Pale rider and such. When Rango came out we just couldn't believe what we were seeing, it is awesome and captures the western spirit amazingly..
Has anyone realized that the spirit of the West is literally the most iconic Western action star of the classic Western genre and his most iconic outfit from one of his most iconic characters
It starts as a rather slapstick pastiche, most clearly seen when Rango comically leads the posse out. But when he stares down the lynch mob, the tone is shifting radically into a reaffirmation of the Western itself. Even before Jake arrives, Rango is standing up for law, order, justice, and hope in a genuine and sincere way that would have been impossible just 30 minutes earlier.
I remember years ago, the first time I watched Rango, it was me and my (at the time) 3 year old nephew. I was baby sitting him and he didn't want to watch any of his usual stuff (He's the type to enjoy one thing for awhile then move on) and I decided to put on Rango. Both of us were completely absorbed, to the point he actually got mad when I got up to make him some lunch halfway through the movie because he didn't want me to miss anything. 'Make me a PB&J after Rango beats the big snake guy!' he said!
Not only the analysis of this video is genious ,even the ending is perfect. Straight foward, only a legendary scene with a mythical soundtrack, and cut. *Tips hat*
Now I might be overthinking this, but as I watched the video I thought I love how with Jake being the biggest threat to dirt, just under the eagle, he’s literally the biggest character we get to know. It’s like his design alone, his size alone shows how massive of a threat he is
So that makes two animated movies I love that had the full cast in the same room (first being Surf's Up). What hits me is that I don't think I've seen this movie since I saw it in theaters, and yet so much of it still sticks in my head--the music, the lines, the big scenes...this is honestly a really excellent movie and it's visually iconic as well.
The point about every scene Jake appears in being played straight lead me to an interesting realization. Jake serves as the ultimate foil to Rango in that he carries with him a dose of reality in his writing, visual design, cinematography, etc. He dispels the fantasy that Rango had propped himself up on and thought of as his only advantage. And so naturally the only way to defeat Jake is to make the act... no longer an act, which just so happens to be the final piece of the puzzle: the final step in Rango's character arc.
This movie only gets better as you find out about the fan theory of this entire film being a hallucination of Raoul Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. There is in fact a scene where he comes to after trippin and is wearing a green lizard tail👀. On top of that, both star Johnny as the lead and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is directly referenced in Rango when he is getting flung out of his cage on the highway.
Rango isn't a peak western, it's peak cinema. Peak entertainment. Literally one of my favorite movies of all time, from childhood all the way up until now.
There's just something interesting about these forgotten and underappreciated movies making the hardest villains with the most baller scenes. It's kind of fresh going back to them after today's state of cinema.
rango has one of my favorite archetypes, the "coward hero" the hero who is afraid, but does the right thing anyway, i love this archetype, chiapas cain, courage the couwardly dog, and rango himself, i always find inspiring how we see these heroes who are just regular people, who are scared, but when push comes to shove they do everything they can to keep the people around them safe
Saw this in theaters and was like "Man, that was a good ass movie, I'm genuinely impressed with how they handled that.". Watched it again years later and went "Man, My first impression was right, if anything I am even more impressed by now with what they accomplished with this film making wise.". Like for real, this is a superbly made movie.
What I like about this is how Rango progressively become a legend. He was a nobody. A wannabe hero who is actually nothing but a loser. Yet in the end, he became somebody. A legend, even earned the respect of another legend.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the las five minutes of Rango is my favorite Western movie. The whole movie is fun, but once Rango actually embraces his identity, it gets SO good. “Then BE a hero.”
God, I really need to use Rango for an art study! The colors and shapes are marvelous! I loved this movie as a kid, even if I was scared half the time. It's truly a timeless piece. I need to watch it again ❤
This is a great example of condensing down what could have been an hour long diatribe about rango into a bite sized piece that catches the core of a movies identity. I tip my hat to you
Thanks for getting another video to 1,000 views, everybody!
I tip my hat to you all!
I’m so happy you made this video! Rango has been one of my favorite animated movies and I think it deserves so much recognition! Thanks xx
One legend to another
And now it has 10 times that 😁
@@oscarguzman3017 100k now*
And now it has 65 times that
Someone said "Before there was Death from Puss in Boots, there was Rattlesnake jake" and I 100% agree
"Where do you think I came from?!"-Rattlesnake Jake
"I'm death. Not metaphorically, not theoretically, not poetically, I'm death. Straight up."-Death
Both are phenomenal in their own right, but they’re both very different from each other.
@@Jack574. Yeah.
@@Jack574. They're very different but I'd argue they serve very similar narrative purposes
That's classicman d who said that
Rattle snake jake is a peak villian
He was Death before Death. Now that I think about it, Puss in PiP:tLW and Rango were going through some similar stuff.
"Where do you think i come from"
CHILLS
Played by the actor that played another peak villain, Davy Jones
Well that was the T-1000, maybe Anton Chigurh but it's okay I can see how you were confused.
ONG
Rango is definitely on of my favorite animated films and definitely shows the Oscar’s that it is a medium for story telling not just for kids cuz rango straight try’s to kill himself in the scene before he meets the spirt of the west
"Try me" still gives me goosebumps
That line is cold and so good
Rango walked through the valley of death (the highway) and became the hero the citizens of dirt needed.
Rango crossed to the other side! He did die, but it was the old him! I love that subversion.
The way Jake's eyes shift and he realizes Rango isn't bluffing this time is just perfect
Brooooo same. I'm surprised it hasn't been edited into one of those hard phonk things
I figured out the weird ridges in Jake’s gun! HIS MINIGUN IS JUST STACKED REVOLVER DRUMS
holy shit
It’s weird how they didn’t just give him a classic gatling gun on his tail 🤔
@@JanMiguelBaltazar That wouldn't look very snakey, especially in animation
@JanMiguelBaltazar the gattling has a gravity fed magazine and needs to be hand-kranked. I dont know how that would work, honestly
@@KekatronicAnd WAY less cool
"I tip my hat to you, one legend to another."
That line still gets me, so many years later.
“It only takes one bullet.”
“You ain’t got the nerve!”
“…Try me.”
🥶
I like the parallels between Rango. From how he looks in the climax to us not knowing his actual name and just calling him by a name he made up on the fly, he decided to pretend to be Rango, and in the climax he became rango
And the spoof on the multiple Djangos and Ringos
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@@TheRoyalCheez seek and destroy
I like your pfp
@@alexandercurtis4427 thanks
I want to point out something about the last part of the movie that I noticed in my most recent watch.
Right before Rattlesnake Jake shows up, Rango says something to the effect of: "As long as that sign still hangs there," referring to the sign outside the sheriff's office, "we still have hope." Not a few seconds later, Jake shoots the sign and breaks one of the chains holding it up. The sign still stands even though it has quite a few new holes blown through it, showing that there is still hope for the town and for Rango.
And then when he makes his triumphant return the sign is still hanging but just barely
ok
There’s a lot of subtle hints like this throughout the movie. My favorite is when the mayor calls for Rattlesnake Jake and one of his goons says “He never leaves without taking a soul”. The only soul Rattlesnake Jake took before leaving, was the mayor’s (excluding a few bats).
@@olekan1351 I didn't notice that! That's why I love movies like this, there is so much room for discussion and analysis!
I'm sure lots of people have noticed that - but I recall mentioning that in a video a couple of years ago delving into Rango. It stands as one of my favorite movies - the characters, the setting, the absolute limits they pushed in animation, I adore it. The sign being battered and broken, but still hanging, was one of my favorite pieces of symbolism in the movie for sure, because the moment of that happening is slightly comedic in tone in the very serious and soon to be dark moment, but still shows that they have hope.
This movie released when I was 14. It is the reason that TO THIS DAY the western is my favorite genre of story. It’s phenomenal.
I loveeeee westerns, I used to not like walking in and seeing my dad watching one but eventually something just clicked and now they are my favorite
Have you listened to old radio shows?
Yeaaaah I was 11
"Go to hell ...(suffocating)"
"WHERE DO YOU THINK I COME FROM?"
That line still gives me chills...
just like the judge from blood meridian and sheriff cooley from oh brother where art thou.
all three of them represent the devil.
rango goes hard in so many ways, including from a biblical perspective.
Jake with a scale-color version of Lee Van Cleef's moustache.....
The movie is an absolute joy, and watching it with your children is a real opportunity to discuss society and our roles within it.
I was just gonna say that. Angel Eyes
Or coronel Mortimer! @@wareagle48
fun fact btw, rattlesnakes just have that moustache looking colouration, it wasnt added to jake in the movie they just actually have it lol
@@ivancsontos7011It's definitely exaggerated in the movie to look like a mustache
"No man can walk out of his own story." ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🙌
A little similarity I noticed between Rango and Jake: after the "Try me" Jake is stunned by how much someone he considered insignificant changed in so short a time, and over the last few minutes of the movie he goes from thinking Rango is insignificant, to someone that got the jump on him with some friends, to a fellow legend in his own right. They both quickly respond to the big changes in the world around them caused by each other.
Such a genius idea to make him a chameleon, works on so many levels. Great vid again bro!
Thank you, brother!
That “Try me” is so cold man he’s ready to throw down
The banjo coming in out of nowhere for Ride of the Valkyries always sends chills down my spine.
I too can simply agree that while this movie has it's own, unique style, it's also a solid western film with everything important included. But what I love most about it is the joy the actors had when filming.
I agree with you, but I think the most photorealistic character is the red tail hawk, not Jake. Which makes sense since it is the only thing that Jake's afraid of.
It also sounds ther most real, partly thanks to hawk's cry being a common trope in Westerns.
@@tulliusexmisc2191And for once, that screech is actually used correctly, since red-tailed hawks are the ones that make that sound, not eagles as is typically depicted in media
@@WingedFish66 ...
*_Tobias..._*
@@a-s-greig Found the Animorphs fan lol
(I still remember this trivia because of it too)
@@WingedFish66And Eagles real sound like a oversized adorable seagulls.
It says a whole lot about how stellar this film is that the fear in Jake's eyes when Rango says "Try Me" feels genuine. They managed to make a Snake - a cold blooded Predator that could swallow a chameleon whole - look genuinely afraid for his life. And this is a character who looked like an actual Demon in his first appearance.
Rango is one of my all time favorite movies and I find it quite underrated, so I'm glad it's finally getting the attention it deserves after all this time!
From one Legend to another.
My favourite thing about rango is how they just straight up have real guns in a kids movie. Like, Rango packs a Colt Peacemaker, and it aint some cartoony one, its a real Peacemaker.
Save the swing out cylinder but the shot where it shows the audience one bullet well makes up for the little nit pick
Just because it's animated doesn't mean it's a kids movie
Rango isn't really a kids movie
"It's not about YOU... It's about THEM..."
It might sound funny, but this is the movie more than any other that drilled that sentiment into me, and it's why i rewatch it every so often.
As a gen z Rango is one of my all time favourite movies period and one of my first real exposures to the western genre as a kid funny enough, so rlly cool to see Rango get this love, and as someone still searching for identity it still hits so good.
I am also a gen Z
Your identity is who you are, not who others try to label you as. Labels are a cancer when used as a way to box someone in
This masterpiece of film is a lot like an old movie from the 80's that was called "The Three Amigos". It is about three actors, who are played by Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short who get drafted out of Hollywood and disguise themselves as heroes of the west. I recommend watching it as it represents the message Rango tries to tell.
I've only seen it once but I really enjoyed it.
I still remember "I'm going to pump you so full of lead you'll have to use your dick as a pencil!" 😂
I think the outfit he wears when he first becomes sheriff is a tip of the hat to that film.
My favorite little detail is 7:51 where in the recording booth, you have the VA's actually acting their lines and it adds such a good touch of emotive force.
One of the details that struck me about Rango is it's context as "the Last Western". Throughout the film, we the audience are made privy to the Mayor's ambitions to modernize and industrialized. Rango while on the otherside stumbles upon what I can only assume to be residential Las Vegas or Reno. Even the existence of the highway contextualizes this story. We aren't seeing a dramatization of 1860s territories, we're seeing a drama of our own time in the context of an era gone by. Rango isn't about being stuck in the past. It's about cherishing the past while hurtling into the future.
I'm never really one that appreciates the more "grueling" aspects in movies: the purposeful dirtiness of the characters, the town being dusty, and over-realistic aspects of what's supposed to be just another animated movie. Nevertheless, all of those artistic choices end up assisting the story to the point that even if you only watch the movie once, you will never forget it. Whether it's remembering that Rango chose his name from a cactus bottle, or the famous line, "Try me," everyone who took part in creating this film left an impact on it as a whole. When I first watched the movie, I had no idea that it was a highly acclaimed film, and so because of the art, I sort of took it as a low budget animated film, then watching it a few more times revealed that everything in the movie was made purposefully, and that made it so much more enjoyable. Thanks for this video! It held information as well as a reminder of what to look for in a genuine good movie!
It's so important to emphasize that "gritty realism" can be the right choice - when the choice is deliberate and informed! But frequent uncritical defaultness can make it simply seem like a bad choice broadly.
"What was that you said? Soon no one will believe you ever existed." Has to be one of the hardest lines to throw back in someone's face.
I firmly believe that Rango isn't only a great Western, but one of the best films of all time. Genuinely freaking great and immaculate in every single aspect of itself.
I always hope for a massive Western revival, movies like Tombstone, Rango, 3:10 to Yuma and even the Red Dead games make me yearn for a modern Western revival
I love the quirky sense of humor in this movie. This is a great quick dive into it! I hope more people watch it, it's very fun and unique.
You make videos that deserve atleast a million views how are you this underatted
So nice of you to say! I'm just happy people like them!
I love the fact of The Spirit of The West, based off of The Man With No Name/Clint Eastwood, is played by a modern cowboy actor, Timothy Olyphant from Justified.
I took my future wife to the drive-in for a date, and the movie we going to see had already started and we didn't want to wait for the next showing so we opted to see Rango with no idea what we were in for. In a hot, dusty, drive-in lot in Phoenix, we felt like we just another one of the townsfolk. This is truly a great movie!
I remember my first time watching this movie. The scene when roadkill says "beautiful isn't it?" And they both look at the desert. That is the greatest scene I've ever witnessed, it burned a passion and love for storytelling in me
Literally my top 3 animated films are
3. Rango
2. & 1. Spider-Verse movies.
Rango is such an amazing movie and I'm glad that people are starting to really appreciate it so.
"Hey Johnny, you wanna be a cowboy gecko?"
I love how Jake full on read Rango like a book in their first encounter. He KNEW Rango wouldn't have the gut to pull the trigger. Once Rango returned, Jake was ecstatic to see such a little guy to show so much gut to stand up to him, but still think it's just a bluff. Once Rango had him at gun point, Jake is no longer certain he knew what Rango would and wouldn't do. There's a certain level of respect Jake had for the smaller people who stood up to something bigger than themselves, first Rango, then Bean, if only to crush that strong will with his own grip. The moment his intimidation fails, he shudders in fear.
i think the decision to make rango a chameleon was a phenomenal one. it outwardly displays his search for identity making his transformation at the end of the movie feel earned and real and gritty. i adore this movie.
It feels like we’re in a major genre slump these days. Box office films are in decline. Marvel over-reached. Disney is a mess. What happened?
Social justice ideology found it's way into the art and everyone is tired of being preached to. That's what happened
Nothing, standards change and so will our expectations. Eventually we will get tired of super heroes and something else will come to replace it.
They made a fucking banging saga and then dished out movies without purpose or stakes. If everything is a world ending threat, nothing will be. They just got complicit and expected to make bank
Superhero movies have less than five years before they're as dead as westerns are. I give it less than two before they're at just one big film a year.
They mostly never gave audiences a chance to breath, I love marvel movies, I don't hate them cause they are bad, I hate them because I'm exhausted by them and the people who make them are being worked sick because the executives care about money, not art and workers and watchers
My very mexican mom grew up in a setting where animation was for children. I showed her this movie and she was so engrossed the entire film. She was so amazed by every scene. She laughed so much. This movie celebrates movies from her childhood and honors them perfectly
I haven't watched the movie in english yet, but i think that another cool thing this movie has is the different accents. In latam spanish, there is characters with accents from all over hispanoamérica. And it is great because it really sells the diversity of the people found in Dirt.
Also, Rattlesnake Jake with a rioplatense accent fucking slaps
I never knew that's how the movie was made, that is genuinely awesome. Everything I learn about Rango just makes me like it even more...
Jake's eyes shrinking when Rango says try me is just... chefs kiss
Despite the Oscar, I think this show doesn’t get enough credit. It’s an excellent watch and rewatch, which I’ve done several times. The animation is incredible and the story kinetic, but what makes this is the characters. I think you captured that well.
11:41 "If you want to become a legend, first you have to believe you are one."
never thought I'd tie Rango and Star-Lord together.
I've been advocating for this movie since release, like it's a cure for death.
I love this movie so much and it's beautifully animated
I love Westerns, classic and many modern ones. I grew up watching John Wayne and Clint Eastwood with my Papaw and I have always loved the genre. Rango is an excellent example of the genre, with imaginative imagery and a certifiably badass antagonist.
“You ain’t got the nerve…”
“Try me.” (Epic guitar strum) 🔥
Also jake has a mustache. Thank you
Such an important impressive video! From start to finish you covered it all from the genre of westerns of the early era to the animated more modern animated version- Rango. You gave all the reasons that it was more than a western cartoon from the director& actors to the music & also the story of the character as compared to the old time western characters & what made them heroes.
More than a peak western, it's going to go down as one of the greatest modern/next generation westerns ever made.
My recommendations are perfect... high-quality small channel content... it's just so beautiful 🥺
Man I need to re-watch this film is been a while, and just watching the clips and hearing your essay on how awesome this film is, makes me wanted to watch it again.
thank you for reviewing my film
but in all seriousness, this film is legendary, the animation holds up even today and the attention to detail was greatly well done, I wish films like rango were talked about more
I remember watching this movie as a kid and I’ve never forgot it. I think my dad watched and said it was boring. I think about what he said and I know that he missed out on a masterpiece.
That this film is suspenseful, action packed, beautiful, complicated and full of complex characters is enough - but it's also so funny. Underrated
Rango is an amazing movie that has such a special place in my heart thanks to all the memories I had of watching it with my brother. I think the movie is highly underrated and deserves so much praise. Johnny Depp killed the role of being an eccentric little lizard with a head bigger than his own body at the start of the movie but he also portrayed the famous saying "fake it till you make it" and ends up becoming quite the REAL Sherrif!
I didn't really know the full origin of Westerns or Spagetti Westerns until now and it's quite interesting. I like how informative you can be in such a short amount of time. Not only that but WOW I had no idea the actors filmed their scenes in real life in order to give that footage and imagry to the animators; that's absolutely fascinating! What a treat to have seen you add the scenes of the actors doing their roles before it was animated to your video - thank you.
The visualization and cinematography of Rango are truly stunning and that's what always draws me back to the movie time and time again besides the comedic acting and subtle dark elements.
Funny that westerns are still alive and well and not only in film. We’ve still got dark country music, the western video games like red dead redemption, and new movies and tv series like the hateful 8 and Yellowstone.
“My name is Rango Marston, I’m here for 2 men, Bill Williamson and Javier Esquela” -Rango Marston
"Hello son"
- Dutch Rattlesnake
“sure.” -Rango Marston
Your channel is so underrated, you put so much time and effort into every video you make, please keep making more like this
Fully agree with the title. I have been watching Rango since I was in my preteens, and I will NEVER get tired of it. It's brilliant, timelessly funny, excellently written, and really good-looking! (animation wise) Also, somehow, I have NEVER SEEN these _hilarious_ behind the scenes clips you pulled! It doesn't surprise me at all that the actors actually _acted_ the scenes, but it's SO FUNNY to watch!! XD
Gore is the absolute BEST at "swashbucklers".
Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy is such a great duo. Every movei with both of them is a total blast just for their interactions alone
That “try me” line was so damn cold it sent shivers down the spine of Jake. A truly underrated masterpiece of a movie
My dad was, and made me, a huge western fan. The big country, The searchers, Pale rider and such. When Rango came out we just couldn't believe what we were seeing, it is awesome and captures the western spirit amazingly..
Bill gave Davy and Jake so much aura, emotion and depth. Two of my favourite characters altogether
That beautifully delivered "Try me" has basically defined my approach to most things.
Has anyone realized that the spirit of the West is literally the most iconic Western action star of the classic Western genre and his most iconic outfit from one of his most iconic characters
It starts as a rather slapstick pastiche, most clearly seen when Rango comically leads the posse out. But when he stares down the lynch mob, the tone is shifting radically into a reaffirmation of the Western itself. Even before Jake arrives, Rango is standing up for law, order, justice, and hope in a genuine and sincere way that would have been impossible just 30 minutes earlier.
“You kill that bird? Bird dead, snake come” always stuck in my head
I remember years ago, the first time I watched Rango, it was me and my (at the time) 3 year old nephew. I was baby sitting him and he didn't want to watch any of his usual stuff (He's the type to enjoy one thing for awhile then move on) and I decided to put on Rango. Both of us were completely absorbed, to the point he actually got mad when I got up to make him some lunch halfway through the movie because he didn't want me to miss anything. 'Make me a PB&J after Rango beats the big snake guy!' he said!
Not only the analysis of this video is genious ,even the ending is perfect. Straight foward, only a legendary scene with a mythical soundtrack, and cut.
*Tips hat*
Now I might be overthinking this, but as I watched the video I thought
I love how with Jake being the biggest threat to dirt, just under the eagle, he’s literally the biggest character we get to know. It’s like his design alone, his size alone shows how massive of a threat he is
This whole thing can be canceled out because rango struck fear into him AND killed the eagle so don’t overthink it like me
I have been obsessed with rango since its release, one day all I watched was rango, over and over again. Rango is amazing and I will always love
So that makes two animated movies I love that had the full cast in the same room (first being Surf's Up).
What hits me is that I don't think I've seen this movie since I saw it in theaters, and yet so much of it still sticks in my head--the music, the lines, the big scenes...this is honestly a really excellent movie and it's visually iconic as well.
The point about every scene Jake appears in being played straight lead me to an interesting realization.
Jake serves as the ultimate foil to Rango in that he carries with him a dose of reality in his writing, visual design, cinematography, etc. He dispels the fantasy that Rango had propped himself up on and thought of as his only advantage.
And so naturally the only way to defeat Jake is to make the act... no longer an act, which just so happens to be the final piece of the puzzle: the final step in Rango's character arc.
that OG Red Dead music was a perfect outro homie
This movie only gets better as you find out about the fan theory of this entire film being a hallucination of Raoul Duke from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. There is in fact a scene where he comes to after trippin and is wearing a green lizard tail👀. On top of that, both star Johnny as the lead and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is directly referenced in Rango when he is getting flung out of his cage on the highway.
Rango isn't a peak western, it's peak cinema. Peak entertainment. Literally one of my favorite movies of all time, from childhood all the way up until now.
I love that you closed this on the instrumental version of Lo Chiamvano King used in Red Dead Revolver for the Xbox.
There's just something interesting about these forgotten and underappreciated movies making the hardest villains with the most baller scenes. It's kind of fresh going back to them after today's state of cinema.
rango has one of my favorite archetypes, the "coward hero" the hero who is afraid, but does the right thing anyway, i love this archetype, chiapas cain, courage the couwardly dog, and rango himself, i always find inspiring how we see these heroes who are just regular people, who are scared, but when push comes to shove they do everything they can to keep the people around them safe
Saw this in theaters and was like "Man, that was a good ass movie, I'm genuinely impressed with how they handled that.".
Watched it again years later and went "Man, My first impression was right, if anything I am even more impressed by now with what they accomplished with this film making wise.".
Like for real, this is a superbly made movie.
the Read Dead theme as the bow on top at the end, euphoric. Thank you for inspiring me to go give Rango another watch.
Aka john Marstons theme
this and Josh Keefe's video on Rango are possibly my two favourite video essays on cinema
I'm so glad I was a kid when this came out, grew up with it, loved it every step of that way
What I like about this is how Rango progressively become a legend. He was a nobody. A wannabe hero who is actually nothing but a loser. Yet in the end, he became somebody. A legend, even earned the respect of another legend.
Rango has been my favorite movie ever since i was little, but this is the first time ive ever seen a video about it.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the las five minutes of Rango is my favorite Western movie.
The whole movie is fun, but once Rango actually embraces his identity, it gets SO good. “Then BE a hero.”
God, I really need to use Rango for an art study! The colors and shapes are marvelous! I loved this movie as a kid, even if I was scared half the time. It's truly a timeless piece. I need to watch it again ❤
this is one of my favorite films, thank you for giving it the love and attention it deserves!! it's so underrated
“It only takes one bullet.”
“You ain’t got the nerve!”
“……….Try me.”
CHILLS.
Fr that was cold 🥶
I loved that scene and seeing Jake realize bro is serious
When i saw the dramatisation of clint eastwood i think i audibly gasped not only at the absurdity but also how perfect it is
My dad is usually not a big fan of movies, and most of his favorite movies are westerns because they remind him of home. Rango is his favorite movie
I watched this film when I was almost 14 , ten years later it still makes me happy when someone talks about it.b
This is a great example of condensing down what could have been an hour long diatribe about rango into a bite sized piece that catches the core of a movies identity. I tip my hat to you
I really wish this was longer, I wanted to hear more. BUT THAT RED DEAD REVOLVER MUSIC AT THE END!!!! I didn’t expect that
01:00 BIG IRON MENTIONED!!111!11!11!
Almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
What a great commentary to keep a short video length. I've never seen a short one with such high quality.
“Emotion capture” what a cool idea