Rango

With animation being so hugely popular at the moment it was only a matter of time that special effects company Industrial Light and Magic joined in the fun.

Animated films are a funny thing. It has long been considered a form that mostly appeals to children. A lot of animated films and TV series are aimed at kids but there are heaps aimed at adults too. Films generally try to have the best of both worlds to try and appeal to the most amount of people. They need to be inoffensive to be good for kids but also have some sophisticated themes to make it interesting for adults. This film I think is more adult in nature. Although it is about animals that would make it fun for kids they are doing very grown up things that make it more relevant to adults. The fun I had with this film was spotting all the references to other films, many of which children (hopefully) would not have seen. There are also the many references and send ups of western cliches. The humour of the is really quirky too with characters behaving in some odd but amusing ways. I found it very unconventional to many mainstream animated films which is why it appealed to me so much. I also thought the animation looked beautiful. The way the desert is captured was magnificent. There is also a really thrilling chase scene in the film that blew me away.

Johnny Depp is such a versatile actor that it seems he can do almost any role. Even give voice to a cameleon. He plays the part really well and does the best thing a voice actor can do which is make you not think of the actor behind the voice. My favourite performance though is by Isla Fisher. Her accent in this film is brilliant. I loved it so much. Her character is hilarious too. Equally funny is Abigail Breslin and her funny accent. Poor Ned Beatty seems to becoming typecast as the villain in animated films now. He is excellent though.

This film tickled my quirky funny bone really well. An unconventional Animated film that will appeal more to adults than kids.