Title: The Lone

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Directed by

Gore Verbinski

Produced by

Jerry Bruckheimer
Gore Verbinski

Screenplay by

Justin Haythe
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio

Story by

Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
Justin Haythe

Based on

Lone Ranger
by
Fran Striker
George W. Trendle

Starring

Johnny Depp
Armie Hammer
William Fichtner
Tom Wilkinson
Barry Pepper
James Badge Dale
Helena Bonham Carter

June 22, 2013

July 13, 2013
149 minutes
UnitedbyStates
Music

Hans Zimmer

Cinematography

Bojan Bazelli

Budget

$225250
Editing
by million

Box office

$260,502,115
Studio

James Haygood
Craig Wood

Distributed by

Walt Disney Pictures

Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Infinitum Nihil
Blind Wink
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures

Ranger
Disney remade
based on the
radio show, Lone
fictional story of a
Texas Ranger who
injustice with his
friend, Tonto. The
was originally
to be inspired by
Ranger
hn R. Hughes, to
book "The Lone
Star Ranger"
by Zane Grey was
dedicated in 1915.
In this film, it has
two main
characters, a duo
action in which the
story runs to Tonto
recounting his
memories to a kid

on how they fought injustice and corruption in American Old West with his friend
John, the Lone Ranger.

Director: Gore Verbinski

He is an American cinema director. This was his latest film directed after his successful
movies and known films like Pirates and the Caribbean saga 1 to 3,
Rango and The Ring. Aside from directing, he is also a screenwriter,
producer and musician. His animated action-comedy western film,
Rango, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2012. He
also had worked with him, Johnny Depp in his movies Pirates and the
Caribbean and Rango.

Cast:

Johnny Depp as Tonto

Armie Hammer as John Reid

Tonto is the name of the famous Native American sidekick. And he is a Comanche
Indian. In this film, Tonto is the aged narrator and he tells a
kid about his past. His face painted with white and black
and with a dead crow on his head is a remainder of his
childhood experience. He met John Reid. Both of them fight
to bring justice for Tontos tribe which was massacred
during his childhood and for the killings of the Texas
Ranger. He named John Ke-mo-sah-bee, which means
"trusty scout" or trusted friend.

John Reid is a young scrupulous man of the law (lawyer) who seeks for justice for his
brothers death that is why he is after to Cavendish gang.
He wears a mask to avoid danger from recognizing his
identity. He also has feelings for the wife of his brother.
Moreover, he is known as the LONE RANGER and the only
Texas ranger to survive from ambush by the help of Tonto.

William Fichtner as Butch Cavendish

Bartholomew Butch Cavendish is wanted criminal. He is a
brutal, cruel, devilish and cannibalistic outlaw. For Tonto,
he is a wendigo (demonic half-beast creature appearing in the legends).
He is the leader of his outlaw gang who ambushed the
Texas Ranger and killed Johns brother. In the flashbacks,
he was Travis Hammer, the younger Butch.

Tom Wilkinson as Latham Cole

Latham Cole is a burly, powerful, unprincipled, immoral and

greedy railroad tycoon who wants to expand the countrys borders, no
matter what the cost. He has desires for Rebecca who later
became his hostage. In the flashback, he is Steve Corona,
young Latham. Butch and Latham were responsible for
massacring Tontos tribe and for mining the silver mine.

Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid

Johns sister-in-law who became widowed brave independent
frontierswoman because of the death of his husband, Johns
brother. She has a son, Danny, named after his father. She is
also the love interest of John.

Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington

Red assisted and helped John and Tonto. She is brothel madam
and her right leg is made of ivory with a rifle (shotgun) hidden
inside.

James Badge Dale as Dan Reid

Johns older brother, the captain of the Texas Ranger and the husband
of Rebecca. Dan later died in the hands of Cavendish.

Bryant Prince as Danny Reid

Rebecca and Dan's son. John's nephew.

Barry Pepper as Captain Jay Fuller

A corrupted United States Cavalry officer.

Mason Cook as Will

The young boy living in 1930s San Francisco whom Tonto had recounts his memories.
He idolizes a legend known as the Lone Ranger.

Summary
In 1930s, in San Francisco, old Tonto tells a boy the story of the
Lone Ranger. In 1869, John together with Texas Ranger rides in pursuit

of the outlaw Cavendish. Ambushed by outlaws, Tonto rescued John

from death, at the claim of a white horse. Both seek to bring Cavendish
to justice. John, wearing a mask, together with Tonto pursue against
criminals, corruption and injustices, a part of which they had fought
and succeeded in Colby Texas. After learning that Cavendish and
Latham are not only the people who are unlawful, they continue the
dangerous adventure to become a legend. (100 words)

A. Reaction
Since it is obvious that it is a western American tale about a hero
with guns and horses, for most girls like me, we presumably think that
we wont like the movie not as much as boys do because of guns and
ranger thing. But after watching this film I enjoyed it and liked it a lot.
It relates me to our countrys corruption and injustice. What I liked
about this film is that it has humors and wisdoms. And the story is
bringing out awareness to fight for moral and lawful righteousness in a
state.
Moreover, I learn more in Western American culture.
Furthermore, the pairing, Hammer and Depp worked well together.
There are so many stunts that made it more exciting and entertaining.
In my opinion, the director made the movie more unique and inventive
because it is told in flashback from the perspective of an eccentric
character. (150 words)

B. Movie (Technical)
1. Director

I like how he always made the train scene incredible because it

turns out to be exciting and thrilling. And he fills some humorous
circumstances in a right time, in a right place and in the right scene
that is why it is effective to us, audience. He also uses things that
would catch the attention of the viewers like Tonto balancing to
climb up to the air in upright ladder while the train is travelling fast.
This shows the directors resourcefulness and creativeness. I also
like what he did as to when he put the scene, unraveling the
childhood experience of mysterious Tonto because the sincerity and
emotion were there at that moment. For me, the director did a
great job in administering, supervising and rehearsing the whole
team/pack because I did not saw any mistakes in the camera as to
stunts, visual effect, props and costumes; they were all successfully
done and used.

2. Actors and Actresses

Johnny Depp as Tonto

His role as Tonto is a strong one, frequently funny, and drawing

on silent comedy stars for some good, solid laughs. The
eccentric character fits him. And he is really great in delivering a
humorous conversation and statement and weirdness actions.
The way he acts seriously makes his role funny in the story. The
expression he shows in his face in every kind of situation marks
that he is a really talented actor.

Armie Hammer as John Reid

His character is functional and predictable rather than brilliant
and magnetic. For the title role, it's the least interestingly
written, and Hammer has to do battle with that for much of the
film - although he does inject a couple of light moments well. He
looks great wearing the masked Ranger costume. He had well
portrayed the role as a lone ranger in the story. And he did show
how courageous and brave a Western American ranger in
bringing justice to society. In addition, the awkward acts he did
was enough good. The comedic moments with Johnny were
really funny.

William Fitchner as Butch Cavendish

He is amazing, very professional bad guy. All the aspect of his
character, brutality, immorality and cruelty were all seen in his
acts. In addition, the make up made him unrecognizable. His
creepy role made me to idolize him. And his expertise showed
off.

Tom Wilkinson as Latham Cole

He played the role always having the expression of a bad guy
which made it obvious that he is also an antagonist in the story.
He did well conveying evilness. His gestures and language were
like a true tycoon wanting to be powerful.

Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid

Her natural fine look and simplicity in the story portrayed the
innocent character in her. The fine things she possess was
shown in her role as a tender loving mother and eventually
changed in the short run of the story into a independent
courageous mother which she played it remarkable good.

Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington

She always plays role of a madam having red hair with sexually
alluring behavior which she was also in this movie. She possess
this natural captivated character when she acts, gestures and
talks thats why her grit role in the story fits her a lot. And she is
really great actress in such film like this, fictional.

Other Supporting Actors

They played well on their role as much as they were like the
main character. It shows that there is a unity and balance in
there performances, not over-acted. And they have shown their
presence even in short lines. All of them were passionate and
committed in their part. For me, it has shown how they are
wiling to payoff to the audience from their acts and
performances.

3. Production Design

The overall look of the film was outstanding. What I think is that the
production design was enormously expensive considering the
costumes and make up and the settings. The landscapes look
amazing, the production design is exquisite, the action sequences
feel real and tangible, and the money spent on enormous trains and
practical work is clear to see. There are moments when computer
effects come in and take the sheen off it a little, but those are far
from in the majority. There are lots of problems with The Lone
Ranger, which we'll come to, but sheer ambition is not one of them.

4. Visual and Sound Effects

The tools and techniques that gave audiences not one, but two
amazing train sequences in Gore Verbinskis big-screen adventure
was brilliant. Every single shot was excellent including the timing
and music. There isnt a lot of dialogue but every scene they made
it memorable. The production team had pushed the limits of what
they were capable of creating when it came to the rapidly moving
surroundings. Between the ever-present smoke, the combination of
digital and authentic elements, the natural transition between light
and dark as the trains hurtled along, and the speed at which
everything was moving. And it is brilliant how they plan to keep at
least half the action of the sequence happening in the frame as it
was shot and create the other half digitally, with footage of the
actors on top of a train or shots of the train itself matched with
digitally created environments that featured the other train
chugging along in parallel. There were a lot of wild, wonderfully
shot train sequences produced by the team.

C.

Comparison

Lone Ranger vs. Pirates and the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Both are fictional action-comedy adventure film. Simple comparison: the Lone
Ranger is the Pirates of the Caribbean out West because the story came out
from Western America. If Im going to choose between these two, I would
most probably choose the Pirates and the Caribbean but then I also like the
Lone Ranger, I dont know, I think I like them both equally. It is in my opinion.
Lets go back to the matter. Regarding to Director and main actor, Gore
Verbinkski and Johnny Depp has again teamed up for the fifth time (the

Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and Rango) with The Lone Ranger, which as
you would have thought has a lot in common with Pirates. Technically, both
films could survive without Depp's character. With Pirates, a hero tries to
save a woman he loves from bad guys. With Lone, a hero tries to save a
woman from bad guys. But, with both films, it's Depp that we've come to see.
I think you know where this is going. Here is the comparison:

Lone Ranger

Pirates and the Caribbean:

The Curse of the Black Pearl

About Rangers
About Pirates
Cargo used (action scene)
Train
Ship
Weapon
Guns
Swords
Location
Land
Usually in Seas and Ocean

Johnny Depp
Tonto is an old man working at a
traveling fair. He tells his life story to a
little boy. Clearly, Tonto is a bit crazy. He
constantly is referencing or feeding a
dead bird that lives atop his head. Hes
out for revenge from a horrific past
event and begrudgingly teams up with
John Reid (Armie Hammer) to take down
Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner). At
this stage, Depp does what he wants in
Hollywood, which is mainly blockbusters.
Everything he has done in the last few
years has been familiar. Whether its
working with Verbinski, Burton, playing a
version of Hunter S. Thompson (Rum
Diary) or even his fantastic cameo in 21
Jump Street.

Captain Jack Sparrow has a drunken

swagger about him. The world sees him
as nothing more than a pirate scoundrel,
and most pirates think of him as a joke.
Hes out to prove them all wrong,
begrudgingly teaming up with Will Turner
(Orlando Bloom) to take back his cursed
ship, the Black Pearl, and save
Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). In
2003, Depp was known for his great work
in smaller films like Fear and Loathing in
Las Vegas, supporting films like Chocolat,
and only successful at the box office when
teaming up with Tim Burton (Sleepy
Hollow and 1990s Edward Scissorhands).

The Other Hero

John Reid is ready to practice law as the
county prosecutor in Colby, Texas. He is
proper and has embraced his East Coast
education. No matter what the situation,
he wants to do what is right in the eyes
of the law. He eventually realizes that
Tonto may be his only chance for saving
the day.

Will Turner is a blacksmith, who has

turned his back on his pirate father's past
for a more proper life. The problem is, Will
loves Elizabeth, and unlike the singer
Meat Loaf, he will do anything for love,
including that. He's suspicious of Jack, but
realizes he may be the only chance for
saving the day.

The Villain
Butch Cavendish is a notorious outlaw
who John wants to bring to justice (a
public hanging), and Tonto wants to kill.
Meanwhile, Butch has silver on his mind,
and eating human hearts (seriously).
Fichtner was fantastic as a villain in the
underseen Drive Angry, but this is a

Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) double-crossed

Jack in the past to seize control of
the Black Pearl. Now he and his crew are
cursed and need every piece of Aztec
gold, as well as Will's blood to undo their
ghostly lives. Rush hadn't gone full baddy
in a blockbuster before (though Mystery

different kind of bad guy. There's no

subtlety or humor, just evil. He's
appeared in blockbusters before, but
normally in a smaller supporting role like
in The Dark Knight or Armageddon.

Men was close), best known for his work

in Shakespeare in Love, Les
Misrables (nonmusical), and his Oscarwinning performance in Shine.

The Lady
Rebecca (Ruth Wilson) is willing to put
herself in harm's way. She's married to
John's brother (James Badge Dale), and
isn't aware that John admires her from
afar. Things are made more complicated
when she's kidnapped, and John tries to
save her.

Elizabeth is willing to put herself in harm's

way. She's stuck with Norrington (Jack
Davenport) wanting to marry her, and
isn't aware that Will admires her from
afar. Things are made more complicated
when she's kidnapped, and Will tries to
save her.

The Ending
After all of the drama, it's time to stop
some trains. One carries silver, the other
carries people. There is now another
villain to take care of besides Butch, and
the Lone Ranger and Tonto are taking
turns dealing with both (the men and the
trains). For added degree of difficulty,
Lone Ranger's Silver gallops on top of a
moving train.

After all of the double-crossing, it's a dual

between Jack and Barbossa. At first it
looks as though Jack will be killed, but it's
revealed he had one of those get-out-ofdeath-free gold medallions. Then, Will
comes through in the clutch using his and
Jack's blood on the medallions to make
Barbossa's body mortal, just long enough
to kill him (until the sequels).