History Headscratchers / Rango

** [[spoiler: Perhaps he was a real spirit, this was just a form that made the most sense to Rango because he's such a movie buff.]]

* Just ''who'' or ''what'' is [[spoiler: the Spirit of the West? For the purposes of the story, anyway. Is it... God? Just some guy poking around the desert for whatever he could find, who just ''happened'' to be dressed like The Man with No Name that day (things like the "chariot and golden guardians" remaining constant)? And he and Rango being able to communicate...]] I know, I know, [[MST3KMantra it's a movie, I should really just relax]]...

* Where did their chickens come from the second time Rango's posse "rides"?

** He did say it, but beforehand he said something like, "Not again!" It makes it that much more funny if you've seen the film or read the book referencing it.

* Just ''what'' did Raoul Duke say when Rango smacked into the Red Shark's windshield? It sounded a ''little'' like "I knew it!" but... it went by so fast...

** ''Oneoffius Jokietus''.

* What the ''hell'' was that thing in the aquifer?

** Maybe Beans, as the hard-boiled but lonely rancher she is, only feels genuinely threatened in social situations, but never in situations where her life is actually at risk, since she's shown she can stand up for herself. Which would make it a bit of FridgeBrilliance if that were the reason.

** To paraphrase the film: "It's a very ''bad'' survival instinct."

* Why does Beans' "survival instinct" of freezing never kick in when she's ''actually in danger''?

* What happened to that Native American raven character that got shot by Jake at the end? The last we see of him is him landing in a heap of crates and saying "that was a bad idea".

* During the chase scene, there's only one peccary pulling the water jug on what appears to be a very rickety cart. [[spoiler: That's fine because the jug is empty, but wouldn't they have needed a bigger cart and more animals to pull it in order to fool the audience until the Big Reveal?]]

** Well as for constricting, a sentient snake might come up with the idea even if he has poison, also can't see how else he can grab somone.

* Why does Jake only utilise his venom once, just as a threat? It's established that he ''has'' it, but afterwards he just constricts everything. [[SomewhereAHerpetologistIsCrying Rattlesnakes aren't even constrictors!]]

* How does Jake's weapon actually ''work''? Does it fit over his actual rattle, or was it attached to his tail a la the hawk's metal beak?

** [[HoYay Ex-lovers?]]

* What could have happened between Beans and Angelique? That would have been interesting to know.

** He shows the villagers the bellybutton and treats it like a scar with a heroic story behind it. Probably a good example of FridgeLogic.

* Why does Rango have a belly button? Chameleons are born from ''eggs'' and [[YouFailBiologyForever don't have an umbilical cord.]]

** Hawks are a natural predator of snakes, and are extremely fast. Even if Jake managed to shoot Metalbeak, that doesn't mean she wouldn't have been able to get in a fatal stab with her beak or talons. It's also implied that this is just a very deeply ingrained phobia for him, since as soon as he thought a hawk was coming, he bolted for his life without even checking to make sure what it was first. Natural panic reflexes and all that.

** Hawks are a natural predator of snakes, and are extremely fast. Even if Jake managed to shoot the hawk, that doesn't mean she wouldn't have been able to get in a fatal stab with her beak or talons. It's also implied that this is just a very deeply ingrained phobia for him, since as soon as he thought a hawk was coming, he bolted for his life without even checking to make sure what it was first. Natural panic reflexes and all that.

* Why is Jake afraid of that bird? The guy's got a friggin machine gun.