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* What was up with the walking trees? This troper understands that the other weird images Rango had were hallucinations, [[spoiler: but in the end what they did was very real.]]

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* What was up with the walking trees? This troper understands that the other weird images Rango had were hallucinations, [[spoiler: but in the end what they did was very real.]]



* 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?]]
** [[spoiler: There was only supposedly a small amount of water in it so, not necessarily.]]

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* 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?]]
Reveal?
** [[spoiler: There was only supposedly a small amount of water in it so, not necessarily.]]



* 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]]...
** [[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.]]
** [[spoiler: Western movies often feature an [[SpiritAdvisor animal guide]] which appears to a human in need of guidance. It's fitting that an animal in need of guidance would see a human guide.]]
** [[spoiler: I always thought of him as a badassified version of Clint Eastwood ([[LawyerFriendlyCameo well, in everything but name]]). He sees a talking animal, he gives the little guy a motivational speech. Rango, being just an animal, [[HumansAreCthulhu sees him as a godly figure]]. The fact that he isn't fazed by a talking chameleon and gives exactly the kind of advice that Rango needed can be chalked up half to RuleOfCool, and half to him being badass. Alternatively, Rango doesn't really understand human speech and hears what he needs to hear because he's hallucinating, misinterprets what he hears or fills in the blanks. But I prefer the "Clint Eastwood-expy is being nice to an animal that looks like a cowboy and looks like he needs a piece of advice". It's no less believable than talking animals...]]

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* 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]]...
** [[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.]]
buff.
** [[spoiler: Western movies often feature an [[SpiritAdvisor animal guide]] which appears to a human in need of guidance. It's fitting that an animal in need of guidance would see a human guide.]]
guide.
** [[spoiler: I always thought of him as a badassified version of Clint Eastwood ([[LawyerFriendlyCameo well, in everything but name]]).name). He sees a talking animal, he gives the little guy a motivational speech. Rango, being just an animal, [[HumansAreCthulhu sees him as a godly figure]]. The fact that he isn't fazed by a talking chameleon and gives exactly the kind of advice that Rango needed can be chalked up half to RuleOfCool, and half to him being badass. Alternatively, Rango doesn't really understand human speech and hears what he needs to hear because he's hallucinating, misinterprets what he hears or fills in the blanks. But I prefer the "Clint Eastwood-expy is being nice to an animal that looks like a cowboy and looks like he needs a piece of advice". It's no less believable than talking animals...]]



* Why exactly they needed to go with the whole play thing when approaching the water thieves? There was only 3 of them there ([[spoiler:or so they thought]]), so why bother?

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* Why exactly they needed to go with the whole play thing when approaching the water thieves? There was only 3 of them there ([[spoiler:or (or so they thought]]), thought), so why bother?



* Why did the Father of the Mole Family and his two sons agree to [[spoiler:go back to Dirt as prisoners with Rango at the end of the chase scene, after TheReveal that there wasn't any water?]] Indeed, the first time Rango tried to arrest them, the Father's reaction was basically to call out reinforcements to ZergRush the heroes. Since they still had the advantage of number and clearly showed they wanted to kill the heroes, [[spoiler:why did they surrender (as it's implied, since they're tied up when they arrive in Dirt)]]?
** Even though they were criminals, the movie seems to imply that the mole family knew when to fold when they were under arrest by law enforcement. Before the chase, they thought Rango and his posse were ambushing them to try to steal the water from them, which is why they reacted with hostility. It wasn't until after they found out [[spoiler: the water jug was empty]] that they figured out who Rango was and decided to come quietly.

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* Why did the Father of the Mole Family and his two sons agree to [[spoiler:go go back to Dirt as prisoners with Rango at the end of the chase scene, after TheReveal that there wasn't any water?]] water? Indeed, the first time Rango tried to arrest them, the Father's reaction was basically to call out reinforcements to ZergRush the heroes. Since they still had the advantage of number and clearly showed they wanted to kill the heroes, [[spoiler:why why did they surrender (as it's implied, since they're tied up when they arrive in Dirt)]]?
Dirt)?
** Even though they were criminals, the movie seems to imply that the mole family knew when to fold when they were under arrest by law enforcement. Before the chase, they thought Rango and his posse were ambushing them to try to steal the water from them, which is why they reacted with hostility. It wasn't until after they found out [[spoiler: the water jug was empty]] empty that they figured out who Rango was and decided to come quietly.

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* Because Nickelodeon Movies is Paramount's animation studio? Plus, ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'' also isn't related to any Nickelodeon series.

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* Because Nickelodeon Movies is Paramount's animation studio? Plus, ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'' also isn't related to any Nickelodeon series.series and also features plenty of WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids moments.

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