Haven't seen it yet - thanks for the recommendation.
Charles Lee Jackson III (who presents the videos of old serials before the LASFS meetings start) offered a six-part seminar on the history of "B" movies, and pretty much concluded that The Western Genre was so popular, and so many westerns were made, that it is impossible today to make a Western that wouildn't use story elements already done to death, no way to make a fresh "take" on any particular setup; every idea, plot item, point-of-view, trick, scenario, setup, staging, and pose has already been used at least three times in the history of westerns, either in cinema or on TV.
It's not only easier to make a parody of the genre, a'la "Blazing Saddles", but the really hard part is to make a western which DOESN'T look like a parody or satire - and do so with a straight face. If "Rango" can do so with style, that would be great.
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Charles Lee Jackson III (who presents the videos of old serials before the LASFS meetings start) offered a six-part seminar on the history of "B" movies, and pretty much concluded that The Western Genre was so popular, and so many westerns were made, that it is impossible today to make a Western that wouildn't use story elements already done to death, no way to make a fresh "take" on any particular setup; every idea, plot item, point-of-view, trick, scenario, setup, staging, and pose has already been used at least three times in the history of westerns, either in cinema or on TV.
It's not only easier to make a parody of the genre, a'la "Blazing Saddles", but the really hard part is to make a western which DOESN'T look like a parody or satire - and do so with a straight face. If "Rango" can do so with style, that would be great.