Rango Movie Cover

Rango

PG, 2011, Paramount Pictures

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Starring:

Abigail Breslin, Timothy Olyphant, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Ray Winstone, Harry Dean Stanton, Ned Beatty

Plot:

Rango is a sheltered chameleon, living as an ordinary family pet, who is facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt -- a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures -- the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out.

1

Lizard seeks identity by acting the hero

Themes: Adventure, Fulfillment, Heroes, Identity in Christ, Significance

2

Sudden accident leaves lizard homeless

Themes: Storms of Life, Surprise, Unexpected

3

Lizard seeking water must go by faith, not sight

Themes: Faith, Trust, Trusting God

4

Toad and lizard try to escape hawk

Themes: Danger, Escape, Hiding, Survival

5

Lizard tries to change himself to fit in

Themes: Being Yourself, Conformity, Outward Appearance, Pleasing Others

6

Townspeople brave trials by believing in better future

Themes: Belief, Faith, Hope, Optimism, Overcoming Challenges

7

Lizards share their feelings of loneliness

Themes: Belonging, Isolation, Loneliness

8

Laws keep man's sinful nature in check

Themes: Law, Laws, Sin

9

Sheriff's deception disappoints townspeople

Themes: Deception, Fake, Fraud, Lying, Shame

10

Depressed lizard loathes himself

Themes: Depression, Despair, Self-Esteem

11

Spirit of West gives lizard enlightenment

Themes: Being Lost, Destiny, Heaven, Significance, Spiritual Realm

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