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Article Title: Five Fun Facts About the Training and Filming of "The Lone Ranger"
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"The Lone Ranger" is one of the newest films from Disney. Like many live-action Disney films, "The Lone Ranger" stars Johnny Depp, a versatile actor who has become synonymous with creative reboots of old classics like "Sweeney Todd," "Dark Shadows," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Alice in Wonderland," and others. Johnny Depp stars as Tonto, a native American spirit warrior who seeks to bring retribution to the men responsible for the destruction of his tribe's villages. He stars alongside Armie Hammer, who takes the role of John Reid, the Lone Ranger himself. The Lone Ranger is a lawyer who uses a mask to protect his identity as he seeks to find those who were responsible for the death of his brother. Together, Depp and Reid bring this beloved western franchise back into the spotlight.
Many scenes in "The Lone Ranger" were filmed in front of a green screen, which lets the special effects department place the characters in whatever setting they choose. This is especially helpful for certain stunt scenes and computer-generated action shots that would not be possible to execute using traditional filming styles. However, one of the most iconic scenes in the film, the train scene, was filmed in real time. According to the film's director, Gore Verbinski, one of these train scenes is "the biggest train sequence in film history." Instead of being filmed in front of the green screen, the actors stood atop a real train hurtling across the New Mexico desert in almost unbearable heat.
During filming, the winds in Rio Puerco, New Mexico, were so strong that the cast and crew called it "The Devil's Sandbox." Gusts of wind blasted everyone on the set with so much sand and dust that everyone had to wear bandanas, goggles, and scarves for protection during these desert windstorms. This delayed filming multiple times. Since the sets for the artificial towns of Promontory Summit and Colby were located in Rio Puerco, the crew had no choice but to continue filming in spite of the windstorms. Even though they were wearing protective gear, many crew members suffered from abrasions and scratches caused by the sand, and everything was consistently covered in a layer of dust.
The actors and crew were consistently tested by the environments they filmed in, and everyone involved in the making of the film had to go through extensive training to learn how to manage heat stroke and heat exhaustion to prevent accidents and illnesses during production. Several high-altitude locations, including the famed ski resort at Angel Fire, New Mexico, truly tested the endurance of the team. Fortunately, their determination paid off. Thanks to filming at authentic western locations instead of fully relying on green screens, "The Lone Ranger" has been hailed as an authentic, convincing film that makes you feel like you are right there with Tonto and Reid.
During one of several incredible action sequences involving trains, The Lone Ranger rides his magnificent horse, Silver, through a crowded railroad passenger car as he fires his six-shooter from Silver's back. During this scene, Tommy Harper, the stunt coordinator for "The Lone Ranger," recruited stunt legends like Hal Burton, Randy Hice, Mic Rodgers, Terry Leonard, Mike Runyard, Lisa Hoyle, and Donna Evans to help with the scene. It was one of the most dangerous scenes in the film, but the crew pulled it off with the guidance of these stunt legends.
When filming was finished, the crew behind "The Lone Ranger" calculated that the film had three pre-shoot days, four-and-a-half months of prep, one hundred and fifty shooting days, thirty-one weeks of almost nonstop filming in many excruciatingly hot western states, over three thousand camera steps, over a thousand hours of shooting, and well over one million hours of total work. The process left the crew completely exhausted, and Johnny Depp said it was one of the most difficult acting gigs he had ever done. In fact, he nearly died when his saddle came loose while his horse was clearing several obstacles.
"The Lone Ranger" is a powerful testament to old western films, a remarkable feat of dedication from the cast and crew, and a loyal adaptation of one of the most beloved wild west stories in the United States. These fun facts are a mere shadow of how difficult it was to produce this film, especially when so many loyal fans of the original series had such high expectations. Fortunately, everything paid off, and "The Lone Ranger" has been hailed by critics as an entertaining wild ride.
About The Author: As a long time fan of Hollywood I was able to carve out the perfect career in the entertainment industry by writing initially for celebrity news sites and am now the owner of http://MovieRoomReviews.com
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Rating: PG-13 (sequences of intense action and violence, some suggestive material)
Length: 149 minutes
Release Date: July 3, 2013
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Genre: Action/Adventure/Western
Stars: 3 out of 5
In the opening minutes of "The Lone Ranger," Tonto (Johnny Depp) is an old man working in a circus sideshow tent who meets a young boy dressed as a cowboy. This jars some deep-seeded memories for the old Comanche Indian, who begins to regale the young boy with tales of his friend John Reid (Armie Hammer). The film then flashes back to Reid, a Harvard-educated lawyer who believes in the law and sees the world as being very black-and-white. His world is soon turned to shades of gray after a fateful trip on a hijacked train in which he meets Tonto.
After Reid and Tonto survive the pulse-pounding train incident, Reid arrests Tonto because he believes him to be a fugitive, despite the fact that Tonto just saved his life. Soon, despite their disparate statuses in life, they are thrown together again and realize they have a mutual enemy in Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner). Butch, who is a closet cannibal, killed Reid's brother Dan (James Badge Dale) and had a hand in the slaughter of many of Tonto's fellow Comanches years earlier. Tonto convinces Reid to join him in his revenge quest because he believes that Reid is a spirit walker, a legendary person who can't be killed. Reid reluctantly agrees, though he doesn't believe his is a spirit walker and doesn't really trust Tonto just yet.
The duo begins to follow Butch's trail, which leads them to Red Harrington (Helena Bonham Carter, nearly stealing the show), who gives them advice and sends them on their way. They soon track down Butch and his posse, but he evades their grasp on several occasions, setting up a climatic ending. The ending puts the lives of Tonto, Reid, railroad baron Latham Cole (Tom Wilkinson) and love interest Rebecca (Ruth Wilson) in danger. It's a worthy ending for an exciting, action-packed summer film.
"The Lone Ranger" makes some pretty big improvements upon the radio show source material, not the least of which is fleshing out the character of Tonto. In the radio show, Tonto was quickly added to the cast in order to give Reid someone to talk to. He was basically a plot device to give the Lone Ranger more talking time. In the television show, he was given a true backstory, which the film expands upon greatly. The audience gets to know Tonto and his sorrow, making him a relatable character despite the fact that he is a bit weird. The tragic story of how he came to be a man apart from his tribe is heartbreaking and well delivered, and it might make more than a few eyes in the theater a bit misty.
Depp has a penchant for playing oddball characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series and the title character in "Edward Scissorhands." He keeps that streak going with Tonto, making the character a little bit quirky while still giving him intelligence and respectability. In the hands of a lesser actor, trying to balance this complicated character would be tough, but Depp makes it look easy. He gets the lion's share of the film's many one-liners, giving the more serious scenes and action sequences some welcome levity. He also has some character quirks that give him personality, such as his incessant feeding of the dead bird on his hat and his deadpan reactions to some fairly dangerous pickles that he and Reid seem to get into. All of these quirks and personality tics easily make Tonto the most interesting and fun character in the film, all thanks to Depp's acting ability.
In the months prior to the release of the film, "Man of Steel" and "Iron Man 3" were both released to big fanfare and box-office receipts. In many ways, "The Lone Ranger" is the final film in the summer 2013 superhero trilogy. Sure, Reid and Tonto have no actual superhuman skills, but then again neither does Iron Man outside of his suit. If Reid really is a spirit walker who can't be killed, then he definitely qualifies as a superhero by almost any measure. He may bungle things on occasion, be woefully unaware of how square he is, and frequently need the help of his sidekick, but the Lone Ranger stands for justice and doing the right thing. Isn't that what superheroes are all about? In a summer full of superheroes who are going through some dark times and are more than a bit angst-ridden on occasion, the escapist romp that is "The Lone Ranger" is a true standout.
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