The Lone Ranger
Despite the popularity of the genre ofWestern , not all its moving-picture show have bring home the bacon , but one , in picky , resist out for being one of the most expensive horse opera ever and a huge critical and commercial failure . The westerly genre is house to many classics , both in film and television . On the cock-a-hoop screen , the Western genre start in the nineties with short unmarried - reel silent movie , with the earliest recognize westerly narrative movie beingKidnapping by Indians , in 1899 . Since then , the Western musical style has develop a lot , even mixing with other genres , and it continues to be quite pop .
The westerly genre has assure various classics , such asThe Great Train Robbery , The Good , the Bad and the Ugly , True Grit , andDances with Wolves . However , like any other genre , the branch of Western has also been looker to some big failures , either due to their stories , public presentation , behind - the - setting issuing , or other controversies . Among them is Disney’sThe Lone Ranger , which is not only a huge decisive and corner office failure , but also one of the most expensive Westerns ever made .
The Lone Ranger Had A Budget Of $250 Million
The Lone Ranger Couldn’t Make Up For Its Huge Budget
The Lone Ranger is a fictitious former Texas ranger who fight outlaw in the Old American West . The character was create by George W. Trendle and Frank Striker and made his first coming into court on a tuner show in 1933 . The Lone Ranger was accompanied by Tonto , his Native American Quaker , and they got their own goggle box show in 1949.The Lone Ranger is one of the most pop characters in Western , and in 2013 , it got a newfangled film adaptation under Disney ’s extension .
Despite facing budgetary issues which almost led to the project ’s cancelation , The Lone Rangerended up being one of the most expensive Westerns ever made .
aim by Gore Verbinski , The Lone Rangertells the tale of John Reid(Armie Hammer ) , the title ranger , and Tonto ( Johnny Depp ) , as they team up to take down Cavendish ( William Fichtner ) , a ruthless and cannibalistic felon . Tonto serve up as the narrator , as he tells the story through his memories . Despite facing budgetary issues which almost conduct to the project ’s cancelation , The Lone Rangerended up being one of the most expensive Westerns ever made with a budget of $ 250 million .
The Lone Rangergrossed $ 260.5 million , becoming one of the magnanimous box office staff bombs of all time .
However , The Lone Rangeralso became a major loge office flop . The Lone Rangergrossed $ 260.5 million , becoming one of the big box office bomb of all time . The Lone Rangeralso join the list of high - concept western film that bombed at the box office , such as 1999’sWild Wild WestandCowboys & Aliensin 2011.Disney lost $ 160 - 190 million withThe Lone Ranger , which now lives in infamy not just for its budget and boxful billet numbers , but for a dyad of disputation .
What Went Wrong With Disney’s The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger’s Legacy Isn’t Good
The Lone Rangerfaced controversy during pre - product due to its determination to spew Johnny Depp as Tonto . There were understandable concerns about Depp andThe Lone Rangeraccurately typify the Comanche , though Depp share he saw his casting as an opportunity to “ compensate the wrong of the yesteryear ” , bring up to how aboriginal American civilization is depict in the media ( Total Film , viaIndian Country ) . That alone was enough for many people to pick out not to watchThe Lone Ranger , but the movie just could n’t win the critics over .
Other critics feltThe Lone Rangernever truly became a westerly and was more like a compounding of characters mocking the genre .
The Lone Ranger ’s news report was boring , made worse by its over two - minute distance . Many critics did n’t incur the military action inThe Lone Rangerexciting at all and felt it was more laughable than in all probability intended . Other critic feltThe Lone Rangernever in truth became a westerly and was more like a combination of characters mocking the genre . The Lone Rangerhas a 31 % critic seduce onRotten Tomatoes , which , along with its boxwood government agency failure and behind - the - panorama hearsay and issues , made it one of the most forgettableWesterns .
Custom image by Yeider Chacon.
Source : Total FilmviaIndian Country .
