The Lone Ranger
Film critic Tom Carson stated "in a just world The Lone
Ranger would end with the bird on Depp’s head croaking 'nevermore'". 'The
Lone Ranger' is considered by many to be a 'dull' film and much longer that
need be. Therefore one of the main reasons why the film is a box office
failure. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has said "I think that they were
reviewing the budget not the movie". If this was the case, one would not
blame the critics as it has been estimated that the movie will lose Disney
around $150m.
'The Lone Ranger' was
a popular TV series in the 1950's, for anyone who watched the series when it
was aired the release of the recent film would have been quite exciting. As for
the younger generation not so much. Due to the fact The Lone Ranger TV series was
aired around 60 years ago it's not that hard to believe that not many would
have ever even heard of The Lone Ranger before the release of the film. For the
younger generation it just appears as another bad western.
With the remake of 'The Lone Ranger' Director Gore Verbinski
was not sure of the main or target audience. The film is not really for kids but
was said to be 'too Disney' for adults. The film is much longer that it needed
to be causing it to drag on. However some actually blame the critics for 'The
Lone Rangers box office failure. Actor Johnny Depp who played the role of
'Tonto' in the film believes that the reviews were written seven to eight
months before£ the film was even released. Due to Jonny Depp’s many successes
in several films, film critics now simply assume and want that whatever film he
plays a main role in must be a blockbuster. This puts pressure on any film and its
cast to be a blockbuster.
'The Lone Ranger' was a box office failure for several
different reasons but the main reason is simply that the younger generation know
not of the 1950's TV series therefore do not really understand the background
to the film. Also most youth don't tend to be a fan of western films.
