Probably because the storyline was so interesting from beginning to end that it was able to capture my attention throughout the entire movie. Not to mention, the action sequences were great and impressively done.
The story by John Logan wasn't much of a typical animated movie one. He probably dug into his previous inspiration on Sweeny Todd and created another "darkness" into much of the scenes here. And director Gore Verbinski really brought out the grime and sand in the town situated in the middle of the desert with the animation, and that really set the locale and atmosphere.
And there were some really great characters here too, from Rango to Clint Eastwood's "spirit", to that armadillo that got its body split in half (I thought that was pretty disturbing); plus those bats that gave an amazing chase sequence.
The Mexican-themed soundtrack added a lot into the movie ambience too, though not much value came from those four singing owls. And one thing I didn't get was how they drowned the bank manager, and to what end, really.
But there was no other actor that could have voiced Rango. Johnny Depp was the only one that could give Rango the awkwardness, his ego, and intelligence at the same time to achieve that kind of emotional effect on the audience.
There was also a great message about water - our natural resource, and that particular one scene was created in such a way that I thought was very impactful. It was a great way to raise awareness and remind us how important and limited water is, and how we tend to take it for granted.
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