Pale Rider and Shane: a Comparative Analysis
Pale Rider is a virtual remake of the classic western Shane. The plot line follows a very similar format. A stranger rides into town and conflict forces him to act. In the movie Shane, the characters are typically good or bad. Shane is a character in control of his demons; he has even created moral lessons from them. He shares these lessons with Joey, "Right and wrong is a brand and a brand sticks." This is simple way of categorizing good and evil. In the film Pale Rider things are not this black and white, a man of faith can be a gunslinger in search of retribution, a very good example of good and evil duality. The difference is telling, the characters of Pale Rider are less innocent, the hero has a dark side and the moral is that it takes more than cooperation to defeat the enemy sometimes it takes a miracle. The opening scenes of both movies introduce us to characters that serve as admirers for our hero. In Shane we see cute little Joey, hunting a deer with an unloaded rifle. In Pale Rider we are shown Meg a beautiful young woman being chased by thugs with guns. These openings highlight that Pale Rider is not Shane and that we should expect Pale Rider to be a much darker movie. Both movies have a young person idolizing the he
The symbol of this cooperative power is an old stump that Shane and Joe Starrett remove with pure brute strength. The final battle scenes in both of these movies ends with an underdog victory but that is about all they have in common. Thus killing this set of demons, justice served. Pale Rider shows us that sometimes it takes an outside force, to bring justice. In contrast Shane seems to pine over things that suggest home. It takes a man, who will cross the line, in order to save the innocent and punish the guilty. Both of these men have no past but only one appears to have no future. The giant called Club swings his hammer and with the first blow the rock splits in two, a miracle. Family and apple pie motivate him to hold back his gunslingers instincts and work for a peaceful resolution. She says, " I shall not want, but I do want. He also saves Preacher from a rifle bullet during the raid on the miner's camp. " This very neatly expresses the duality, which exists within the Preacher. The giant is also an example of honor, which exists within the villain. He does this with a superhuman speed. The giant is a representation of this external help.
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