Pale Rider and Shane: a Comparative Analysis | 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...
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