An elegy for a dying heroic age, Reivew on Shane

One of the most classic American westerns. It explores the themes of wilderness and civilization, wandering and returning home, heroes and growth, rule of law and rule of man. The protagonist of the film, Shane, is a mysterious ranger who has an unknown past and does not know where he will drift. , he accidentally entered a family and became the family's husband's helper, son's role model, and his wife's ambiguous object. During the brief time with this family member, he took off the costume of a ranger and formed a delicate relationship with his husband and wife. The triangular relationship has also become the second father in the child's subconscious. At the end of the film, Shane quietly left after killing the bully who had been threatening the family and killing the bully who had been threatening them. In fact, as the child called out, he actually expressed the complicated emotions of the director. On the one hand, he couldn't bear the hero to leave alone. The side also knows that this kind of ranger will not be able to integrate into the life of a normal family after all, and will eventually dissipate in the dust of history. This is also an elegy for mourning the dying heroic era.

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