At the beginning of the movie Shane we see (the hero) Shane on his horse, coming from the mountains and we are not really given much backround

Loyalty is one of the most important characteristics that help hero's bring everything together in movies. Loyalty is important also because it helps us to see the "hero" as someone that we would want to be our friend. Hero's need this loyal friend quality because it helps the audience relate to the hero as human rather then a super-human.

Ripley: I feel like kind of a fifth wheel around here is there anything I can do to help.

One of the most important qualities that a hero must have is trustworthiness and loyalty. Although there are many small things that help us build trust in movie hero's there is usually one major event that proves the hero's loyalty. In the movie Shane proves his loyalty when he goes to fight Ryker. This proves that Shane loyal to the homesteaders because he is willing to give up life ( and life itself) with them for the good of the homesteader families. This same loyalty is shown by Ripley in the movie Aliens when she risks her life to go and save Newt (the little girl) because she promised her she would not leave her in the scene where she says:

One of the first tests in both films that the hero's endured was a test of their character strength. For example in the movie Shane even though Joe doubted him at the start he still sticks up for him when Ryker harasses him because that is what he believes in. This is similar to Ripley's situation near the beginning of the movie Aliens. In the scene where Ripley is explaining orders to the Marines, even though she is made fun of and ridiculed she still goes with them because she strongly believes that the Aliens must be destroyed. This shows that even when made fun of or ridiculed hero's in movies

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