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It's the end of the movie and The Drifter has to be moving on. There are other people in trouble, other wrongs to right, other paths to follow. He saddles up his horse and rides west into the setting sun. The townspeople look on as his figure, silhouetted against the orange disk, disappears into the horizon. The music swells and "The End" appears. Riding into the sunset is a tried (some would say "tired") and true ending to a show. Primarily a Western trope associated with cowboys, but not exclusively a western trope. The setting sun is symbolic of the end of the story.

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  • Riding Into the Sunset
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  • It's the end of the movie and The Drifter has to be moving on. There are other people in trouble, other wrongs to right, other paths to follow. He saddles up his horse and rides west into the setting sun. The townspeople look on as his figure, silhouetted against the orange disk, disappears into the horizon. The music swells and "The End" appears. Riding into the sunset is a tried (some would say "tired") and true ending to a show. Primarily a Western trope associated with cowboys, but not exclusively a western trope. The setting sun is symbolic of the end of the story.
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  • It's the end of the movie and The Drifter has to be moving on. There are other people in trouble, other wrongs to right, other paths to follow. He saddles up his horse and rides west into the setting sun. The townspeople look on as his figure, silhouetted against the orange disk, disappears into the horizon. The music swells and "The End" appears. Riding into the sunset is a tried (some would say "tired") and true ending to a show. Primarily a Western trope associated with cowboys, but not exclusively a western trope. The setting sun is symbolic of the end of the story. Very often, heroes are known for riding into the sunrise as well. Possibly as a symbol for a new beginning or fresh start on life after their adventure is over. Also possibly to show that the script writers realize that setting off into the wilderness at sunset is not the brightest idea -- what's he gonna do? Go two miles out of town and then make camp for the night? Of course, the sunset is somewhat cooler, so a little Artistic License is allowed. In fact, the sunset is so expected that using the more pragmatic sunrise in a Western might be jarring. Compare Against the Setting Sun, Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Death (for a darker ending), Watching the Sunset Contrast Outrun the Fireball. Examples of Riding Into the Sunset include:
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