4. Young Joey (Shane)
What is it with old school Westerns glorifying little twerps that need a good shake? The character of Young Joey was so sugary that I was surprised I didnt contract type two diabetes by the time the end credits rolled, but that wasn't the worst of him. The thing that made Young Joey ruin the movie was the final scene, in which Shane has just defeated the sociopathic gunslinger Wilson, but is mortally wounded in the process. He slowly begins riding towards the horizon, bleeding out, but still sitting tall on his steed. Its a moment that is at once melancholy and majestic. And then Young Joey shows up. Shaaaane? Shaaaaane? SHAAAAAAAAAANE? He caterwauls, running after Shanes horse in an exercise in futility. It is supremely ridiculous, and just like that, the movie's wonderful end is tainted, by the careless behaviour of a loudmouthed tot.