The films The Searchers and Avatar both make use of master narratives about the regulation of social order and disorder. The former is used as a way to reinforce this narrative, while the latter is more oriented towards criticizing the overall ideal of the American social order. The struggle posed by external threats in both films offers the opportunity to interpret and counter the main narrative and the effects that can arise from imbalances in social orders. The Searchers, is one of the most popular representatives of the classic western film genre. Directed by John Ford in 1956, the film embodies all the definitive characteristics of a Western of the era in which it was made. Ethan, played by John Wayne, is a former Confederate Army soldier who returns home to his brother in Texas three years after the war ends. From the beginning, there is an air of mystery surrounding Ethan and his whereabouts over the past two years. He continued to wear his uniform and reveals that he had earned a fair amount of money while he was away, contributing to his appearance as a rough and suspicious cowboy. The darkness that these factors create around Ethan is important because it allows the essential seed of wonder to be planted in the audience's mind. The audience will then be able to sympathize with Ethan and allow the creation of the film's hero. Any generic cinematic hero is a model of their community and culture. They help to clearly define and delineate community values ​​and cultural conflicts by embodying the main characteristics of their person. The western hero, like Ethan in The Searchers, is always a figure of civilization in the savagery of the wild west. Describing the roles of a civilization, the hero... at the center of the card... the environment in which they are set, whilst representing the ongoing struggle for physical and ideological control. Both have to do with the opposing parties presented in the films, the Na'vi and the Indians, as they represent a threat to the desired balance in the social order. Ultimately, these threats are resolved and addressed in different ways, but still achieve the goal of restoring balance and tranquility to society once again. Films like The Searchers and Avatar continue to address cultural issues and the results of disparity between groups. However, by continually demonstrating that by embracing certain perspectives and principles these differences can be resolved into positive outcomes, these films project the real desire of audiences and filmmakers to conform to any external threat that might endanger the established conventions of everyday life...