The trope of the white savior has an extensive history in the cinema of the United States, wherein he or she is portrayed as a messianic figure who learns something about himself or herself in the course of rescuing the non-white characters.
The trope of the white savior has an extensive history in the cinema of the United States. He or she is portrayed as a messianic figure. This messianic figure learns something about himself. This messianic figure learns herself in the course of rescuing the non-white characters.