Why Pit 'Alien' Against 'Aliens' When Ripley is Great in Both?
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.

A desperate door-to-door salesman must decide how far he's willing to go for a chance at redemption with his estranged daughter.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
The Outer Senshi get characterization and some stellar moments in the second part of the Eternal movie duo.
This coming-of-age Mexican movie is about a group of school children who fulfill their dreams.
When it comes the horror genre, I am VERY hard to please or impress, much less scare. Coming from a current mindset of appreciation for chilling, unsettling, tension-inducing efforts such as "Hereditary", "The Conjuring" (ONLY the first one to date, mind you), "Lights Out", "The Babadook", "Midsommar", "Talk To Me", "Oddity", "Bring Her Back", and the like
What makes the lighting in Casablanca even more impressive is how it reflects the emotional states of the characters without needing explicit dialogue.
Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results. She takes charge of her own destiny.