Film · Paramount · 1921
Pass it on
The Sheik
13Leave it.
Not for anyone in this house: he abducts her and they call it romance.
Take controlThis scores 13. The Sheik cannot be blocked by name on this shelf. The lock is the phone. Block it
The review
I don't care how famous the face is. A desert prince abducts an Englishwoman, and the film calls it romance. Rudolph Valentino, Paramount, 1921, a large hit around 1.5 million, behind the Horsemen, The Kid, and the Musketeers. Adult. Not a family film. The costume is the sell. The want is the plot, and the picture takes his side. I will not describe the assault.
This is for adults who will say the word abduction out loud, and even then I wouldn't bother. A hit is not a blessing on the taking. Nothing stops him. The film does not treat the wrong as a debt. If someone in the family calls it a great love story, correct them with the plot. He takes her. They named it love.
Journal
Keep The Sheik in the record.
No house has filed a sentence for this yet.
Live Historic number 13. Yours can differ.
The glance
Industry and Household and Piety and Courage and Republic and Temperance and Truth and Stewardship are the thin ones.
Does anyone here do a real job, and does that job matter?
This phone is set for a grown person, just me. Change the ages.
Consider this
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
25 instead of 13
To All the Boys: Always and Forever is still a romance film, and it scores 25 instead of 13. What you gain is household: A wedding, a father, sisters, and a trip that is about where she comes from.
The eight
- 2Industry
The desert prince is a costume, not a trade the film respects.
- 1Household
He abducts an Englishwoman and the film calls it a romance.
- 1Piety
The picture takes his side, so conscience never gets a vote.
- 1Courage
Taking her is not a risk he stands to lose; the want is the plot.
- 1Republic
The prince's want is the plot, and the picture takes his side.
- 1Temperance
The want is the plot, and the costume trains you to enjoy it.
- 1Truth
Calling an abduction a romance is a lie the film will not bill.
- 2Stewardship
Left behind is a costume hit that takes the abductor's side.
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