I'm rather amazed at watching this film that it was such a hit and that women would drop head over hills for a man like the character here. I guess a little dark side didn't turn anyone off. I guess the woman who made this movie a hit didn't mind the fact that the Sheik was not only a kidnapper but also a rapist and an all around bad guy. For starters, you could easily call this movie both sexist and racist yet I guess no one in 1921 cared. It's strange because I really enjoyed this movie yet I really can't say why I did because there's so many negative things in the movie. This film has certainly become one of the landmarks of cinema as it created a brand new type of sex symbol and it forever made a legend out of star Valentino. The Sheik eventually kidnaps the woman, forcing her to his retreat in the desert where he slowly tries to force his will on her. Sheik, The (1921) *** (out of 4) Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (Rudolph Valentino) is accustom to having his wishes fulfilled by whoever he asks but he gets a challenge from an English woman (Agnes Ayres) who is more freewheeling and doesn't believe that a man owns a woman.
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