Analyzing The Film 'Thief Of Bagdad'

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Thief of Bagdad was considered a film for children in 1924. When I saw this film my first impression was that how could a film where a man steals and does bad things could be for children. However I think it is a great film because even though we do not get to hear what they are saying we perfectly understand the story. At first I was only judging the film because honestly I do not like black and white movies and I do not like silent movies either. I sometimes judge a book by it cover and this time this film prove me wrong.
When the thief is every sort of bad things I was not impressed because of the title, I was just looking for a scene that looked like a children movie to me. I really gave up on my expectations, but then I started analyzing

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