This silent film's plot is similar to many modern day films. This film shows a typical love triangle story with a woman not realizing what she has until it is gone. I enjoyed in the film when Gloria Swanson's character Leila compares her husband Jim, to the charming Schuyler, and the slides fade in and out from one man's collar to the other, one man's cigar to the other and one man's shoes to the other. All signs showed Schuyler of being the man she was more attracted to. It did not seem at all realistic for 1919 whoever that it was so easy for Leila to leave her first marriage and then remarry. I liked how the movie revealed that things are not always how they seem. For instance, although Leila thought that Schuyler was such an amazing man and he promised to always love her, he still was out with other women and buying them things. This movie seemed as though it was a modern day filmed in the early 1900s. I could definitely picture this similar plot in any modern day movie.
One thing that seemed out of place was the music. The music seemed as though it was a disc playing over and over. The song would just end at random times and start at random times. It is almost as though the music did not fit with the film. I did love this movie and do recommend it. Although it is a silent film, it is almost as though you can hear what the characters are thinking.
One thing that seemed out of place was the music. The music seemed as though it was a disc playing over and over. The song would just end at random times and start at random times. It is almost as though the music did not fit with the film. I did love this movie and do recommend it. Although it is a silent film, it is almost as though you can hear what the characters are thinking.