, the first reaction to this episode is that the director of the film is a bit gossip, how the series starts with the kitsch of "breaking news about the love history of Sherlock Holmes" route. In fact, this is totally I think too much: "The Bohemia Scandal" was originally the first short story in Holmes' complete series, so I really want to say that gossip is also Conan Doyle's own gossip... At
the beginning of this episode, Holmes and Watson involved The conversation about drugs and Sherlock Holmes's special work nature is grafted from the original "Four Signatures", but the characters and styles of the two protagonists in the TV series are slightly different from those of the original characters. In the novel "Four Signatures", Watson hesitated for a long time after witnessing Sherlock Holmes injecting cocaine many times before deciding to persuade the latter to give up this harmful habit. The obedient and easy-going character made it difficult for him to immediately make up his mind to raise an objection to Holmes, even if such objection was completely justified. And Watson in the TV series is obviously more outspoken. He severely criticized Holmes when he saw the syringe. This set the tone for the equal relationship between Holmes and Watson in the film. The cheerful and cheerful character of the TV version of Chinese Life was shaped through his discussion with Holmes about the mysterious letter.
Sherlock Holmes's appearance in this film is also impressive. When answering Watson's question, the camera gave a long close-up, allowing the audience to see JB's indifferent and empty expression that is extremely faithful to the original, the sometimes sharp eyes and the signature moves of the fingertips. When talking about his profession, the Holmes was blindly immersed in self-appreciation, showing an exaggerated smile, reflecting the vanity of his character that is close to ordinary people, and immediately shortening the distance between the audience and him. The scene of his random collection of debris in the room before meeting guests will also make the single men and women in front of the screen smile knowingly, thinking that the life of a big detective also has a very ordinary side.
In terms of story performance, the biggest change to the original in this episode is to tell the audience in advance that Holmes's strategy was thwarted by Elin Adler. The scene of the fighting between Sherlock Holmes and Adler in the play is wonderful: Sherlock Holmes is too arrogant and underestimates the intelligence of women, performing extremely excessively in front of Adler, very clumsy, and let the cold-eyed Adler have the upper hand. The two-person pun conversation about "retaliation" is the finishing touch of this episode. The only fly in the ointment is that the classic lines of Holmes in the original work were not used in the TV version: "When a woman thinks that her house is on fire, she will instinctively rescue her most precious things immediately. (...) knot The married woman hurriedly picked up her baby; the unmarried woman first reached out to the jewelry box."
Another unimportant change: the original Zhonghua Sheng is married at this time and no longer shares the happy bachelor life with Sherlock Holmes Up. In this TV series, Watson seems to be as strict as a celibate like Holmes.
Compared with the original characters, JB is older (according to the research of fortune-tellers, Holmes was in his thirties when this story happened), but if JB really played Holmes in his thirties, then this role might become The most beautiful but not the wisest detective in the world. Holmes, played by JB, is more enthusiastic and naive than the original characters, and his depth is more like the pretentious reserved of the arrogant, rather than expressing indifference and introverted temperament, so it is easier. What surprised me more was David Burke, who played Watson. The Watson he has portrayed is confident and generous, and even has a charm that is equal to that of Holmes. (This version of Watson’s unique temperament will be discussed later.) Under the shaping of JB and David Burke, Holmes and Watson, the old partners known to the people on the earth, have a new and interesting interaction. They support and support each other. The close friendship of running ridicule always reminds the audience of young partners who have grown up together. Although these two people with different personalities are often busy in the same living room, and they will say different things when they eat at the same table, their dependence on and appreciation of each other is obvious. And the superhuman Sherlock Holmes may have valued Watson's enthusiasm and generosity even more. (In later episodes of this series, the audience will see that when the two are walking together, Holmes is lovingly holding Watson's arm, leaning against him, not the other way around.)
Going back to the TV version of "The Bohemia Scandal": Holmes admired rather than admired Adler, which greatly relieved the majority of original fans. In the play, Holmes finally apologized to Adler, because after all he believed in the king’s side words and mistakenly underestimated her personality. Throughout the original work, Holmes has always been knightly, especially sympathetic to the experience of the female client, and This time he hurt an innocent woman more or less. Even for the above reasons, he has good reason to keep this experience in mind. Holmes's attitude towards the King of Bohemia is much more exaggerated than the description in the short story. He even dared to laugh at the king face to face, with a posture of "the emperor could not come on board" (this is in line with the character of the original character, see "Aristocratic Bachelor Case" in "Adventure History", etc.), and also embodies Sherlock Holmes and Hua Contrast in dealing with people and things. Holmes regarded himself extremely high, and the more proud the other party was, the more he dismissed it. Moreover, compared with Adler, the king did appear to be of a very low level. Unlike Holmes, who is more self-centered, Watson pays more attention to etiquette and knows how to take care of the face of big people.
The actress who plays Adler is also considered to be both beautiful and aura, just a bit older.
The second episode: The Dancing Man (the original is the third chapter of "The Return"). The
original content is relatively general. This basic code deciphering method based entirely on regular English spelling was even used in Poe's novel "Golden Beetle" Appeared before. And the code deciphering in "Dancing Man" also relies in part on the spelling of Mrs. Cubitt’s Elsie’s name, which makes me hard to believe: since the American criminal knew that only Elsie in the UK could pay attention to and understand this code, then he simply There is no need to superfluously write her name on the message.
In this episode, Holmes wore his iconic deerstalker hat and cloak for the first time. I didn't feel much about this iconic outfit derived from the classic illustrations of the original book. Instead, I really liked the black dress that Holmes often wore in the film. In addition, Holmes in this film does not use the crank pipe that we often see in various film and television dramas, but uses a more concise and beautiful straight pipe, but I personally think that the paper-smoking JB is more handsome.
The interaction between Holmes and Watson is one of the highlights of this episode. Watson said, "Holmes, why are you so interested? You have nothing to do and have no cases on hand. This will make you feel depressed and indulge in cocaine bottles." Holmes pretended to be disappointed and said, "You are useless. The logical reasoning to explain to you." Watson reasoned suddenly: "Holmes is very happy, so Holmes must have a case." Sherlock Holmes immediately took out a note with a picture of a dancing man from his pocket and asked Hua to be surprised. Study together with students (this interesting detail is partly grafted from "The Mystery of Thor's Bridge" in the original book "New Detective"). At the crime scene, Watson examined the body like a forensic doctor, more like Holmes's partner. In the original book, it was Holmes who explained the code to the police and solved the mystery, but it was changed to Watson in the TV series. This small change increased Watson's involvement in the investigation of the case.
A detail reflecting the differences in the personalities of the two main protagonists was added to the TV version: When Holmes focused on inquiries, Watson reminded him to ask the female witness to sit down first. This reminds me that in the first half of this episode, the Chinese student once accused Holmes of not being sympathetic to the client, while Holmes insisted that the client did not come to seek sympathy (similar dialogues appear in later episodes) repeatedly). Through such details, the audience can clearly see that in this pair, Holmes represents rationality and Watson represents sensibility. Holmes is good at deductive reasoning based on reason, and Watson is good at literary creations devoted to emotions; Holmes first cares about the case, and Watson first cares about people's feelings. This may be the basis for their uninterrupted cooperation.
Episode 3: Naval Agreement (The original work is the tenth chapter of "Memoirs").
I really don’t like this story in the original book, because all the facts and reasoning in it are based on one of the most suspicious premises: some of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs There is no one guarding the entrance, allowing people to come and go at will.
At the beginning of this episode, the "VR" composed of gun eyes on the wall of Holmes's living room was published in the "Musgrave Ceremony" in "Memoirs". The first paragraph of the article mentioned that Holmes would practice marksmanship indoors on a whim, using bullet marks on the wall to compose the words "VR" to express patriotism. "VR" is the abbreviation of the Latin "Victoria Regina", which means "Queen Victoria".
The main plot of the TV series strictly follows the original, but the character of Holmes is shaped more lively. The book mentions that Joseph Harlin was dissatisfied with Holmes' reasoning, but did not mention Holmes' reaction to it. But JB showed the depression of Holmes after the vanity damage, very cute. Watson also laughed at Holmes' confused daily life skills in the film. Such an attitude is basically invisible in the original work, because Watson in the original work is relatively humble. Watson's emotional character is also fully reflected in this episode. Although he has not contacted Percy for many years, as long as the latter asks him for help, he will immediately and actively persuade Holmes to help.
In the TV series, when Sherlock Holmes was prevented from interrogating a French suspect, Watson revealed in a chatty manner that Sherlock Holmes's grandmother was also French, and cleverly interrupted the aggressive questioning and calmed the other's emotions. Holmes's style is the opposite. He has always been unkind, unscrupulous, and straight to the subject. In the subsequent episodes, he exerted severe pressure on the police involved in the case. Therefore, Holmes and Watson can be called a classic combination of "a white face and a red face".
From a small point of view, the JB version of Sherlock Holmes is used to scribbling on the sleeves, faithful to the details of the original work. In terms of styling, the elegant black dress with silver-gray bow tie is pleasing to the eye, and the image of JB wearing light-colored casual clothes is also amazing. His activities in the countryside are full of romantic outings, which can make people forget the case and investigation.
After finding the naval agreement, Watson's friend Percy was ecstatic, Watson who cared about her friend laughed, Mrs. Hudson was very happy, Holmes was proud and moved, and thoughtfully to Hudson who helped him surprise Percy. The wife presented flowers to thank you, and the scene was very moving.
In this episode, there is also a scene where Sherlock Holmes fights with people for the first time. Although it is very short, it can also make the audience feel that JB is still a long way from the athlete-like Sherlock Holmes in this regard-of course, the age may not be forgiving. One reason-this will be more apparent in the next episode of "The Alone Cyclist".
The fourth episode: The Alone Cyclist (the original is the fourth chapter of The Return) is
relatively simple, and even a bit out of the ordinary: the criminal finally falls in love with the original victim, and is even willing to protect her at all costs. The TV series version changed very little.
At the beginning of this episode, Mrs. Hudson reported that someone was asking for interview, and Holmes was immersed in a chemical experiment. According to his usual temper, he flatly refused to meet guests. Mrs. Hudson explained that the visiting lady was very stubborn, but Holmes categorically said that she was more stubborn at work. In the end, of course, the gentle and kind Watson acted as the peacemaker, persuaded Holmes to suspend the experiment, received Miss Smith politely, and persuaded her to be relieved when sending her away. Although Watson showed considerable observation and reasoning abilities in this scene, his first evaluation of Miss Smith-"a very lovely girl"-still exposed his artistic temperament. (I think Watson, played by David Burke, is more of a writer than a doctor.) Watson has a keen sense of "beauty". He looks at the world with an appreciative eye. It can be said that all problems are aesthetic problems to him. Therefore, in the following plots, he will have a romantic temperament, proclaiming "How can anyone hurt someone on such a beautiful morning? Lovely girl"-in fact, how can criminals care about "beauty" and "cute". Holmes’ thinking is naturally the opposite of Watson. His focus is always on the “truth”, which is a harsh truth.
The interaction between Holmes and Watson in this episode makes people laugh. In the original book, Holmes lightly criticized Watson for its ineffective investigation, and the latter accepted it as usual. But Watson in the TV version kept asking: "Did I really do remarkably badly?" Holmes pretended to hesitate, and then said "Yes." Watson's reaction could be imagined. Later, Holmes left Watson to investigate the case by himself. Watson, who felt despised, could only mutter a few words of self-comfort, but was heard by Holmes, which made Watson embarrassed again.
In the following episodes, Holmes should have played out, but unfortunately, this does not seem to be JB's strong point, so he can only put on a pose and defeat his opponent symbolically. Holmes played by JB focuses on intellectual detectives, not the kind of martial arts detectives. This is also a little difference between him and the original characters. The result of this fight was very comic: after Holmes defeated the gangster, onlookers applauded him, and he greeted everyone with grace like an artist's curtain call. Holmes, who returned to Baker Street to let Watson deal with his wounds, still did not forget to show off his scars and victory. He hummed triumphantly when he said that the bad guy had been beaten and could only be transported away by a cart, making Watson also amused.
The two brothers continued to lift the bar at the end of the film: Holmes "predicted" Watson the result of the trial of the criminal, and Watson was very impressed. As a result, Holmes said that he had just read the newspaper report about the trial earlier. , So that Watson who was being tricked was very upset. Then Holmes excitedly continued the chemical experiment that was interrupted by the crime-solving the case. JB looked very cute when rubbing his hands. As a result, the large amount of irritating gas produced by the experiment caused the two brothers to complain, which not only caused passers-by to watch, but also The fire brigade was recruited...
This is the most comedic episode of this season. Although the case itself is complicated, it is still worth recommending.
The fifth episode: The Humpback (the original is the seventh chapter of "Memoirs")
novels are relatively simple. The TV version has very few changes: the original story takes place a few months after Watson’s marriage, Holmes paid a visit, stayed at his home for a night, told about the case, and invited him to go out together to solve the case the next day; in the TV series, it was changed to Hua Sheng introduced Holmes to detect this case related to military dignitaries because of his status as a former military doctor.
At the end of the novel, Master Holmes explained to the pupil-like Watson that "David" is not the name of the deceased or other persons involved in the case, but a biblical character, pointing out the person who sold and possessed the wife. The TV series added a humorous original element to the place where the original work stopped abruptly: After reading through the "Bible" that Holmes pretended to pass him profoundly, Watson pointedly pointed out that Holmes had just checked the "Bible". It's just for sale now. Holmes was very interested in why he was exposed, Watson showed the restaurant bill with the most recent date in the book as a bookmark, which made Holmes look at him with admiration. This detail has played a big role in enhancing Watson's image and narrowing the intellectual distance between him and Holmes.
Episode 6: The Speckled Belt Case (the original is the eighth chapter of "Adventure History")
novels are very famous, but the plot about snakes is unrealistic. An unimportant change in the TV series: The deceased in the original book is the twin sister of the client, Miss Stoner, not the TV version.
Facing the female client, Watson always looks like a protector. In this episode, he wants to invite Miss Stoner to stay for breakfast. And when Holmes came to handle the case, don't say that he didn't care about other people's meals, and even his three meals would be completely forgotten, so he laughed very unkindly at Watson, who had a normal work and rest schedule. The dress and posture of the two on the train are exactly the same as those in the original classic illustrations.
In the original work, there is a plot in which Holmes re-straighten the tongs twisted by Dr. Roylott, which shows that Holmes is thin but has excellent physical fitness. As a result, this period was played by JB and became Holmes. The strength of the force straightened the tongs...In the
TV version, Watson, who was always enthusiastic about solving crimes, lay down on the mud to search for footprints, but this kind of mechanical investigation can only make Holmes show a restrained ironic smile. However, when Sherlock Holmes was crawling around on the floor in the room and looking around with a magnifying glass, it was Watson's turn to tell Miss Stoner that this was a normal investigative method through his facial expressions, so she was relieved-so once a blessing scholar said Hua Life is the bridge between Holmes and the world.
The tension in this episode is well rendered. Whether it is Holmes' suggestive explanation of the weird layout of Miss Stoner's room, or his trembling hands during the night's vigil, the audience can be strongly disturbed. Under the faint candlelight, the weird red tones displayed in Miss Stoner's bedroom deepened the audience's tension.
Episode Seven: The Sapphire Case (the original is the seventh chapter of "A History of Adventure")
TV version is much more interesting than the original, because the audience can see a Holmes who was dragged out of the bed by Mrs. Hudson early in the morning. I still prefer this sleepy-eyed detective who was awakened extremely uncomfortably to Sherlock Holmes in a classic cloak or elegant dress. He was unkempt, and the first thing he did after getting up was to find a match to light a cigarette, and he was a bachelor smoker.
In the face of the janitor who came to him to "solve the case" sincerely, Holmes was a little bit dumbfounded, but he received him with a good attitude, poured wine, and promised to help him. Holmes, who was not interested in trivial matters, tried his best to suppress the boredom in his heart out of politeness, and it was ridiculous to pretend to be kind in front of the gatekeeper. But Holmes has always been arrogant to superiors and polite to ordinary people. This just illustrates the preciousness of his character-arrogant but not arrogant.
Seeing Holmes busy studying a ragged hat, Watson's evaluation was somewhere between praise and irony, and he was more confident and natural than the original characters. Because this hat was actually involved in a major theft, Watson was dragged onto the cold London streets by Holmes on Christmas Eve. The freezing cold Watson wanted to have a drink indoors, but Holmes completely ignored this wish and gave Watson one of the most inhuman suggestions: stride forward and exercise to warm up.
The play adds the details of Mrs. Hudson's anger because Holmes and Watson went out on Christmas Eve and couldn't take care of her Christmas dinner for the first time, highlighting her image and her character. ——This kind of detail processing is the most exquisite and moving part of this TV series, so that other characters are no longer mere props that contrast the tall image of Holmes, but only know how to revolve around him, and everything is done according to his requirements, but equal to him. , An independent individual respected by him.
At the end of the episode, Holmes finally gave the criminals a chance to reform. Watson also reminded him to rush to the prison to rescue the innocent suspect Horner, so that he can reunite with his family and celebrate the festive season. This humane ending is echoing the Christmas background of this episode.
Summary
Compared with the original book, the tone of this season is more pleasant and often comedic.
I think both JB and David Burke have further enriched the image of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, and successfully interpreted this "world's greatest story about friendship" (it is said that this is JB's positioning of the Sherlock Holmes series of stories).
Although Holmes played by JB is somewhat different from the original characters in both image and character, these differences have formed a unique and beloved style: the character of Holmes is so enthusiastic and cheerful, and even easily emotional (at least This was the case in previous seasons).
The role that impressed me more this time was Watson played by David Burke. (Baidu Holmes Post Bar has a post with this Watson as the theme "The Thirteen Moments of Watson in David Burke Edition", author njswtly, address: http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=510469715 , It is the best article on this topic I have read so far, and I highly recommend it.) From the point of view of Conan Doyle’s creation, the role of Dr. Watson may be to inherit the narrative of the detective novel initiated by Poe Tradition is also to get rid of the sense of distance that the third-person narrative brings to readers, and can also play a role in contrasting the protagonist’s wisdom, but if this kind of character enters the TV series directly as a dazed person in the novel, it will appear dull and boring. There is even no need for existence, which is why I have never been interested in Watson in some film and television works in the past. But in this version of the TV series, Watson's image has been interestingly adjusted: he is also wise, humorous, and capable of taking part in solving crimes; he is confident and never blindly worships Holmes. In terms of personality, Watson's stable optimism and Holmes' neurotic complement and contrast make them more like close friends who depend on each other and need each other.
From the perspective of life experience, I always feel that Watson’s long-term admiration for Holmes in the original work is unnatural, because as long as you spend a long time with one person-let alone be a roommate for many years-even if he is really a great man, a superman, you Will gradually look at him with a sense of peace. I can't help but wonder, why does Watson in the original work always marvel at Holmes' reasoning ability? Didn't he have taken it off for a long time? After all, it is Holmes' job to solve crimes, just as it is his job to cure illness and writing-isn't this their daily life? Although its content is very different from the daily life of ordinary people like us, there is no reason why their attitude towards life is different from ours. And this TV series perfectly reflects the "daily" side of their seemingly special lives: in the opening series of the series "The Bohemia Scandal", when the king left Sherlock Holmes with a large sum of money for activities, Watson simply I didn’t expect to admire Sherlock Holmes’s reputation, amazing ability, and winning such prominent patrons. Instead, I thought of going out and having a good meal. This reminded me of the common situation in my college dormitory. I felt that Holmes and Watson were the same There is no difference between us beings, because we can see how they get along in ourselves and our friends. Therefore, we can say that this TV series provides the audience with an opportunity to look up to the work and life of Holmes and Watson: what is special is the nature of their work, what is ordinary is their way of life, and what wins our resonance is their close friendship. .
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