"The Detective Sherlock Holmes": A Feast of Rotten Girls by Gay Ritchie

Brett 2022-03-22 09:01:05


Text / Guan Yadi


believes that many friends who have watched "Detective Sherlock Holmes" will probably understand the typos of the director's name in the title, because director Guy Ritchie has overturned the most famous detective image in history── This time not only changed the gentle English gentleman into a rebellious kung fu master, but also made a big show on the big screen. Rob Downey Jr. and Judy Law were jealous and jealous, so Gay· Rich's name doesn't seem so strange.


I remember that when "Red Cliff: Part One" was released in China two years ago, it was not Wu Yusen’s bold adaptation of the Three Kingdoms story that domestic audiences discussed the most on the Internet. What more audiences were concerned about was the large number of "same-sex cute spots" in the film by Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro. At that time, I also wrote an article about finding the fun of "GAY FUN" in the movie. The so-called "same-sex cuteness", or the term "GAY FUN" I created, is actually the result of the influence of the non-mainstream Dongying imported "rotten girl culture" on the mainstream culture. Specifically, it refers to a large number of young people - especially It is a crowd of "rotten girls" who deliberately YY (meaning obscene) and amplify the indispensable same-sex emotions between handsome actors in film and television works. In fact, the "corrupt girl" has been hot for the past two years. It is said that the popularity of "Soldiers Assault" a few years ago has a lot to do with the many "corrupt girls" in the country behind the scenes. From "Soldier Assault" to "Red Cliff", the "corrupt girl" aesthetic of domestic film and television works has also shifted from the small screen to the big screen. And this time "Detective Sherlock Holmes" is believed to set off another "corrupt girl" aesthetic craze.


Putting aside the aesthetic problems of gossip above, "Detective Sherlock Holmes" is also a work that makes people eye-catching. It once again proves Hollywood's own continuous innovation vitality. And this version of Sherlock Holmes is said to be not from the version of Conan Doyle's novel of the same name, but is adapted from an action comic novel of the same name that is popular in North America. Obviously, this gives Sherlock Holmes more creative space. And this time, the British film director Guy Ritchie has been used, and now Hollywood’s "cocky king" Rob Downey Jr. and the seemingly unremarkable performances of Judy Law, who have actually entered the world, This time the images of detective Holmes and partner Dr. Watson were completely recreated. Guy Ritchie obviously has deep feelings for his hometown of London. The art design and overall styling of the film gave the city of London, which was at the end of the industrial revolution and the turn of the old century, exudes a fascinating screen texture. And with the same mix and match style of film music, it almost convinces us that London in 1891 must be like this. Perhaps if Holmes was a real historical figure, in that era, it should be the "detective" shown on the screen now. Knowing martial arts, no one can stop it. From this point of view, the innovation and transformation of Sherlock Holmes is quite successful.


What’s interesting is that domestic audiences are very familiar with director Guy Ritchie. Both "Two Smoking Guns" and "Snatch and Snatch" are familiar to domestic audiences, especially a small-cost domestic film a few years ago. In "Crazy Stone", some people say that director Ning Hao completely inherited Guy Ritchie's style. But this "Detective Sherlock Holmes" is obviously softened and refined on the basis of Guy Ritchie's original style. In other words, it is to let a street gangster who is not stingy, put on a tuxedo to participate in a masquerade party that is very pretending and cool, but no matter how you dress up, you are still a gangster who is not stingy. This is "The Detective Sherlock Holmes" gave me a direct feeling. In fact, this is bound to be a compromise for Guy Ritchie. For example, according to the Hollywood film grading standard, this is actually Guy Ritchie's first non-R-rated film, and it was rated 12A when it was released in the UK. It can be seen from this that although "The Detective Sherlock Holmes" looks corrupt and violent on the surface, from the perspective of Western film rating standards, the content of this work by Uncle Gay Ritchie is still quite healthy. People over twelve or thirteen years old Children can appreciate it. This should be said to be the restraint and transformation of the Hollywood industry on character directors. On the basis of maintaining a certain personal style of directors, the most important thing is to ensure the benefits of the global market.


For the time being, "Detective Sherlock Holmes" had a positive PK "Avatar" in North America, and it earned more than 200 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue in North America alone. Facts have proved that "Hollywood" has won again this time. As for the smooth introduction of this film in China, in my opinion, in addition to this is a beautiful action detective film, more importantly, this version of Sherlock Holmes is still a detective image that "adheres to science-based", especially here. In one episode, the big villain in the first half of the episode is basically a wicked cult. In the end, all the scams and falsehoods were solved by Holmes one by one using chemical and scientific principles, and the relevant mainland authorities hoped to get rid of the evil cult and insisted on training." From the standpoint of a good boy who loves science, "Sherlock Holmes" came at the right time. But I don't want to end up becoming a feast of "rotten women", which is really unexpected.


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Sherlock Holmes quotes

  • Sherlock Holmes: [to Lord Blackwood] I wonder if they'd let Watson and me dissect your brain. After you hang, of course. I'd wager there would be some deformity that would be scientifically significant. In that way, at least, you could serve some kind of useful purpose.

  • Lord Coward: How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the wise.