On February 25, "Sherlock Holmes" was finally released in mainland China. Although I have seen this film on the Internet before, but because I did not watch it carefully and the image quality was relatively poor, I went to the cinema to rewatch the new film on the first day of its premiere.
I have been paying attention to the evaluation of the film on the Internet and in magazines, and many viewpoints show that this film is only unsatisfactory at best. The foreign mainstream movie rating website IMDB has a score of 7.6, while Rotten Tomatoes has a favorable rating of 69%, and the domestic "Movie" magazine gives it a three-star rating. It can be seen that the long-awaited and gimmicky "Sherlock Holmes" is somewhat disappointing, which is the so-called greater expectation, greater disappointment. Sometimes I feel that watching a movie is the same as watching the CCTV Spring Festival Gala - don't expect too much, but face it with a normal heart. For example, Cameron's ten years of sharpening a sword "God to the World" basically relies on special effects to attract people's attention, and everyone has mixed reviews. Some people say to me that the film explores deep topics of human nature, and some people say that it is a cosmic super invincible movie. And "The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes" is not a big production compared to "God Down", so let's take a calm look at how the famous detective solves the case in this film, and more importantly, how does it work here? subversive in the film.
A detective or an action movie?
Since the film's release, the debate over what genre the film is has not subsided. The Sherlock Holmes detective series in the impression are all based on reasoning, reflecting the wit, sensitivity and meticulousness of Sherlock Holmes. And in this movie, Holmes is not only a detective, but also a thug. Whether it's dealing with a suspect in the process of handling a case or challenging an opponent in the boxing ring, Sherlock Holmes's every move makes people feel that his punching speed is fast and his aim is only accurate. The excessive action scenes in the film even have the suspicion that the reasoning process that is already slightly weak is diluted. In addition, the movie's changes to Sherlock Holmes's appearance and style of life have greatly changed the impression of the famous detective. In today's era when commercial films are in power and entertainment elements are paramount, our Lord Sherlock Holmes has also joined the army of hot scenes and funny lines. Most of the websites that give introductions to this film have ACTION written in the column of this type of film. So Sherlock Holmes has another title of action hero in addition to the detective, who made the director Guy Ritchie famous for his action films.
Is it good for the two brothers or a broken relationship?
"Sherlock Holmes and Watson have their backs broken" - this is undoubtedly the most commentary on the film I've ever heard. If Sherlock Holmes became an action star is a normal innovation, then the ambiguous relationship between him and Watson is difficult for most Holmes fans to accept. In fact, if I hadn't previewed the audience's summary of the "broken back" scene in the film before watching the movie, I could not have seen that there was still a Brokeback Mountain in the hearts of Holmes and Watson. I don't know if it was the achievements of Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" that drove the "Brokenback" complex in Hollywood movies. It seems that if you don't engage in homosexuality these days, you will be sorry for the audience. At the same time, I also sighed at the great power of the rotten women and rotten men. The passions of Sherlock Holmes and Watson were all dug out by you. So the extraordinary relationship between Sherlock and Watson became the biggest gimmick in the movie and was talked about with great relish. Although Billy Wilder's "Sherlock Holmes" completely broke the back of Holmes and Watson, so that this little ambiguity seems to be just a taste, but I think Holmes and Watson should still be brothers. Good friendship . We can understand that Sherlock Holmes just Christ because Watson is about to get married but his relationship with Lady Adeline is still fruitless. We can also understand that Holmes was accustomed to living and eating with Watson, and felt uncomfortable when they were separated, so some strange words and actions appeared. Trust me, they are innocent. In fact, what I said is that we can understand it this way.
Is it Sherlock Holmes or Robert Downey Jr.?
I heard the name Robert Downey Jr. a long time ago, because the ups and downs of his life can be made into a Hollywood inspirational film or an independent film. Many people say that "Sherlock Holmes" should be renamed "Robert Downey Jr.", which is true. Robert Downey Jr. is definitely not the kind of handsome guy by Hollywood standards. When he was younger, he couldn't compare to rookie Robert Pattinson. When he was old, he couldn't compare to the late Paul Newman. Clooney. But Robert Downey Jr. has thus become a powerful faction with outstanding acting skills. In "The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes", although he deduced a brand-new concept of Sherlock Holmes, his changeable expressions and slightly exaggerated body language, as well as those ambiguous eyes and words related to Watson, make people feel After being impressed, even without the long cloak and the deerstalker hat, people still have reason to believe that this may be the real Sherlock Holmes. At least we'd expect Holmes to be like Downey, even if he didn't have a hook nose, even if he wasn't tall enough. It can be said that this whole film is Robert Downey Jr.’s personal show. Although the director has secretly changed the appearance of Sherlock Holmes in people’s impressions, we can still find the detective’s temperament from Robert Downey Jr.’s neurotic performance and sniff out the reasoning. Taste, even if the real reasoning process is those few flashbacks that come and go. And poor English handsome Jude Law can only be reduced to a vase Watson, of course, at least he and Sherlock Holmes's sparks did not live up to the special expectations of some audiences.
All in all, the word "subversion" should be regarded as the most pertinent evaluation of "Sherlock Holmes" directed by Guy Ritchie. Movies these days are more or less subversive, with Terry Gilliam making "Grimm's Fairy Tale" a magical thriller for toddlers, and then Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland." of uncanny workmanship. Fortunately, some of the subversions of "Sherlock Holmes" are still reasonable. There is no fantasy. If there were no more ten Robert Downey Jr., this movie may have become cannon fodder.
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