Sherlock Holmes, the most recent adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous character, is one of my favorite movies. I've read a few Holmes books, including A Study in Scarlet and The Hounds of the Baskervilles, and I really enjoyed them, so it was nice to see a movie about Holmes that didn't suck. I found the characters and their dialogue to be witty and engaging, and the plot was exciting.
One of my favorite things about this movie is that it represents Holmes in a form that is closer to Doyle's character than most other adaptations since then. In most modern depictions, Sherlock is a brilliant detective with perfect logical methods and always has his game face on. This isn't how the character was at the beginning. In the books he would enter periods of near depression between cases. He would do drugs like cocaine and morphine just to keep himself stimulated, much to the chagrin of Dr. Watson, and would not leave his house for days. The movie keeps the character more true to his original form.
I was excited to hear that we were watching the movie in class, especially since the sequel comes out tomorrow. I plan on seeing it on Saturday, so keep watching the blog. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows might be the first movie to get a review on the fastest growing blog on the internet.*
*Not even close.
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