But they are wrong. In fact, the Sherlock Holmes duology is the most cinematically honest adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s character ever committed to film.
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This isn't homophobia or fan-shipping. This is a portrait of a high-functioning addict (to adrenaline, to cocaine, to mystery) who views Watson as his only tether to humanity. A Game of Shadows hinges on the tragedy of the bachelor party—Holmes desperately trying to hold onto the one person who tolerates his genius. It is arguably the most emotionally literate portrayal of the duo’s co-dependence since the original stories. Most period pieces present Victorian London as a foggy postcard of cobblestones and top hats. Ritchie’s London is a churning, greasy, industrial machine. It is loud. It is sooty. The Thames is a sewer. The alleys are mud pits. But they are wrong
We never got Sherlock Holmes 3 .
But they are wrong. In fact, the Sherlock Holmes duology is the most cinematically honest adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s character ever committed to film.
Most viewers saw this as a cool video game mechanic. But look closer.
This isn't homophobia or fan-shipping. This is a portrait of a high-functioning addict (to adrenaline, to cocaine, to mystery) who views Watson as his only tether to humanity. A Game of Shadows hinges on the tragedy of the bachelor party—Holmes desperately trying to hold onto the one person who tolerates his genius. It is arguably the most emotionally literate portrayal of the duo’s co-dependence since the original stories. Most period pieces present Victorian London as a foggy postcard of cobblestones and top hats. Ritchie’s London is a churning, greasy, industrial machine. It is loud. It is sooty. The Thames is a sewer. The alleys are mud pits.
We never got Sherlock Holmes 3 .