HOLMES

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (2010) is a wonderful film, full of all sorts of twists and turns that keep the viewer guessing throughout the entire film. The plot of the entire film is quite incredible, with the smallest details that one might pass over being the most important in the end, just like the real Sherlock Holmes novels. In my opinion, it is very rare that a movie pays so close attention to such minute details, and that is what makes this film such a great representation of the Sherlock Holmes novels. This film stays true to the novel, while still being a very entertaining flick, and not many movies stay true to both of those criteria. That is why I thoroughly enjoyed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes also relates to our most recent novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. The protagonists in each share many of the same characteristics. Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant detective, is a very logical man that pays very close attention to the smallest of details in order to solve his cases. This is much like Christopher Boone, from Haddon's novel, who is also very logical and can remember the smallest of details, but does not ever really deduce anything from his surroundings. That is the main difference between thew two; that they both "see" the small details, but only Holmes truly processes them and looks for a deeper meaning in these details. This is partially due to the fact that Christopher has Aspergers, a form of Autism that keeps him from fully understanding many things, such as human emotions. Another small connection that can be made between the two works is that they both are centered around one mystery at first, but quickly change focus just as soon as the first mystery is solved. I would highly suggest both works to just about any reader/ viewer, as they are just very entertaining.

On a festive note, it is almost the fourth week of Advent, and that means that Christmas is right around the corner! I love the holiday season! Festiveness!

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