Chapter 652 Scene 652 London of Panic
Watson's notebook became a blog http://johnwatsonblog. co。 Mr. Holmes became a texting enthusiast and started his own website http://www. thescienceofdeduction。 co。 uk/ (modern deduction); There was a refrigerator in a messy room; Sherlock Holmes, who couldn't afford cigarettes, switched to nicotine patches; Watson also didn't have to borrow a checkbook from Sherlock Holmes anymore, but simply took his VISA card.
Look~~ This is really a very modern version of Mr. Holmes~~~
But even though everything around him had changed, the scruffy walls and floors of 221 Baker Street B were still Victorian-fashioned, Mr. Holmes was still playing the violin on the upholstery sofa and practising marksmanship against the opposite wall, and he was happy to whip corpses in his laboratory, read the Daily Telegraph, which was founded in 1855, keep the remains of criminals in his room, a loaded pistol in his pocket, and never forget to ridicule and ridicule people with detrimental ridicule.
Wow~~ Seeing this, I am extremely excited~~ because I feel that the hero in my heart is back~~ He is younger and more charming~~
At this point, I have to praise the young actor named Benedict Cumberbatch, you must know that the character of Sherlock Holmes is a fatal attraction for many actors, and more than 75 people have played this very complex and esoteric character in history, but the real approval of Sherlock Holmes on the screen is still hovering in the single digits.
And Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes has the ability to make a Sherlock Holmes living in the 21st century have the soul of the spirit of the original Sherlock Holmes. I'm so surprised he did this~~
Because even for a Sherlock Holmes actor in a Victorian atmosphere, this is undoubtedly very difficult, let alone such a Sherlock Holmes who has traveled through the centuries. The new Sherlock Holmes discarded many of the old traditions, such as having to smoke a pipe, wear strange hats and wear strange clothes, or have to stand like a clock and be graceful and charming.
Benedict Cumberbatch didn't do that, he was just capable, mean, determined, agile, and had a few other characteristics. He's still the same Mr. Detective. His understanding of Sherlock Holmes is naked, but at the same time profound, and his understanding is hardly attached to any of the apocryphal colors of the ephesicists or posterity, so there are almost no deviations, and it almost has the style of the original work. And only with the wind bones, can the true face of Sherlock Holmes be shown without any external appendages~~~~
At night, I sat comfortably on the sofa, as if I had returned to the beautiful time of my childhood, looking at the two heroes who should have aged on the screen~~ When the wind in London blew on their faces again tonight, when yesterday rejuvenated, Sherlock Holmes and Watson stood on that stage again, their stage is also a modern stage, this is a moment when the dream of Sherlock Holmes fans comes true~~~~
Thank you, Mr. Li Xiaole~~~ Xie Lu Xie let Holmes and Watson come back~~~"
James Carrick's sincere letter represents the mood of most of the fans of the loyal "Fuxue" club, and has been welcomed by many people, and Fred is also very pleased when he sees this letter.
What makes Fred feel that the fly in the ointment is that while the popularity of "Sherlock Holmes" is high in the minds of the general public, on the other hand, in the mainstream British theater and drama critics, "Sherlock Holmes" has been attacked more than before.
"The Times" and "The Sun", the two most authoritative film critics in the UK, Jensen? Solomons, Tony? Raines wrote a series of articles criticizing this modern version of "Sherlock" with a very harsh attitude.
Jason? Solommons even used "It's a disaster~~!! As the title of the article.
"I've never seen such a mean, ****, bad taste Sherlock Holmes~! Can you imagine that the first shot of the great and upright Sherlock Holmes turned out to be a man whipping a man's corpse with a horsewhip!? I don't know who gave this Chinese director the courage to make such a devastating subversion, I think he completely went astray in order to shape the personality of the new version of Sherlock Holmes~~ It's a dead end!
Frankly, the main character, Benedict Cumberbatch, has a passable performance, but he only shows a mean, cold, and self-effacing little person, not the gentleman with a sense of justice and responsibility during the Industrial Revolution.
Someone asked me if my evaluation of Li Xiaole was too extreme? Does he really suck? No~! On the contrary, I think he is a real genius~!
It's Sherlock's lines in the play, he's smart people, they're all eager to be arrested, what's the point? Because he can become famous in one fell swoop, win applause, and become the focus of attention, right~~ This is the weakness of all geniuses, they need audiences, this is his hunting ground, the very center of the city,
A Chinese from the cultural desert, walked to the center of the British stage at the fixed point of this world civilization, he wanted to prove himself too much, so he was too far off, trying to win our recognition, he desperately showed his various skills, gorgeous lines, dazzling performances of actors, can be called a wonderful montage.
If he was filming an ordinary detective series, I would applaud him, but God~~~ He filmed Sherlock Holmes~! He's destroying the greatest figure in the history of English literature, isn't that a disaster what!? ”
It's not just traditional British media such as The Sun and The Times who have spoken ill of Sherlock, but even several London social and cultural figures interviewed by the BBC on their morning shows to promote the series have expressed negative views about the series.
The famous singer Elton John, who likes to dress in fancy clothes, said on the morning show:
"I appreciate Li Xiaole's directing skills, and I also like the performances of Benny and Martin, but seriously, they are not playing Sherlock Holmes and Watson, but a pair of self-flaunting, I can see at a glance the emotional spark between them, it is not just friendship~~
I believe that female audiences will enjoy this kind of plot very much, but in my opinion, "Sherlock" is too small, focusing only on the personal emotions of the characters and showing the director's talent, and it is not a Sherlock Holmes series. ”
Almost all mainstream media have expressed a similar attitude, thinking that "Sherlock" is very good, but Li Xiaole is too showy, in order to win the public's attention, he pulled the drama too low, and publicized the improper **** emotions between Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock, but did not show the correct value of Conan Doyle's original work advocating justice and justice.
In Fred's opinion of the Drama Council, is such a comment extreme? In fact, it is not extreme, because if he is a bystander, I am afraid that he will also be harshly critical of this series, the reason is very simple, if "Sherlock" is written and directed by the British, then the proud representatives of the British cultural community will praise the creator's innovation and subversion.
But Li Xiaole is a Chinese, and he is a Chinese who landed in the British Isles as Christopher Nolan, the pride of British culture, and he is a public enemy of the British cultural community, which leads to the very delicate mentality of the proud British cultural community.
If "Sherlock" is really too badly filmed and the public is scolded, British cultural celebrities are likely to come out to defend Li Xiaole, saying that as a Chinese, he has the courage to try in London, and expresses his demeanor as a representative of British culture.
But the current situation is that "Sherlock" is so popular that it has caused a little panic among the leaders of the British cultural scene, just like the scene when Hollywood first appeared in the United Kingdom, and a few years later, it was these outsiders who continued to slump British films, and now even the entire industry has shrunk and depends on Hollywood to survive.
They are afraid that Li Xiaole, an outsider, will encroach on their foothold, and a Chinese has made Sherlock Holmes better than all British directors with all-British production, so will he be able to make all-British movies such as 007, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the Rings in the future......?
How much ambition does Li Xiaole have? No one knows......
How is it possible for all British cultural circles, with their natural cultural pride, to admit a public enemy of British culture so easily?
But no matter how the mainstream cultural circles oppose "Sherlock", when the audience population data came out the next afternoon, the BBC management opened their mouths wide, and the premiere of "Sherlock" actually won 5.28 million viewers in the United Kingdom, beating the 5.12 million of the popular "Evil Force"... is only behind the 6.32 million of "Doctor House" of the same type.
This is an unbelievable result in such a hostile situation where it was so heavily criticized before it was broadcast.
Now, according to the ratings share of the advertising contract, the Council will almost certainly recoup the cost of the first two episodes, and completely exceed the 3.5 million on the betting line, which means that the BBC will undertake the follow-up of their six episodes, and as long as this ratings do not decrease, then the Council is expected to make a profit of at least £6 million.
This is a miracle for the Drama Council, which is losing money every year~!
The BBC, who was pleasantly surprised, greatly appreciated the level of Li Xiaole's writer and director, and expressed his hope that he could sign a long-term contract with the BBC, and hoped to buy the rights to broadcast "Sherlock" throughout Europe at a price of 3 million pounds per episode.
And Li Xiaole's answer is very simple: "NO~!" "For a mere £3 million, you want to take over the all-European distribution of Sherlock? There are no doors~~ This drama that is still being criticized now, its potential is far more than that.