Sherlock Holmes: Story Review

      To say the least Sherlock Holmes the movie is mimesis. The events definitely speak for themselves. There isn't one specific narrator throughout the movie meaning that there isn't one character telling the story. Obviously the story is shown mostly through Sherlock's view (played by Robert Downey Jr.). The only time you hear Sherlock's actual thoughts is a few fight scenes he has with some enemies. The way the fight demonstrates his fighting style in the slow motion takes to show the audience what kind of pain the enemy is going to receive and then seeing the fight in normal speed again is such a cool director choice to the movie.
      It is obvious you cannot go through the movie without understanding what kind of person Sherlock is and the relationship he has with his friend Dr. John Watson (played by Jude Law). And of course there must be some romantic love connection between Sherlock and the lovely Irene Adler (played by Rachel McAdams).
      The opening scene has a good attention grabber to the audience which gives the story a better impact. Holmes and Watson take action into stopping the satanist Lord Blackwood (played by Mark Strong), which he is sentenced to death. It is soon discovered that Blackwood has somehow resurrected from the dead. Sherlock must figure out Blackwood's mysterious tricks and stop him before it's too late.
      The other interesting thing this movie adds is how they reveal into the second Sherlock Holmes movie. Throughout the movie we notice Irene Adler's conflict between her mysterious boss that we never actually see. We only hear his voice and know he is a genius inventor. By the end of the movie, it reveals that this mysterious man was up to no good and Sherlock Holmes is on the case to solve the mystery.