Genre: Action | Adventure
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris
Review:
The feature I am observing and
discussing is in the movie Sherlock
Holmes (2010). It is the slow motion effect put into play during action
scenes in which Holmes is a part of. Within these action scenes, Holmes goes
through each step he takes in the fight in a calm and collected way. You would
think this would take the ‘action’ out of it, however, it adds to the suspense
and makes the scene much more intensifying. I feel that this effect makes
Holmes more respectable as it shows you that he is planning each and every step
he takes and that no move is done by accident. Because this movie is attempting
to portray Holmes as an investigating genius, it definitely helps that he is a
good fighter and a thoughtful one. Without this special effect, the fights
would be fast-paced and not accurately give justice to the true thought process
of his brilliant mind.
While in our readings, “critics
have complained that [green screen] acting is often cold and mechanical”, I
find the scenes in Sherlock Holmes to
be extremely realistic regardless of the slow motion effect (Special Effects p.
3). There are of course the movies that can overdo this digital effect and
create an extremely fake feel in the movie. However, Sherlock Holmes is not one of them and brings the audience a true
sense of who Holmes is.
Perhaps the greatest thing about
this effect is that it’s not some huge explosion, awing the audience on
instinct, but instead, is a subtle but noticeable action that draws the viewer’s
attention to an important and distinctive part of the film. It is quite often
that the “world’s screens are dominated by soulless movies full of sound and
fury, signifying nothing”, so it is interesting to see such an effect taken by
this movie that is the opposite of sound and fury, but something so light, yet
so dramatic creating an extremely distinguished attire for Holmes.
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