Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - How to Film Intelligence | Film Perfection

[@gedrictudio]

Bro, when Jared Harris suddenly said, "Come now, you really think you're the only one who can play this game?", every Sherlock fan went ballistic.

[@shadekeigarblacksky]

That's among the best cinematic come backs ever done.

[@princefreddo5044]

Went full on monkey mode

[@TheSnorlax7]

Amazing scene!

[@tranphuongnam1860]

It actually feels like a Golden Wind Piano

[@kontraksionista]

Yeah i remember back then everybody gasp in theatre

[@lordheadass8310]

1:00 “one of the smartest movie you’ll ever find” proceeds to edit in the brain completely backward

[@sushantheshreztha8777]

Now thats a BIG brain thing to do !😁

[@games_on_phone89]

big brain time

[@madmanwebster94]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/opO9hmtqncR0hpY

[@xChikyx]

i was about to comment thissssss xD

[@SharpDesign]

Lol..maybe he was testing if we were paying attention.

[@saadplays8214]

This movie is basically "I have out smarted you" "I have out smarted your outsmarting"

[@deveshmahajan4151]

Ah I see a Man of culture as well My Fellow JOJO fan

[@knarfjen6896]

They might be able to film intelligence, but this film doesn't require that much from the viewer to follow.

[@kuzuthunder1964]

Knarfjen And I prefer that to BBC’s “ I talk so fast so the viewers will think that the show is more intelligent than it actually is” sherlock

[@khatunamezvrishvili6211]

This is literally that one caleb city video

[@monica-ioanadiac6045]

hmm Yes, but I out-smarted your out-smarting of my out-smarting

[@AlejandroRuiz-gz1om]

Only Jared Harris' Moriarty can make a German opera song about some dude fishing into one of the scariest villain songs in film

[@Ancient_Entity]

Yea... gave me the same feel for it that "stuck in the middle with you" in Resevoir Dogs did.

[@joshlavoie5346]

Although Andrew Scott could give him a run for his money

[@rohanmore7161]

Agreed, I felt the series portrayal to be lackluster as compared to this Moriarty

[@Zenlollipop]

Die Forelle is itself written as an allegory warning young women that men are crafty/evil, so I feel like it's right on the surface for it to be used in this movie. I get that it's still not scary, but it's also not just about some dude fishing.

[@seryux4788]

check out Hellsing Ultimate Rip van Winkle Der Freischütz :D

[@robertoortiz423]

The entire movie is basically the smartest kids in class having different answers

[@TenKingNicc]

Truuu

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

If they make a third Sherlock Holmes movie the only person i can see be the villain is the great gentleman thief Arsene Lupin and Holmes is butting heads with Inspector Ganimard a french Inspector who traved across to London just to arrest the master thief

[@silentoccasion4359]

@@The_Blue_Otaku what about that blackmailer?

[@shuvospeaking3250]

Robert Downey Senior: Look, junior is saying his first word! RDJ: DISCOMBOBULATE

[@redacted-19]

Second comment hehe

[@Eclipse0128]

Third comment

[@themandalorian562]

Fourth comment hehe

[@Eclipse0128]

@aldon An imposter

[@wyatt4555]

Seventh comment hehe

[@kyrianrahimatulla1561]

So it's basically: +"I am one step ahead of you." -"But I am one step ahead of your step." +"But I am one step ahead of YOUR step, which means I am two steps ahead of MY OWN step!" -"NO!" +"No." -"No?" +"There were no steps in the first place..." *Proceeds to disappear into the fog*

[@mattupa100]

Yeah that's about it

[@raiorai2]

[Inception sound effect]

[@Enzaio]

There's a recent Rick & Morty episode taking this to the extreme and it's pretty funny.

[@Papada00]

Yup. Just like typical anime.

[@DzakyAmany]

@@Enzaio *"You son of a bitch, i'm in" intensifies*

[@wjzav1971]

I love how several years later, and without a new Sherlock Holmes even being mentioned, "Discombobulate" suddenly became as popular as it is.

[@noox13]

In summary, D-I-S-C-O-M-B-O-B-U-L-A-T-E.

[@davitdavid7165]

I think BREAK THE EGGS has potential too

[@thatoneguy9582]

this must register on an emotional level

[@gkgk6439]

WJ ZAV I’m not a native English speaker, what does that fancy word mean? I’m going to use it to my friends to seem smart xD

[@NoNameAtAll2]

@@gkgk6439 I think it's a fancy synonym of "to confuse"

[@aarondcruz3443]

What a underrated classic! This film captured what Moriarty was to me that BBC Sherlock didn't... He's methodical, meticulous and a narcissist who's in the centre of attention by not being the centre of attention... Clever clever!

[@TheMindofagenius1]

BBC Moriarty *looked* like he was trying to be that, but then somehow the writing pulled many unnecessary "A$$pulls" that it ruined it for me....

[@BeetaroniPizza]

@@TheMindofagenius1 S4 was it?

[@TheMindofagenius1]

@@BeetaroniPizza precisely!

[@TheMindofagenius1]

@Proxima agreed.

[@himurahaibara1459]

I feel like somehow BBC Sherlock was trying too hard to make Moriarty more like Joker, you know... but he's over the top. Kinda annoying.

[@bhara9474]

"You didn't find me, you collapsed a building on me" One of my favourite lines in this movie

[@balintmagyar7363]

The way he uses his hate comments to set up the sponsored part of the video, really made me laugh. Respect. Love your work.

[@Trumanlol86]

Awesome sponsorship spot for sure.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

that was too goof!

[@Ken_neThT]

Such a massive screw you in that scene's subtext

[@zombiehater6547]

300 iq big brain play

[@theparadoxanalyser]

That was a 4D chess move

[@joaopedrolins7723]

I’m starting to think that he may like the Sherlock Holmes movies...

[@The_Worst_Warlock]

Nah I don’t think so...

[@cenedr0n562]

so do i my friend

[@sohahamdutta7538]

I fricking love the sherlock movies and if you don't you're an unintelligent idiot.

[@madmanwebster94]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/opO9hmtqncR0hpY

[@MAniq-tj3kd]

nah, i think we need more hints to draw a conclusion

[@Muksss]

Thanos: I am inevitabl- Sherlock Stark: discombobulate

[@aryandairshad]

Dazed, discombobulate

[@nikolaydroshnev667]

In summary, discombobulate

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Iron Holmes, lets do this! LOL

[@thomaslake7978]

lmao this comment is excellent

[@618Fjk]

Sherlark? Starlock?

[@AJ-tc9nr]

The ending in this movie, with holmes and moriarty, is like a scene from an anime. Watching two big brains constantly shift the scene into each others favors so dramatically gives me huge death note vibes.

[@jadeorbigoso5212]

More like Eren planning the whole thing in Paths

[@AvangardaSRB]

bruda have you seen Moriarty the Patriot anime ?

[@dariobarboni9276]

Actually that anime exists, and its opening is 🔥.

[@ididntaskverified3663]

How bout you get a job

[@goldenhorde6944]

Even the big clinch is a magical little notebook getting swapped out at the last minute! It couldn't be more Death Note if it tried!

[@allenjenkins06]

Jared Harris was so great in this movie. That grin and the delivery on the line, "Come now... You think you're the only one who can play this game?" is chilling to this day. Such an amazing wham moment and pivot.

[@shadekeigarblacksky]

I agree

[@01ChaosWarrior]

I still love the fact that, in the end, Holmes actually loses to Moriarty. He won the war, but he couldn't win the final confrontation. The only way to finish him off was to go for a stalemate. (I.e. throw both of them off a cliff.) It reinforces Moriarty's ruthlessness, and really makes it clear how easily this could have gone wrong. Holmes truly was facing his greatest rival, and it took everything he had to win.

[@pifeg]

Though to be fair, the takeaway I got from the ending was that, even though Holmes may not have planned every single twist and turn he and Moriarty would go through, he still was planning to go over the egde, hence the breathing apparatus. I do think out of the two, Moriarty was stronger at the party, due to Sherlock's shoulder wound, which gives him the edge he needs to beat Sherlock in their fight.

[@GanonGhidorah]

"A winning strategy sometimes necessitates...sacrifice..."

[@Dreadjaws]

No, Sherlock definitely won. He took a step Moriarty wasn't willing to do or even considering Holmes would do. He did outsmart him. If Moriarty had even thought for a moment that Holmes could sacrifice to bring his own end then he might have planned for it and have their game of chess in a different place. And it's not like it was a spur-of-the-moment idea Sherlock had. He was carrying the breathing device with him, so he was definitely one step ahead. In fact, it was Moriarty who initiated the idea of a physical confrontation once he realized he had lost. That's the hallmark of a loser right there: someone who throws the board once he sees his defeat is inevitable.

[@AshGCG]

Which is possibly why there couldn't be a third film. Regardless of how well the first or second film did at the box office, if this was truly the battle to end all battles . . .what could possibly follow it? And by this I mean, I agree with you. I do like the RDJ cinematic version of Holmes, and would have enjoyed a series of films with these actors playing these characters but, ending the Moriarty nemesis theme in the second kind of hammered home the last nail. Where do you go from there?? Maybe it should have been a one-and-done film (which I'm not against) or the Moriarty theme should have been a cloud that shaded and lurked behind a series of films. Oh well. Never mind. There's always the Cumberbatch series.

[@Leclwrd]

@@AshGCG You can go the Logan route and have an older Sherlock well past his prime. Some villain pops up and only he can deal with it, so he has to learn how to be Sherlock again. Now I'm not saying that's a good idea or anything, but that there is plenty of room to make a 3rd film.

[@MousePounder]

FINALLY SOMEONE GETS WHY THE END CHESS MATCH IS LEGENDARY!!!

[@xxMpEGxx]

What else would it be? Did you meet people who wouldnt appreciate that scene to the fullest? :O

[@RafitoOoO]

The fact they get up and keep on playing on sheer memory of where the pieces are is legendary on its own.

[@mish375]

Phenomenal climax to a film. I was on pins and needles the entire time watching it in theatres.

[@TheOrgil220]

Who doesn’t.

[@nicholasmaniccia1005]

I feel like that scene was a little cliche using chess is a little on the nose, barely a symbol, if it is almost exactly the same thing they are doing, more like a parallel conflict

[@SolracNexus]

Me: *spots sherlock holmes hiding in a camouflage suit twice* Me: "you know, I'm something of a detective myself"

[@laisy961]

You didn't just see, you *observed*

[@zestyz2045]

Guess he wasn't *spotted*

[@Coperime]

We all saw it dude, it’s not even that hard to see.

[@heywhystop3183]

CoPrime maybe there were a small number of people who didn’t see him camouflaged. Just like how you probably missed the more than obvious joke here.

[@Coperime]

@@heywhystop3183 I was trying to be devious and troll the dude who made the original comment but guess he won't be coming back here any time soon. My plans thwarted once again!

[@joeslickback]

15:35 When someone says they send their regards, it's rarely a good thing. "King Dragon sends his regards" "The Lannisters send their regards"

[@evangillespie7922]

"it's a good thing I always carry two guns!"

[@trla6505]

I love the prozd is in the same lane as got

[@aryajpegasus]

that's because it's been overused in media this way, I doubt that was the original intent of use of the phrase

[@lidl7868]

"Mr.Salieri sends his regards"

[@apuji7555]

@@trla6505 yep, prozd is awesome

[@SpaceMonkeyBoi]

The lesson I took from this is that this must not register on a emotional level. Distract target Sweep the left Discombobulate Block right blow Discombobulate Distract target Discombobulate In conclusion: Discombobulate

[@luckyalvin3947]

The target will be permanently deaf at the end of it.

[@chinchinlovs6563]

Bro stop he's gone deaf from discombobulation

[@piganthissus327]

What holmes was doing to his opponents ears can actually rupture eardrums, you can prob go deaf if you do it enough times

[@theparadoxanalyser]

At the end of the film they literally stand on a chessboard. Look at the floor. BLACK AND WHITE

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Huh, never noticed that. I must watch it again, it's been way to long.

[@MerijnH]

Yea and Watson too i believe, not sure tho. Since he is one of the pawns in Sherlocks play

[@jessicachampneys9103]

@@MerijnH 6:18 you're right! So cool!

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Watson is refered to as the bishop, which he is. He's not a pawn in the metaphor.

[@MerijnH]

@@orarinnsnorrason4614 yea you're right.

[@notthechosenjuan2413]

I say the smartest part of this film is casting Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes, honestly perfect casting.

[@ashwinashu4825]

Yup the casting choice couldn't have been better.

[@tiaaaron3278]

Also the writing was spot-on. Mysterious, genius smartass. It's what BBC version lacked. So much exposure ruined that Mycroft.

[@drops2cents260]

@@tiaaaron3278 > It's what BBC version lacked. Hmmm, I'd rather think that they actually picked the perfect Mycroft for the films and the BBC series respectively. In my humble opinion, Gatiss as the mysteriously powerful and seemingly aloof Mycroft who secretely does care and always supports his little brother fits very well into the TV series. For instance, there's that scene in in season one (Ep. 2, IIRC) where Mycroft and Sherlock have this short chat where Sherlock is a little off of his game and Mycroft provides him with a single cigarette, which is just the small but supportive brotherly gesture Sherlock does need at that very moment. That's what the series build on, and do it well: showing two brothers being quite distant and not really always on the best of terms, but at the same time do care quite a bit about each other in a slightly secretive manner, even among themselves. Whereas in the films, Stephen Fry plays Mycroft in a way which (at least in my opinion) does fit much better into the more light-hearted (and very subtle humourous) setting of "A Game of Shadows": Fry's Mycroft ist much more approachable, social and sometimes even funny, while at the same time (as you pointed out correctly) still being mysterious, ingenious - and sometimes also a bit of a smartarse when he knows that he'll get away with it.

[@joejitsu034]

A guy basically playing himself. Oooh genius

[@kin-3877]

@@drops2cents260 that cigarette was a way tell tell whether Sherlock was really going crazy as he never took them before and only used patches

[@hardygal2]

Glad to SOMEONE is giving these films the attention and credit they deserve :D

[@tiaaaron3278]

@Jimmy Rustling Are you gonna reply to every single comment with this copy/paste nonsense?

[@hardygal2]

Jimmy Rustling Indeed, I can see how people who would like an exact interpretation of the books wouldn’t really like this series. As someone who enjoyed the mysteries as a kid, though, I found this version of Sherlock Holmes rather interesting. Funny, even. And setting aside that it is not a pure adaptation of Sir Doyle’s books, one has to admit that the series is very well written and directed and filmed and scored. If you don’t like this series because it isn’t like the original books, that is completely understandable. I at least have to give you props for not being the usual complaint that it is “not as good as BBC Sherlock.” (Which I also enjoyed, but I have more of a nostalgic connection and also better enjoy the aesthetic of the RDJ series) 👍

[@hardygal2]

​@Jimmy Rustling Again, of course, understandable. I've read the source material, and I can understand where some hardcore fans are coming from. I guess as long as I think a movie has done well in doing something pretty new, I can personally overlook such things. That said, Sherlock Holmes is public domain now, so there will now forever be new interpretations of the character. Guess we'll have to see if they're up to snuff, be it in perfect conformity or in enjoyable innovation

[@sejpuV]

@Jimmy Rustling I mean taking into consideration that is public domain like HardyGal said, is that people get to give their own interpretation of the character, to adapt it to their story, and how they would like to see the character etc.

[@josephbaughman6772]

Does no-one want to acknowledge that Sherlock holmes is often mentioned to have boxing and possibly other martial arts skills in the books? It's not often mentioned but he definitely has physical encounters in the books.

[@Zeoran]

I love how Holmes & Moriarty finish the chess game only in their heads. It's just another small thing that shows off how smart they both are and how they are equals in more ways than they'd like.

[@julianhodgson1961]

Check out Gothamchess who analyses this game on KZbin - it’s actually a real game played between two legends of the game Bent Larsen and former world champion Tigran Petrosian from 1966 - Guy Ritchie the director of the film is actually a very keen chess player

[@chriseash6497]

What I loved about these two movies is that they espoused the spirit of Doctor Watsons journals of their adventures. The very character natures of the original author.

[@guillermomelendez7950]

Indeed, very few people notice that, Dr. Watson's (avatar of ACD himself in my own analysis) accounts of the endeavors of Holmes could very well be a romanticized version of the facts, when you read it you can actually feel like he's spicing things up to make it close to fantastic, also the aspect of the author being the author (my theory) is pretty cool.

[@Life4Metalcore]

I’ve seen this movie several times but never noticed that the final “fight” takes place on a tile floor that looks like a chessboard

[@ComedyBros5]

The Sherlock movies are criminally underrated. The story telling, performances, soundtrack, action sequences, the Holmes-Watson bromance....it's all sooooo good! If a 3rd entry ever is completed, Guy Ritchie *HAS* to return to direct.

[@bilirubinator]

The first movie grossed $524 million and is Guy Ritchies most profitable film ever. How is that remotely «criminally underrated»?

[@Piggiesgomoomoo]

@@bilirubinator critics didn't like them

[@ComedyBros5]

@@bilirubinator Critics weren't fond of them, and both films should've been pushing $800mil.

[@ComedyBros5]

@@RandoLePerson The fact you said the second film was mediocre says everything there is to know about you.

[@bilirubinator]

@@ComedyBros5 says the guy who thinks these movies are "criminally underrated" and that they should have grossed $800 mill +++ in 2008. Get off that high horse lmao

[@GrassesOn97]

“People don’t covey their inner emotions” Shakespeare: ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME?!?

[@momkermit8591]

Bankai Media - you egg? (He stabs him)

[@jakubowczarek1519]

and thats the haters we all want!

[@avairal5936]

he is right lol

[@captainx5246]

I AM SLAIN

[@OtakuJuanma2]

People convey their feelings while talking with skulls of old Jesters.

[@TheSmokingSkull]

When I saw it in theaters back then, and Holmes started his inner monologue about how to fight Moriarty, people cheered... then Moriarty's voice chimed in during the monologue and EVERYONE went silent.

[@b.satrya918]

I genuinely enjoyed the movie and it’s prequel. A bit puzzled why quite a lot of people despised the movie.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

too smart for them, it's fantastic!

[@jackadoni]

it was too smart for them

[@aychazyt6987]

@@Gadget-Walkmen bruh really? I watched it when I was like 13 and I loved it, saw it again at around 16 when I completely understood everything that was going on in the movie and I loved it even more

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@aychazyt6987 Yes, really!! This movie is clearly VASTLY too smart for them to complain over nonsense as they are against this film! This movie is fantastic and amazing and one of the best Sherlock Holmes adaption movies out there!

[@aychazyt6987]

@@Gadget-Walkmen fr, there's this one YT channel that made a breakdown video of the chess scene and it made me appreciate the movie even more

[@qwopiretyu]

You can shorten the video to ONE sentence. "YOU JUST ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD!!!!!"

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

"NO YOU ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD!" "WELL UNO REVERSE!"

[@matthewwilliams8267]

- You activated my trap card! -Well, that activation triggers my trap card! -My spell card cancels out your trap card! -Ah, but my monster's effect redirects your spell's effect to YOUR trap card! -but MY monster's effect allows me to target one card from your graveyard and use it's effect! -my monster's effect causes your monster to go back to your hand! (And continues onward...)

[@DajuSar]

-And I activate your mama -What? -Yeah Kaiba your Mama I activated her

[@mt_baldwin]

"There's been a lot of filmento hate on twitter..." Well there's you're big mistake, stay off Twitter, it's a cesspool.

[@games_on_phone89]

twitter sounds like cancer

[@hellpunisher]

@@games_on_phone89 There are some actual good people there, but it is mostly populated by the worst kinds of people.

[@games_on_phone89]

@@hellpunisher ok

[@debbys-abqnm4537]

I like twitter -- but then I follow only those people I like. For people who comment and show themselves to be stupid and/or useless (i.e., unhelpful), there is a "mute" and a "block" function. Use them.

[@games_on_phone89]

@@debbys-abqnm4537 ok

[@joesmittington1207]

Wish the Artemis Fowl Director had watched this before making the movie :(

[@rugbydudedc4216]

Wish Artemis fowl director had actually read Artemis fowl

[@user-oq4yk1xd7d]

@@rugbydudedc4216 savage

[@shadowtoad95]

@@rugbydudedc4216The director thought the audience are infants. What a retard.

[@Arcaryon]

I was too young to fully understand how good this movie was when it came out but it has grown on me with every rerun I have watched over the years.

[@bluetaigax1747]

In short the movie is a 1v1 Uno but one of them has been collecting all the +4s, reverse cards, +2s, and skip turn

[@selonianth]

Sherlock was just *stocking* his hand with weapons.

[@luckyalvin3947]

@@selonianth and unleash it in one go as a piece of resistance!

[@nathanpierce6819]

filmento's editing is one of the best things of his videos holy shit the guy is creative

[@LordofSadFac]

Its almost Internet Historian levels of creativity, almost.

[@pucehyperon3605]

@@LordofSadFac you should watch kneecaps

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

love his style!

[@RexusprimeIX]

In the third movie, I really would like Johnny Depp to be the main villain. He just radiates that kind of "I'm actually much smarter than I appear on the outside" type of energy.

[@calderlava]

Funny you say that because RDJ recently offered Johnny Depp a role in the new Sherlock Holmes movie

[@RexusprimeIX]

@@calderlava Wait for real?

[@calderlava]

RexusprimeIX yessir

[@RexusprimeIX]

@@calderlava Let's hope he takes the role. And let's hope the studio allows him to get the role.

[@calderlava]

RexusprimeIX I hope so too

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*Fun Fact:* Arthur Conan Doyle played on the same cricket team as J.M. Barrie, the author behind _Peter Pan._

[@0scarWalsh]

@Jimmy Rustling True enough, though he did bend an iron poker in half to intimidate a large angry man in The Speckled Band, and then straightened it out again with ease. So while Holmes' physicality isn't a large part of his original character, it does feature somewhat.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@K3end0 I guess that's the reason why authors like Stephen King, Anthony Burgess, or Roald Dahl hated the movies based on their works because that's not faithful to the original source while the directors added or remove the context just to improve.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@Jimmy Rustling Superhero movies are popular. The Joker was a box office success and the most controversial film that are treated like Clockwork Orange but inspired by Taxi Driver. Even Martin Scorsese admitted that "superhero movies" aren't pieces of art form, but rather a popcorn movie that made millions. The MCU didn't originated the "cinematic universe" since Universal Classic Monsters invented that trope for a long time.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@Jimmy Rustling At least Jackie Chan played as Passerpartout in _Around The World In 80 Days._

[@jessikat56]

Super fun fact: I am a descendant of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! I can’t remember if he’s a (many greats) uncle or grandfather though 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@theverticalgamer5660]

Fun fact: the third film is supposed to come out on December 2021, that's exactly 10 after Game of Shadows. This was actually how it happened with the books, in the story where Sherlock Holmes dies, fans did not hear anything afterwards until a decade later. Its probably a coincidence but honestly I find that fact absolutely amazing.

[@S3NDP13]

Well so much for that.

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

Jared Harris was great in this movie. All of the casting is solid, but he's a fantastic Moriarty.

[@GingerZombie29]

Harris is a great actor.

[@napoleon4153]

How can someone hate FILMENTO so much? He has a little something for everyone.

[@mariofernando4958]

Ikr?

[@smurfadoodlethewise4584]

D-Did you just do a dunkey reference?

[@kyran.kennedy]

nope, you’re nitpicking and biased. i win, bye bye

[@marcoborsoi884]

Filmento should make a video about the videogame with the best plot.... SUPER MARIO BROS 2 BABYYY!!!

[@keneor4468]

@@marcoborsoi884 What? You are clearly biased. Knack 2 on the other hand is objectively the best video game ever made.

[@razieltheFallen1]

fun fact: RDJ has been practicing wing-chun for many years,not just for exercise,the spiritual aspect of martial arts is also quite beneficial .

[@konroh2]

What is the spiritual aspect?

[@clashsupreme9394]

@@konroh2 the spiritual part of it

[@konroh2]

@@clashsupreme9394 Which is what?

[@anmolt3840051]

Clearly he has practiced it to Discombobulate

[@spittinvenom9843]

So he can’t fight

[@DrEcho]

1:13 "Secondly, it's directed by a "Guy" who's the cheekiest, wittiest visual filmmakers out there." I see what you did there.

[@Jay-zh6vr]

What do you mean

[@DrEcho]

@@Jay-zh6vr I'm just acknowledging the joke he made

[@Jay-zh6vr]

@@DrEcho What is the joke, i am sorry i dont get it

[@DrEcho]

@@Jay-zh6vr It's a reference to the film's director's first name

[@Jay-zh6vr]

@@DrEcho Oh okay thanks

[@landonhagan450]

Few times in my life have I ever felt more alone than when I walked out of the theater loving this movie only to find that everyone else hated it for reasons that didn't make sense to me.

[@romankatinas688]

Sherlock arrives at the crime scene and sees molecule. : oh yea, it's all coming together.

[@robertalejo4469]

Yea this is big brain times

[@alexandervorgias4812]

Filmento turning his hater's comments into his sponsorship opener, shots fired :D

[@olgadrobina1563]

+1

[@Ramsey276one]

DISCOMBOBULATES

[@drops2cents260]

@Alexander Vorgias Yes, that's a truly well-played and sick burn on his haters. :-)

[@EagleEye-rw5pn]

He Just Sherlock Holmes them

[@juilui5165]

I really can't even imagine why people wouldn't like his videos, the topics, the editing, oh god the voice, it's ALL THERE!

[@Sigart]

Because some people has trouble understanding that they might be enjoying something imperfect.

[@patrickfales4770]

This is something that’s so important in writing. Too often writers will write characters smarter than themselves and it’s cringe. Spider-Man: No Way Home suffers from that. In that movie the smart characters use big words to let you know that they are smart. However in A Game of Shadows they show you how the characters are smart by having them scheme and plan. Then their plans clash and they adapt. It’s brilliantly done.

[@vol94]

I liked the first movie more, without doubt the best sherlock Holmes adaptation, but Jarred harris as Moriarty is gold, and a game of shadow's ending was better than the first, what with the chess match and the, "You're not the only one who can play this game," masterpiece. Heck, their first meeting, when sherlock starts analysing his hand writing to share insights into Moriarty's character was awesome!

[@spittinvenom9843]

A terrific movie, brilliant by any standard. The chess analogy, the villain, the action, the dialogue, all worked perfectly.

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

5:00 - Well, not quite. Creating suspense by constantly shifting the power dynamics only works if every turn has been properly *set up.* It is the hallmark of cheap writing to see characters in a verbal power struggle constantly pulling deus-ex-machinas out of their asses that are entirely unfounded in the previous plot. This is what crops up in some of the later BBC "Sherlock" episodes, like when Holmes walzes into the room revealing that he had planted a recording device on the villain all along: this does not feel _earned_ because it comes completely out of the blue. 8:30 - Ah, I bitched too soon. Glad we agree on this one. 😉😘

[@luciesimpson6437]

It also loses a lot, too, if it's too obvious, though. It's like the monster - you can't show a well-lit horror in 10 angles of glory any time before act three; same with broadcasting the emotional/thematic climax of a plot. Regardless of how intricately crafted the bombastic thriller mysteries of the Richie Holmes films are, I find them less enjoyable because it feels like I've seen all this before...then again, that is me personally. I'd call the cleverest made film I've ever seen Hot Fuzz, but being English maybe I'm biased :P

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

​@@luciesimpson6437 Hot Fuzz? I can readily agree with that. Although I was confused in that one at the beginning. The protagonist was _so_ flawless in the execution of his duty that I expected all this to turn out to be the power fantasy of an unreliable narrator. It all sounds far too good to be true: he is being transferred because he makes his station look bad? Yeah, you wish. Otherwise, though, I agree: perfection. 😎

[@AilmanF2P]

"You said something bad about a movie I love so you're wrong" I cried during Endgame more than any other movie I've watched in the last seven years. It sent me on an emotional rollercoaster, that doesn't mean its the best movie. I think Infinity War is a much better movie even though I didn't have the same emotional responses. People need to separate "what I love" with "what is good"

[@LordofSadFac]

Exactly. I know that the 1998 Godzilla movie is bad, but even so it is a guilty pleasure to me that i cant avoid, i just like it.

[@albusvoltavern4500]

I love cowboys vs aliens. Is it good? Most people would say no

[@Natat]

This happens in all sorts of media unfortunately. A lot of people have their favorite games, and because it's their favorites they instantly link the word "like" with "good". It's perfectly fine to like a mediocre or bad movie/game/show/book, just don't assume that it's *good* just because you *liked* it. You bring a very good point, that I believe most people with opinions on the internet forget.

[@cassandracastro2759]

@@albusvoltavern4500 I loved that movie for (seemingly) the same reason others hated it: it delivers exactly what it promises, a battle between cowboys and aliens, nothing more, nothing less. I knew what I was going to watch just by the tittle and that's what I got. And it was satisfying.

[@albusvoltavern4500]

Cassandra Castro it’s weird to me that people expected something different from that

[@rodrigoestay2139]

using haters to make advertising. Dude, you are a genius

[@Jason32Bourne]

This movie is an example of every piece of the puzzle coming together. Directing, writing, acting, actors, cinematography, music, editing, characters, captivation, set and costume design, audio.

[@DarthWall275]

"How to film intelligence" *Hire Robert Downey Jr*

[@shinobimaster5920]

am 100th like

[@shinobimaster5920]

@1 1 yes

[@cinematastic1814]

Am I the only one that wants Batman to be filmed similarly to the Sherlock Holmes films? I really want to see a Batman think the way it showed Sherlock think.

[@evanvaughn4295]

Good for you, Scorsese.

[@evanvaughn4295]

@Sidney J. Duffy He's baiting. He claims Superheroes are baby shit but look at his name.

[@hazim9529]

@Optimus Prime Well, technically, Optimus Prime is a superhero (or superrobot?) too. So...

[@tarnishedpose]

@Optimus Prime quarantine is hitting hard isnt it?

[@hazim9529]

@Optimus Prime You do you. Me? Well, I'm still loving superheroes. They're my childhood memories (apart from SpongeBob) and I will always cherish them. And I'm sorry to disappoint you, but a lot of human beings in this earth enjoyed superheroes as well. You may not understand why, but it is what it is. This genre will continue to live and there's nothing you can do to stop it. The sooner you accept that, the better. I take a look at your profile. It seems that you're fan of females celebrities showing their skins. You dislike Batman but enjoyed seeing Sophie Turner's legs? Peace and may God save your soul.

[@hwk_9]

The way he destroyed the haters at the end of the video was prenium.... 😂 😂 😂 Dude's offered them education.... This the best/worst way to humiliate haters....

[@danialyousaf6456]

Ikr. Best way to take a dump on someone is to show them how small brain they are.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

best way to do it

[@jakubrejak1114]

Darth Sidious : I AM ALL THE SITH! Iron Man : Discombobulate

[@DeadKraken]

Rey -Nobody- -Palpatine- Skywalker: And I'm Iron Man! Iron Man: Ah shit here we go again....

[@drops2cents260]

> Iron Man : Discombobulate Sherlock to Sidious: "Oh, and while we're at it: How'd you solve the icing problem?" Darth Sidious: "Oh, hell no!" **instantly fails** :-)

[@Khristos13]

Shadow is made from contrast of light and darkness, black and white. Thus the title 'Game of Shadow' is literally foreshadowing a game of chess 😎

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

didn't realize that. That is pretty damn smart! thanks for that!

[@somersault1123]

They could have just played Yugioh as well.

[@TheMindofagenius1]

My god....... it made sense when Filmento mentioned something along the lines of this in the video but..... this analogy is on a whole other level!

[@poyo0000]

@@somersault1123 That's big brain time, wish they do this

[@edenarchive4150]

No it's not.

[@headphones_guy777]

*You may have outsmarted me, but I outsmarted your outsmarting.*

[@ZenaWolf1]

This is actually one of my favourite movies out there!

[@vanjazed7021]

@Jimmy Rustling That ability and fighting skills are there just for the cool factor, a spin on Holmes to make it more action oriented and fresh in a certain way. If you want a faithful film then i am sure there already are plenty of them, probably very good ones too.

[@Guntherson220]

He used the hate he's been getting to transition into the sponsor, I weirdly respect him for that.

[@docbrown2045]

It's like using something created against him for his own benefit. Genius.

[@IcePhysicsGaming]

The strongest visual metaphor for Holmes and Moriarty's relationship is that in the scene where Moriarty literally has Holmes on the hook, the time when Holmes appears to be most vulnerable and Moriarty is in absolute and total control, is the time Holmes subverts this by making his big move and swapping journals with him. Additionally, if I recall, in order for Moriarty to get a little more intimate with his domination (not in a dirty way) of Holmes he actually lets Holmes off the hook so he can get up in his face about who is in control, but it is here where Holmes is able to make his move and he wouldn't have been able to without this show of hubris. It's a game of cat and mouse except that cats also play with their food. Except that this mouse has a trap set up that only works if the cat doesn't immediately eat the mouse but instead lets its guard down at the moment when it seems like the mouse's fate is inevitable. This has been the dynamic for the whole movie. Like someone else was saying, Moriarty could have ended Holmes a thousand times using his resources but he was toying with him because Holmes is the only opponent who can appreciate his genius; the mark of a classic megalomaniacal super villain. Holmes knew this and waited for some opportunity to get close enough to grab the book. (I think I had one more point but I forgot)

[@mish375]

In clinical terms, Moriarty would be a classic psychopath. And one major weakness of a psychopath is their arrogance. Pride is a major vice of a narcissist like Moriarty, and Holmes uses that against him.

[@anthonyjanthonycrowley898]

RDJ performance in these films are so underrated, he’s A M A Z I N G.

[@quantumplutonian6414]

You know what. Honestly, Moriarty is THE BEST villian of all time. Fight me. He literally is classy, AND dangerous. He is not one or the other, like most villian. Plus, look up his theme, tell me that it is not just the most unnerving thing ever. Go on now, why are you still reading this?

[@bryttonica6286]

No way. It’s been like 2 years, and the man did it. The mad man finally did it

[@Horrormaster13]

Guy Ritchie should finally give us Sherlock Holmes 3. I still waiting.

[@tiaaaron3278]

Ritchie is not coming back. Some other guy is directing now. :(

[@Horrormaster13]

@@tiaaaron3278 NOOOOOOOOO!!!

[@ComedyBros5]

Sadly, the moron who directed the awful Rocketman film is at the helm of Sherlock 3. We're doomed.

[@tiaaaron3278]

@@ComedyBros5 Man, fuck Warner Bros. They ruin everything.

[@ComedyBros5]

@@tiaaaron3278 Amen to that. Wish Ritchie was rich enough where he could just have his own production company and pump out all the stuff he wants. Love his stuff. His directing style is unmatched!

[@ringbearer947]

You made me feel like an idiot because I've seen this movie several times before and hadn't noticed so much. I love this challenge.

[@jonathanlebon9705]

I really liked this movie. Was such a beautiful display or writing skills. great actors. Funny without appearing too goofy and it knew when to out funnies aside and go into deadly serious. Shame they can't find someone to continue this legacy yet..but in a way I'm glad they didn't allow anyone to just ruin it with half assed attempts at writing.

[@Notaffiliated64]

This Movie is a underrated masterpiece of cinematic filmograohy/Cinemotagraphy

[@JayCeeSquared]

Reasons to love this channel: Sherlock Holmes Reasons to love Sherlock Holmes and show true appreciation: Filmento No seriously, I love rewatching this movie for every single one of those smart moments, cause its so fun to find the clues hidden around the area that is pointed to, that comes up like a Checkovs gun

[@planetbob6703]

17:05 TDK is also the second movie of the trilogy. The main characters and his allies have already been established.

[@bretglover2525]

The coolest thing is that their chess game is a recreation of a famous chess match, and that the entire movie mirrors the moves of the chess match. It’s even deeper

[@MrCoolerMan1]

I really liked how in the BBC Sherlock, they had a scene where it looked like Sherlock and Mycroft were playing chess while arguing (cliché), until the camera angle changes, and you can see they were actually playing some childish board game. Which is a great symbol for their relationship, but also reminds the viewer that this show will defy your expectations because it is "never" cliché-d.

[@Seth9809]

That show was terrible.

[@Cappichow]

One character I was really impressed by mentally was Kingpin in Netflix’s Daredevil

[@KuraiSensei]

0:02 Filmento: "Because I don't have the time to teach you EVERYTHING" Me: "HOW DOES HE KNOW! :O"

[@SithLadyDarhVamp]

God, the timing. I just rewatched this movie a couple of days ago, and realized how much I love it. And then I remember this is in my que to watch.

[@Mwuhahaha]

Too tired to explain about people that hate movie channels like yours: They are the type of people that think because a movie is entertaining, it makes it good. 'Entertaining' by no means makes it an actual 'Good' movie.

[@mariofernando4958]

Exactly! I can enjoy so much a movie but that doesn't mean that I'll be blind about the mistakes of the movie

[@MyPotatoAim]

Oh for sure. Like I thought Godzilla: King of the Monsters was entertaining as hell. But I don’t necessarily think it’s a “good” movie.

[@douglasmarshall6949]

someone should try making a 'good' movie that isn't entertaining

[@f2r14]

@@douglasmarshall6949 So, Stanley Kubrick?

[@kevg1617]

they are also the type who think that because they didn't enjoy a movie, it means it's bad... I can't count the number of people who disagreed with me that mad max fury road was an amazing movie, on the sole basis that they didn't like it, despite my well crafted arguments to the contrary, and it's multiple awards...

[@BeHeaven616]

You just have to love every single actor in this movie. Great cast, great story, great movie

[@FallenOne669]

Moriarty: I'm the Fisherman. Holmes: Fine, then I'm Bruce.

[@jaendhoe3962]

i like the Sherlock Holmes movies but they have one flaw that keeps me from *loving* the movies: Watson doesn't act like he enjoys the ride. One of the best things about the stories and even BBC Sherlock is the (platonic) affection Sherlock and John have for each other as BFFs and the joy and excitement they have for The Game makes season 1 and 2 pretty fantastic television. Law's Watson seems to be dragged along for the ride very reluctantly, seems to resent Holmes like everything is happening *at* him instead of being *with* Holmes, which is a bummer

[@josejimtharayil1511]

Yeah, though even then, I still love their dynamics

[@mr.bluefox3511]

To be faire, Watson just married & about to starting a more peaceful life with his wife, but he still have to deal with his "cool hearted" partner interrupting in the process ... and the danger still around all of them. At least this is just my opinion, and i do agree with your point too.

[@kuzuthunder1964]

Idk, I found this Watson more accurate to the source material. BBC’s Watson was soo passive which I hated. This Watson is actually competent and is sherlock’s friend not Sherlock’s dog.

[@randomness5281]

Here it's been a long time for both of them being on adventures together

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Nope you're wrong. This watson is actually competent and does help out holmes neck and neck.

[@ursaminor9780]

I’m so glad someone else appreciates this movie like I do. I was surprised to see its middling reviews, and thought maybe I was missing something for a while.

[@Ram_Ozymandias]

Gotta love how in the sponsored segment transition he made all of his haters so salty the air tastes like sea water...

[@rhettgedies7467]

Besides some stretches that really push the limits of what Holmes can actually predict in the second film specifically (in regards to the Homesvision scenes), both of Guy Ritchie's Downey-led _Sherlock Holmes_ films are quite underrated. They truly are epic intellectual movies that grow better with each rewatch. Especially when you start seeing more and more subtle unspoken details that speak volumes about the characters. They also take the source material and really put a sustainable new take on it, while still staying loyal to the essence of said original material (aka. _Dark Knight_ trilogy-style). Really looking forward to a third outing, but also scared because it's been a long time and I'm not sure they will stick the landing, especially if Ritchie is no longer involved.

[@dr.phil-federalinspector6023]

Another great film by 2 great actors who work together Perfectly..to tell great stories in the film industry of Hollywood... well done guys..well done

[@Casey_Truman]

I already loved these Sherlock Holmes movies, but your breakdown has made me have a newfound adoration for them. Thank you sir!

[@thatgirlinautumn5995]

The fact that all the chess moves actually work... Honestly the chess game is one of the best McGuffins I've ever seen, so simple and elegant

[@bbayuba]

Why I like Guy Ritchie's movies is because he tries to do one golden rule of filmmaking: show don't tell. It makes his movies satisfying to watch because you can see what the characters go through, not just told

[@NotAuburn]

These films are definitely underrated. Are they perfect? No, but I appreciate that they chose to focus on aspects of the Holmes canon that every other property likes to forget. If I had a penny for every time someone claims to have read the books/stories but be upset that RDJ fights in these movies...

[@sarahb.7175]

I've only seen a few adaptations (Basil, Benedict, RDJ), but this one is my favorite! It's the only adaptation, IMO, where Sherlock feels like a person, not an archetype or a caricature of himself. There's more to him than his big brain: the fighting skills (and the way fights are shown in this series), the experiments, the fact that while he's a logical man, he's not a callous or emotionless man and he does care about both truth and people, his relationships that feel real and lived in (if that makes sense)... It's also nice to see Watson depicted as a formidable foe in his own right. He's not supposed to be dumb or slow; he's a military doctor!! He's brains and brawn!

[@NotAuburn]

@@sarahb.7175 This adaption of Watson is definitely my favorite, he's a hero/co-lead in his own right. I also love how this version of Watson seems to be the voice of reason, but once the veneer is cracked you can see why he gets along so well with an odd duck like Holmes, because he's kind of weird himself. This version of Holmes is just enjoyable, not that I don't like other iterations. They really brought out both his manic genius, as well as his very real flaws, but you can see why he wants to solve crime in the first place. Holmes would never be a detective if he didn't genuinely care. Sure, he likes the competition and the praise, but the job itself requires empathy and understanding of human nature.

[@briankeenan1329]

I agree, it is a well crafted movie. I would love to see a part 3.

[@MousePounder]

Perfect Timing! I needed a fun video! This channel is great dude!

[@rickblaine9670]

Ultimately I guess the third story should be about the simplest thing: these Holmes and Watson are two guys who deeply care about one another, but pretend that they don’t. Their story should end with them finally, openly admitting that they do.

[@ktr708]

Also, it has to deal with the Fallout of Holmes' death. Both in the original stories and the BBC show it takes several years before Holmes returns to England and Watson finds out the truth. The ending of A Game of Shadows sets that up already (the typewriter scene in the end), but we still didn't get to see Watson actually figuring things out and his reaction to Holmes' fakeout death. And we also need another big-name villain, since Moriarty is hard to top. Maybe Charles Milverton or Major Sholto, or make an adaptation of the Hound of the Baskervilles. There are many possibilities.

[@jasonwrathorn9281]

This was easily one of my favorite movies. I liked the first one, but this one knocked it out of the park! Holmes accepts his enemy framing the nature of their conflict. Fisher-man and fish. He puts everything in place, even as Moriarty taunted him, putting him on the hook... the pay off at the end with the little flip book was exquisite... be careful what you fish for indeed.

[@shibumiserum]

you’re able to watch this movie over and over again and catch something new each time. It’s so intellectually stimulating

[@swad2315]

this movie is extremely good because it shows intellence in a way that we are constantly put on the edge of our seat on wanting to know what is going to happen next and due there are scene where we can rest for a while it immediately takes that comfort away and puts us on the edge again.even the most normal scene in the movie feels like the main characters we know are holding a nuclear bomb on their hands and they are playing with it as they just talk to each other.if you don't believe me just look at the scene when shoerlock mets moroarity for the first time, the levelof intensity they have at each other is like they are playing with each others hearts and each is trying to do what he can to hurt the other heart as much as pain full as possible

[@earlleonard]

What I love about the scene in Moriarty's study is that The Professor's ultimate defeat began right there with that fundamental difference between the two characters. Holmes states the wedding is definitive and that the doctor will no longer be art of his investigations, but Moriarty see's Holme's attachment to his friend as a weakness, and threatens Watson and his wife's lives. If Moriarty have had let them `leave the board' likes Holme's wanted, it would have meant Watson and Mary wouldn't have been around to help Holmes stop the assassination and steal Moriarty's fortune. Moriarty wanting to hurt Holmes is what kept Holmes pieces on the board and won him the game.

[@macmcleod1188]

Yes I agree strongly. And it was a real "kick the dog" moment where Moriarty revealed his cruel nature. There was absolutely no reason for him to attack Watson and Mary other than to hurt homes personally. And threatening them really irritated Sherlock Holmes.

[@kueapel911]

the ad part is BIG BRAIN... holy shit... lured me right into watching a goddamn ad without me realizing it at first

[@KaranC17]

This is an amazing video, what a brilliant breakdown. Hats off to you for this.

[@carlostoledo2668]

this is one of the best movies i've ever seen... the mystery, the cleverness, the scenary, the music, the performances, the fish and fisherman play, everything is just phenomenal

[@jordanfelt5978]

One of my absolute favorite scenes from this movie as well was the part with the good doctor Watson when he's trying to figure out which of the men is the one in disguise, at the same time that Holmes is having that chess game, and he deduces that he needs to cause a distraction to then read people's reactions. Of course he smashes the tray of champagne to the ground on purpose and it works. I thought that scene was ingenious, very smart movie all around.