It was not meant to be Brett's last scene as Holmes, but it turned out to be a magnificent coda for his entire run in the character, this last philosophical rumination at the end of "The Cardboard Box". Fate was kind to give Brett such a subtle yet powerful exit. Capping a portrayal of Holmes that will not be surpassed for decades to come.
@davidl23806 жыл бұрын
LordZontar I very much doubt Jeremy will be equalled as Holmes ever.
@doughoward64013 жыл бұрын
Brett was the absolute epitamy of what the character Sherlock Holmes was ment to be .who was it who said "the world shall not see his like again " sadly one of the greats has passed unknowing by the mass media of the world .
@nelsonx53263 жыл бұрын
@@doughoward6401 Yes, all these adventures, he made them masterpieces.
@sharonolsen65793 жыл бұрын
@@davidl2380 Agree.. 100% None before and none after will ever be as good as Brett's Holmes.
@rex-up9ln2 жыл бұрын
I think it's safe to say it will never be surpassed
@saintcruzin319010 жыл бұрын
I thought this so fitting as the last words Jeremy spoke as Sherlock Holmes. Perfect way to end a brilliant series....
@Pyrokatze5 жыл бұрын
Prove that God exists first
@jaystermac98703 жыл бұрын
I did not know that . Incredibly ironic what a tremendous human being Jeremy Brett was Sherlock Holmes I've seen that episode several times and never really appreciated how profound that scene really is.
@XyZ096 Жыл бұрын
@@Pyrokatzeholmes believes in him
@JZ-gx8tb7 ай бұрын
What was the name of this episode/short story?
@krisramirez385611 жыл бұрын
He seem really affected when he saw that person in the ice. he seem very tired of murders. :( so sad.
@ivandovranic58342 жыл бұрын
If you haven't already, watch the entire episode to see how right you are. One of the most emotionally engaging episodes in the show, and that is saying something.
@Bad_At_Parties12 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful actor he was, and what a legacy he has left in that character. It is deeply melancholic to see him so withered at this point in his life, but bless him for pushing through his decreasing health to bring us the end all be all Holmes performance. RIP Jeremy, you earned your rest.
@censusgary11 ай бұрын
His health was poor when he did the last Holmes series- as it turned out, he would soon die. But what a great legacy he left us with these performances!
@lefteris197611 жыл бұрын
What is the meaning of it...? What is the object of this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must have a purpose, or our universe has no meaning and that is unthinkable. But what purpose?? That is humanities great problem, for which reason so far has no answer................
@Kahaniyan....6 жыл бұрын
lefteris1976, humanity's*
@wboodock31152 жыл бұрын
Love it
@Wink1146 жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest words Sherlock Holmes ever spoke. Said by the greatest actor to play the character...
@greyforge2712 жыл бұрын
The last quote by Jeremy Brett as Holmes - the episode was released about a year and a half before his death. Truly powerful stuff.
@beckerqueiroz8 жыл бұрын
Very good! Though Holmes is a devoted advocate of Reason, he is the first person willing to recognize that not all problems can be solved by virtue of it alone.
@thelonewolf8612 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Edward Hardwicke. I will also always remember his portrayal as Watson.
@IanSuttton13 жыл бұрын
A truely fantastic scene and my favourite quote from Conan Doyle. Thank you. Jeremy Brett portrays Holmes with such depth and humanity its simply mesmerising. A true inspiration and a fine actor. R.I.P. "I remember the last time we danced together...She was wearing silver, and looking absolutely supreme - delicate, fragile - But we danced for the last time there, and I lost her...Her light will not come again, believe you me." -Jeremy Brett reflecting on his wife, Joan Wilsons, death.
@JaneFrieman6 жыл бұрын
Brett's moving words of the light of his life being extinguished evokes feelings of a deep and painful loss not only for him but for the reader also.
@deniseandrews1135 жыл бұрын
I just heard that recording of him paying tribute to Joan. She was indeed the love of his life! They are together again in spirit. 🎩🎻💔
@SimoSakariAaltonen3 жыл бұрын
Is the recording of this available somewhere these days? I was moved by these words and would like to hear it.
@daleheath96805 жыл бұрын
Not my favorite episode, but this is a masterfully done scene..watch both closely.. As Brett and Hardwick, they know the run, ends soon.. As Holmes and Watson, Holmes has an unanswerable question, and Watson cannot help.. Fittingly, if not mistaken, thier final scene of the series.. It was a spectacular run.. RIP
@deniseandrews1135 жыл бұрын
A truly spectacular run! RIP Jeremy and Edward
@censusgary11 ай бұрын
I think the BBC would have done another Holmes series, had Jeremy Brett not died when he did. Obviously, no one could really replace him.
@Harpagusss2 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Brett is the best Sherlock Holmes in history. He died very soon😢
@TheStockwell7 күн бұрын
No offense intended, but fifteen months after this episode premiered is not "very soon." Best wishes from Vermont 🍁🧡🍁
@stylusfantasticus12 жыл бұрын
"The Cardboard Box" undoubtedly one of the best episodes and if I am not wrong the last acting of Brett as Holmes. Have a great time!
@leisterverner52113 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Holmes like Jeremy
@ruzannaharutyunyan91239 жыл бұрын
interesting...that those words were his last ones....so sad....
@alishoride15052 жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace dear Jeremy
@renajsh11 жыл бұрын
Chilling ending to the series.
@leisterverner52113 жыл бұрын
Jeremy and Edward were rare gentlemen rip
@edwardpaddock2528 Жыл бұрын
"You see, Doctor, God didn't kill that little girl. Fate didn't butcher her and destiny didn't feed her to those dogs. If God saw what any of us did that night he didn't seem to mind. From then on I knew... God doesn't make the world this way. We do.”
@jonathangellin5595 жыл бұрын
Well said holmes fitting quote for the world's greatest detective. 😏
@gonzak12313 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this quote, Holmes' statement hit the spot.
@racheljolley263528 ай бұрын
I adored both these superb actors and I am soon going to London for my birthday to the Sherlock Holmes museum, not been for many years and am greatly looking forward to it 🥰🏴
@kamwrites12 жыл бұрын
@ispofdoom Jeremy is such a wonderful, tragic character in himself.
@DiggingNorway10 жыл бұрын
Agree. I have actually quoted this exact scene and phrase many time... funny to see someone has uploaded it.
@MarieHindson11 ай бұрын
So beautifully executed - thanks Jeremy !
@ParkSeoHamStar Жыл бұрын
Wonderfulll actor 🤍✨👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@tygrl13 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I had the whole episode in my Favourites just for this quote.
@seanmoran27432 жыл бұрын
Attempting the unthinkable is driving us mad That is my belief about our current times
@postscript675 жыл бұрын
When I watched this episode when it was first broadcast, I was annoyed that they had altered the original story, which was set at the height of summer. But watching it again years later, I thought it very good.
@jmw9904 Жыл бұрын
In the words of Alfred " some men can't be bought or reasoned with. They just want to watch the world burn."
@12348477 Жыл бұрын
This should the quote that Sherlock Holmes is remembered for.
@maureentuohy8672 Жыл бұрын
Mr. Brett was outstanding
@nelsonx53263 жыл бұрын
Good one. I felt so sorry for the guy that killed his wife, he broke his own heart.
@Parnasian12 жыл бұрын
Epic Speech!
@grouchosfoil750919 күн бұрын
What a great line. Brett was THE Sherlock Holmes. However, there is an answer to the question posed. And he is absolutely correct, it is of universal importance.
@kjohn89177 ай бұрын
I like, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data”.
@TheDanrox1103 ай бұрын
My dad watches a lot of First 48 and Forensic Files reruns, whenever he has it on on this quote always pops into my mind
@stephenwitherington879 Жыл бұрын
The purpose is a test of man's belief in the creator. That is the answer. Be good, & you'll get it right; be bad, & not repent & you'll get it wrong. The reward for good? Eternity. The punishment for bad? Hell. You choose, for everyone has time & free will.
@censusgary11 ай бұрын
If God knows everything, why would God keep testing us? Doesn’t God know the answers?
@shalevedna5 жыл бұрын
So true even today. I wonder what Doyle would gave Holmes say after WWII and the Holocaust???
@927ismynumber28 күн бұрын
I can’t watch the last two series of this programme 😢
@Lytton33311 жыл бұрын
Well said.. agree entirely..
@alicedesmond4336 Жыл бұрын
I can not stop thinking of what’s going on in the Middle East today when he says this.
@captur692 жыл бұрын
Holmes is definitely questioning life...whats it all about,,when there's such death and misery..and like most intelligent people wonders what's the point to life and the universe....lm glad to say I have the answer...but looking forward to hearing yours...
@Chuichupachichi12 жыл бұрын
The purpose of misery, fear and violence? The problem to which reason, so far, has no answer? The perpetrator of all misery, fear and violence intentionally purposes to be absolutely unreasonable...for the purpose of utter destruction to all It defies all proper reasoning. Albeit, reason provides an answer
@shadetreader Жыл бұрын
Much of the trouble lies in the classism that Doyle used his stories to perpetuate.
@DarkComet36010 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting for you to know that the guy (Hardwick was it? I can't think just now..forgive.) playing Watson here couldn't speak when they did this scene. I think he was suffering for laryngitis or something, so Sherlock spoke for him. Another obscure fact which some of you fans have overlooked. ;)
@DarkComet3609 жыл бұрын
JC Denton Nice.
@beckerqueiroz8 жыл бұрын
+DarkComet360 That is interesting, but in the original story it is also Holmes who asks the question and answers himself, so maybe there really was no need for Watson to speak up here.
@melissabarrett97502 жыл бұрын
@@beckerqueiroz Yes, Holmes was speaking rhetorically. Asking a question with the answer within it.
@stylusfantasticus11 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are absolutelly right....
@rahmiaksu10 жыл бұрын
I love Holmes and Brett as Holmes in particular. However, I cannot but see a limitation in Doyle's reasoning capabilities in this quote. Reason, as in its primary application of scientific inquiry, should never ask any "why" questions and expect to find answers. The only question that can be asked and answered is "how". That is because "why" implicitly presumes and requires agency, which may or may not be there. You are presuming that there is an intention, and thus an agent behind that intention. As hard as it is, one has to accept the possibility of "the unthinkable" to be able to apply reason to its fullest effect. A champion of reason as Doyle was, he unfortunately could not derive this inevitable conclusion.
@jackfirmin58149 жыл бұрын
great one
@beckerqueiroz9 жыл бұрын
ozgur Well put, but I believe that is precisely what Holmes meant: reason can't find an answer to this "greatest problem"-it is not the appropriate tool for that. It seems to me that here Holmes is merely reasserting his belief in something that perhaps cannot be reached through reason alone, namely, God.
@cha56 жыл бұрын
Gambiteer There were actually several times in the Cannon in which Holmes seems troubled by a somber view of humanity and seems to wonder about the meaning (or lack therof of existence such as when he and Watson are discussing a client. “Did you see him?’ He asked” “You mean the old fellow who has just gone out?” “Precisely.” “Yes, I met him at the door.” “What did you think of him?” A pathetic, futile, broken creature.” “Exactly, Watson. Pathetic and futile. But is not all life pathetic and futile? Is not his story a microcosm of the whole? We reach. We grasp. And what is left in our hands at the end? A shadow. Or worse than a shadow-misery.” ‘The Adventure of the Retired Colourman.’ And Holmes’s sympathies with a woman who has lost everything. “We sat in silence for some time after the unhappy woman had told her story. Then Holmes stretched out his long arm with such a show of sympathy as I had seldom known him to exhibit. ‘Poor girl!’ he said. Poor girl! The ways of fate are indeed hard to understand. If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest.” ‘The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger’
@sherrybentz32246 жыл бұрын
"why" is the first question that small children, very seriously & continuously, ask of adults.
@mytruepower26 жыл бұрын
And yet Holmes routinely used reason of a sort (usually inductive reason) to determine the motives of the criminals he pursued, so reason must have some role in answering the question "why?" Indeed, that's one of the major goals of traditional philosophy (though this wasn't Holmes' area of specialization.) I do agree, however, that life can have no purpose unless some sort of free agent brings it about intentionally.
@Afanofdeduction11 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@drjuliannewman2 жыл бұрын
A thought: given that the whole of the incredibly beautiful closing music of that episode is intended to be heard with those last words of Holmes still resonating in our minds, might it be a good idea to do another upload, starting at exactly the point in the episode where you started in this upload, but continuing right through to the end of the credits (on those amazing repeated major chords)?
@leisterverner52113 жыл бұрын
My favourite episode was the solitary cyclist 1984
@thinkchess_sohan11 ай бұрын
Indeed...Life is inaccurate!
@WeaslysWizardWeezes13 жыл бұрын
that is the exact line i thought of when we where watching the liberation of the Krakau (forgive me if i spelled that wrong) ghetto in Schindler's List in my lit as film class
@pendragonshall4 күн бұрын
Hmm,, blocked me posting,, lets try again.. Shame people don't realize that the more people turn from God the worse things get. And this world is getting worse n worse But, Great actor and possibly the best portrayal of Holmes ever.. Great Watson as well
@censusgary11 ай бұрын
Arthur Conan Doyle must have spent a lot of time doing the same kind of searching for meaning in all the world’s suffering, especially after one of his sons died (in 1918). The solution he eventually settled on was Spiritism (the belief that human souls are immortal, and that living people can communicate with the dead through mediums). I’d say he bet on the wrong horse (the belief in mediums, I mean), but I’m not sure I have a better answer to Holmes’ question (“What does it all mean?”), so, go for it, Arthur! Maybe you know the answer now that you’re on the other side, but I (unlike you) doubt that you’ll be able to tell us from there.
@Parnasian12 жыл бұрын
And never would find "why" for he did it himself... killed Moriarty.
@inesfreire91352 жыл бұрын
In self defense. Moriarty would continue to hunt him down and try to finish him. He would also hurt his friends in the process. Killing him was the only chance for Holmes to live.
@similarrr Жыл бұрын
❤
@leisterverner52113 жыл бұрын
Oh and of course the three gables1994
@cheeseburger12 Жыл бұрын
That question doesn't have a logical answer, it has a religious one. Which would explain why Holmes would be stumped.
@mudchair16 Жыл бұрын
Reason has no answer? It's called original sin.
@sb1208316 күн бұрын
lucky there's a family guy
@LibbyRoseEmbroidery12 жыл бұрын
Which episode was this from? I don't recognise it.
@elisabethsasso43244 жыл бұрын
The Cardboard Box
@drjuliannewman2 жыл бұрын
"But what purpose? That is humanity's great problem, to which reason so far has no answer." Ecclesiastes (and perhaps also Job) in a nutshell - except for the "so far" bit: we can soundly reason that our reason will never deduce those deeper meanings that are hidden in the mind of God, and thus we must instead find our purpose in that which in this age will not give us full intellectual understanding, namely fearing and trusting in God alone [in the New Testament, through Jesus the Messiah as the source of our forgiveness] and recognising the final judgment in which all the events of this vapour-like life - most importantly including our own good and bad deeds - will come to light and be judged.
@Cryptonymicus7 ай бұрын
Sounds like Watson's greatest quote rather than that of the man with the cold intellect who believed in science and facts or maybe just the ruminations of some writer trying to make Holmes more appealing to a modern audience.
@kennethhowell52784 жыл бұрын
What episode does this clip come from?
@elisabethsasso43244 жыл бұрын
The Cardboard Box
@ianluetkehans78222 жыл бұрын
What episode
@stylusfantasticus2 жыл бұрын
The last: The Cardboard Box
@Malama_Ki3 жыл бұрын
So she goes on a date with another man; her husband returns unexpectedly and kills both of them.... it may not be ‘legal’ but it’s understandable.
@emmanueldidier3213 жыл бұрын
No, it is not "understandable". It is pure savagery, and an abominable crime.
@pisces25692 жыл бұрын
Her other sister had a hand in manipulating her sister to think her husband was unfaithful just so the sister can steal her husband.
@inesfreire91352 жыл бұрын
How is it understandable? If your spouse is cheating on you you leave them. Maybe throw an egg at their window.
@melissabarrett97502 жыл бұрын
It's only understandable to people who think of their loved ones as possessions/property. Not to people who recognise their loved ones as free agents with their own needs.
@johnvincentpabroa21263 жыл бұрын
What episode is this guys?
@stylusfantasticus3 жыл бұрын
The Cardboard Box (last episode)
@johnvincentpabroa21263 жыл бұрын
@@stylusfantasticus thank you mate.
@johnwestcott56123 жыл бұрын
Sadly, the universe has no purpose.
@georgemorley10292 жыл бұрын
No purpose that we possess the faculties to discern, surely? Don’t you think that it’s quite hubristic of humanity to make statements like that? It speaks to an assumption that we alone possess a self-anointed capacity to understand everything the universe contains, when we don’t even know everything that our own minds contain. I think that as long as one can accept that, not only for as long as one lives, but quite possibly (given the sheer enormity of the universe itself) for the duration of humanity’s entire existence, we will in all probability never know if there is a purpose to existence, then that will itself have been the discovery. The discovery is not, as you say, that there is no purpose. The discovery is that we will never know one way or the other if there is or not.
@paulhowson874411 ай бұрын
God is reason. HE alone is the ANSWER. How could he not know?! The simplest explanation is ALWAYS the answer 🧐🔎
@leisterverner52113 жыл бұрын
Cumberbatch is no Holmes he would be better as bond
@melissabarrett97502 жыл бұрын
...or Moneypenny
@thelastmotel Жыл бұрын
he'd be an awful bond
@samvidas95996 жыл бұрын
Edgy
@bernardqblack5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, Sherlock. The universe has no meaning. Its elementary.
@georgemorley10292 жыл бұрын
You don’t know that, because you don’t have the means to discern that there is no meaning. You only have the means to know that you can’t find out if there’s a meaning or not. You overreach yourself with that statement. And THAT’S elementary. If you want a rational approach to existential questions, then I’m afraid that agnosticism is the only show in town. I mean, look at it this way; in one corner, we’ve got you and your statement, alongside the atheists and the theists and all the rest who say they know, one way or the other. Then in the agnostic corner we’ve got Albert Einstein, Carl Sagan, Bertrand Russell, Charles Darwin and Mark Twain. So you’ll forgive me if I don’t bet on your lot.
@melissabarrett97502 жыл бұрын
Exactly, completely random! ✔️
@XyZ096 Жыл бұрын
@@georgemorley1029excellent reply
@doreekaplan2589 Жыл бұрын
Cannot understand first half of what he said. May be the British accent
@BarManE.C. Жыл бұрын
someone write the last quote down. as an american the accent is hard to overcome sometimes. WTF is his last quote?
@boomxhaka-saka7711 Жыл бұрын
'What is the meaning of it, Watson? What is the object of this...circle of Misery, Violence and Fear? It must have a purpose. Or our universe has no meaning, and that is unthinkable. But what purpose? That...is humanity's great problem. For which reason so far has no answer...'
@stylusfantasticus Жыл бұрын
not in the mood to make the effort, you....
@markmartin5248 Жыл бұрын
trump
@Mr71paul718 ай бұрын
Life is tough then you die, thats the answer the only answer to Sherlock's half-witted question!!!
@allisvanity...91612 жыл бұрын
I hope this helps someone! 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 ESV 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." Romans 10:9-11 ESV 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV
@uayfb1 Жыл бұрын
Reason so far has no answer. But faith has - faith in God and Jesus Christ Who has paid the price of sin for those who in repentance turn from their sins and put their trust in His work on the cross. The Christian's great hope is in the return of Christ and the triumph of Love and Justice. Sin is the cause of what Holmes laments, and sin will be done away with forever when Jesus returns.
@austenj4539 Жыл бұрын
Well, one outlines that Jeremy and his 2nd, stand in for Watson .,., were, was, is and continue to be ... hamming ... shite. If ever one perceives yet another lip quiver, then .,., er,,, I die.