enola holmes should've been a tv show (a review) 🔎📰💐
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2020
- i watched the new enola holmes movie and i couldn't resist reviewing it! it was a super fun watch that gave me some hope for netflix (they've been churning out some pretty awful content lately). the only problem? it should've been a tv show instead. what did you think of the enola holmes film?
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When I tell you the pain I felt when I found out it was a movie....
Same, it would have been more suspenseful ig
Especially since the end was so interesting too I was like no keep going
Dayo Olorunnisola YES I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY WITH A SEASON
Right, I feel like if it was a series it wouldn't have been as predictable as the movie.
Jenifer Peiris unless, of course, they left it on the same kind of cliffhanger they left the movie on. I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THE MOM WENT AND WHY
when i originally saw the trailer i thought it was gonna be a show
yeah same
Same
Me too! Glad I am not the only one
When I originally saw the trailer I thought it was gonna be good
ME TOO
I honestly thought it was a series when they first announced. It has such a series of 3 vibes(didnt know of the trilogy just now lmao)
stop same lmao I literally just commented the same thing before I saw your comment lmao
@@violetguavapeachee5573 lmao ayee
Me two, I legit thought more episodes are coming out until I see the length of it. 😑
omg so there’s going to be two more movies?
Same..
I think the reason they maded into a movie insted of a series was "fear of audience". netflix already made a lot of brilliant series that got canceled after 1 or 2 seasons because of lack of public. this time, they are probably making a test, a movie to introduce the story, the character, the idea, before a big investment and desapointing the audience
I totally agree with you
I dont think it wouldve been cancelled. People love millie bobby brown
Samantha Arias ok but that show SLAPPED. Why was ur not that popular?
This was actually movie supposed to go to theatres but moved to Netflix due to Covid.
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I’m still so confused about the explosives- like, is her mother going to blow up parliament??? we never get an explanation for them
Right? Maybe they’re gonna make a sequel that explains why
It's an indication that her mother was a Suffragete. Back when they were protesting they also placed explosives in stores and warehouses as a sign of resistance and to attract the peoples attention
@@nikiz1738 and in mailboxes I think
Nah, she's a suffragettes, she just blows up post boxes n shit
Wasn’t a line of hers “To be heard you have to make a lot of noise”. Makes sense. 🤔
‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ was originally a movie and is now a show, now lets do it again.
book, movie, show but let's do it again 😳
YEs
yes
YESSS
It wasn't... It was originally 13 books😭 not A book. 1 book for every two episodes
I was literally 20 minutes into the movie and kept trying to find the episode list confused as hell. My brain refused to process this was a single movie and not a show.
Lmao 😂
Bruh same I was like damn that’s a long episode
@@kotijaye474 lol you should see sherlock holmes
6:42 I felt like I was watching Dora the Explorer there for a second
😂 yeah I know
Lmaoo I literally said that out loud when watching the movie. I was like “no Dora I don’t have any ideas”
du du du du du du du dora du du du du du dora
YESSS
True
I love the movie but I really hated the fact of she talking to the screen, like, hello dora, i'm not there, okay? It's just you
Lol except...you were there
@@justintyler5041 plot twist 😱
Some of them were bad, like that one "you have any ideas?" felt very Dora-y, but for the most part they didn't bother me
LMFAOOO BYE
Yes! That’s why I agree that they should’ve cut more of those. Then the wall breaks would feel more special, subversive, and charming. They do, do a good job of catching your attention though.
The whole feminism aspect was because the film was set when suffragette movement was in its prominence.
Yes but to turn her into a terrorist?!? No one in the audience opposes to supporting Women's voting rights. But DAMN?!?! Bombing a bunch of people MURDERING fathers and husband's and possibly young cute tweksbury that we've come to love and care for??! 🥺🥺 such an overkill....no pun intended.
sharpaycutie2 At the time there were feminist sects that blew up buildings and the like. While they generally tried to only bomb empty buildings, I doubt the perpetrators cared if a life or two was taken because of it.
sharpaycutie2 from what I have read suffragist are not really that bad they bombed buildings with no one in them for voting rights they were not trying to actually hurt anyone
@@sharpaycutie2 uhmmm did you not know this in bistory
EDIT: history, typo
Marlena Carroll in actual fact the suffragists and the suffragettes were two completely different groups. the suffragists were completely peaceful protestors, however their efforts only had a small role in the votes for women. the suffragettes were much more violent, and when they were sent to prison for illegally protesting they would go on hunger strike so they could be sent out of prison again. quite an interesting history and i would reccomend researching it ! :)
Honestly I was slightly disappointed about the ending with her mother I had expected not to see her and that the message would be enola would have to move on and grow up and maybe we would see her next movie. Also that scene had no weight to it for me why didn't she ask her mom anything about the bombs or where she was or anything????? Otherwise it was a pretty good movie
Should have ended with only seeing the shadow/silhouette of the mother and Enola’s reaction with no explanation.
I feel like Enola had already figured all that out though. After finding the bombs and making the connections of her past memories and current events, she knew exactly what her mom’s plans were, and she understood why as well.
I agree 💯
I was still really confused about her mother leaving her like she did. And to not be replying to her messages, I just felt kind of hurt for no reason.
I feel like I like how they handled that in the books better- she doesn’t really show up at all in the first one.
honestly i'm just glad we got actually good content on Netflix. If it were distributed as a TV show, its quality likely would've been sacrificed. We're just lucky we got anything good at all
But if the quality was as consistently high as this movie was throughout an episodic version, I agree--I would've loved a show
there's actually a lot of good shows on Netflix just not ones with a teenage target audience, in my opinion.
anne with an e was really good but it got cancelled :(
velkoon Agree 100%
@@daylite34 yeah in some ways I think its cause they don't chose to make good films/shows for teenagers anymore, and tbh with the amount of people who love riverdale and outerbanks why would they. its disappointing though because im sure there are so many directors/writers that would create some amazinggg things with the resources Netflix has to offer. hopefully they start to see we value good content and better shows getting picked up.
@@Ella-gg5fi It's true. Never Have I Ever is actually a fantastic, well written show, but will never compete with a Riverdale or Outer Banks that follow the same edgy sexy formula
Honestly I thought the sets in the film were gorgeous. And I really liked the costume design for some reason. Even though they weren’t groundbreaking they felt like the perfect mix between beautiful and practical which is my style.
Yep!! And somehow they felt pretty organic, like the characters were really wearing these clothes rather than actors wearing a costume
Yeah but their commentary on corsets tho 😔
@@tabitha2397 The costumes were pretty inaccurate for Enola and some other characters and that is what made the movie feel even more bad and the corset comments really set me off about the movie. Also the reason it felt more organic and not like actors and actresses wearing costumes is probably because they are good actors and actresses.
@@nameslesss yep i was cringing at the corset comment, but I'm glad she as well as the other female characters are seen wearing it. And she even fights in one! Thankfully she didn't have any other comments about it after the fight
@@pearlygirI lol i didnt say they were accurate 😅 just well made maybe? Like they didnt look flimsy imo (except the last dress that one can burn hahaha)
We need an Enola Holmes 2 period
Right we deserve answers
YESS
Imani BoBani or a series based off it with hopefully all the same actors and actresses
Yes but knowing netflix they probably wouldn't:(
they should do what they did w 'a series of unfortunate events' where they made a movie first and a series later on. this movie seems really rushed and the part 2 probably would be as well. the series would do it better.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and while it probably would have been paced a bit better as a tv show, I had no problems with the pacing.
Edit: Also I guess I was the only one who knew it was a movie
full agree, I mean with a cast like that? what budget would they have to have? obviously a movie :D
I took it for granted it was a movie 🙁
@@Bandajify Right?? We've got Henry Cavill, Sam Clafflin, Millie Bobby Brown, Fiona Shaw AND Helena Bonham Carter. The budget for a tv series would be through the roof.
You aren't the only one. Personally when I see a trailer I first check whether it's a film or a series. I don't know how did so many people miss that bit.
I did, although I see why people would think it was a show.
I loved the movie and I agree. There was so much that could’ve been explored, especially since there’s a book series worth of material.
I loved the books as a kid and I agree that it should have been a tv show since the books were episodic anyways. There was an overarching plot about her trying to find her mother but each book had its own plot and a different mystery for her to solve, all of which were very interesting and could easily have carried an episode or two. The Most of the fun of the series came from how Enola was able to use her more "ladylike" knowledge to her advantage (one book centered heavily on the language of flowers, another on signaling with hand fans, etc.) and I think a tv show would have let them explore that aspect more. It was a really interesting take on "girl power" to see Enola actually finding freedom and community in these more feminine aspects of society that I found super influential as a kid and I wish it got more focus.
They honestly might have enough film to edit it into a show, though maybe not 45 minute episodes 🤔
1 I liked the movie.
2 I already knew who was the villain as soon as I heard her.
3 I didn't expect a happy ending and I don't know how I feel about it.
4 I didn't buy Sam Claflin as Mycroft, it was... so rare.
5 Totally agree with the opinion of the fourth wall.
6 Don't agree about Superman. I liked him as Sherlock.
I actually loved all the fourth wall breaks.
yeah personally I did have my expectations a bit low for sherlock since I've already pretty much spoiled with Cumberbatch but it was good for what it was trying to be
Honestly until it was pointed out that the actor for Sherlock in Enola Holmes was the actor for Superman, I had no idea, but then again it took me awhile to realise that Enola Holmes was played by Millie Bobby Brown, I also don’t watch a lot of super hero movies
This would have been my absolute favourite movie when I was 12. Still really enjoyable now but I’ve got a weird pseudo nostalgia thinking about how I probably would have watched it repeatedly as a kid.
Totallyyyy. Like watching it now I was just thinking how i wouldve loved this movie and tried to find the books 😂
i felt that too! i think that’s why i really liked it, it felt so nostalgic cause i know my baby feminist self would have been obsessed with it lol
I enjoyed Henry Cavill as Sherlock, though I do agree that they wrote him out to be a little bit hollow. I think they established him to be the "cleverer one" - for example when he figures out the chrysanthemums hold meaning without the message from "mother". Maybe because I don't so strongly associate him with Superman since I'm not American. I get that this is sort of an AU so we can take Sherlock's warmer nature with a grain of salt I suppose. HOWEVER, Mycroft's character absolutely infuriated me!! He's shown to be the dumb one, not at all observant. Even within the film's universe, where the rest of the family is sharp as a tac, he's like the slow and stupid one of the lot which makes no sense! If they would have shown him to be a little more on par with Sherlock, I think the stakes would have been higher even on intellectual levels instead of just "legally". There would be more conflict as to who has Enola's best interest at heart. Not to mention Mycroft is supposed to work at M16! He seriously can't be the way he is shown. Like he is not even witty or likeable. And it's too canon dirvergent for me to digest. At least with Sherlock, they have time to develop. They've already ruined Mycroft in my opinion :( I love Sam tho and I hope they do him a little more justice in the upcoming movies.
I think most people not just Americans associate Henry Cavill with superman
Mycroft is actually smart, but he has always been associated with the government. Like, he’s also caring to Sherlock (que Sherlock BBC) but yes he’s not as wise as Sherlock. But he’s smart, like above normal people
completely agree, specially with the Mycroft part
I always accosicate Sherlock with being a little bit awkward socially, I always think of him as being kinda abrupt and spacey when interacting with other people. Not “dumb” in anyway, just always little bit preoccupied with a case to bother with actually interacting with people outside of his work on a case. This Sherlock was too smooth, he was like a polished Sherlock.
Wait, what did they do with Mycroft??
I haven't seen the movie, but in the book, Viscount Tewksbury was like, 12, about 3-4 years younger than Enola, and they were NOT love interests. Interesting take though!
Yes! I read the books as a kid and I was kinda annoyed they made them love interests
Omg really? When i was watching the film i was thinking why two characters in the same age always has to be love interests, i think if they made it like in the book it would be better
@@koralina1556 I think they made Enola older, so it was expected that there be a love interest, but then again, the whole point is that she goes against social expectations.
Maybe that's why Enola at the end of the movie rejected living with him (?)
I never read the books, but the love part was interesting... honestly, I wish they ended the movie with Eola deciding to go back to Tewksbury
im actually in love with Louis Partridge/Viscount
Abby M. same he’s honestly a very good actor and of course extremely handsome 😂😳
@@violetguavapeachee5573 HE SKATES TOO,PLAYS PIANO AND HAS WATCHED CMBYN
Abby M. How do u know he watched it?
@@johanchango3024 one of his story highlights shows he listened to visions of Gideon (cmbyn song) so yeah i think so
Abby M. Omg he’s perfect
the ending ruined the whole thing. why did they even add her mother going missing when it went NOWHERE
Joxhua Thomax yeh and like why did they just let her go with all those explosives that she made and that she basically had been planning since Enola was child, would’ve been more interesting and made more sense if something more unexpected happened like if the Lord I forget his name was injured accidentally if they added the scene when her mother set off the explosives, Enola would start to realize more that her mother is crazy and tries to report her even though it’s hard for her to do so, but her mother takes her back to the countryside and has her looked after by two of her members of the purple group they’re in I forget the name, but then Sherlock or Mycroft or both come get her and trick the two women and Enola rides her bike to the Lords home and that’s all I got like maybe her mother is waiting there for her and then the Lords uncle stops her mother from taking her and then her mother runs away but it doesn’t really fit that bit but eh idk
けいと was there better stuff in the book? it sounds like it has a lot more. I really enjoyed the film but from the moment he saved her from the school it felt like it skipped three scenes and a whole ending 😂 I wanted more closure on the mother storyline. a hug and a half assed explanation didn’t feel right haha
Joxhua Thomax I haven't watched the movie yet out of...nervousness (?) because I had loved the books and was in the exact target demographic for them when they were published. In the books, her mom disappears because she has terminal cancer and wanted to live her final days with the Romani, outside of Victorian aristocratic society. She never tells anyone this, so Enola is only left with a book of clues and a scavenger hunt to money stashes so she could run away herself, and she never gets the opportunity to see her mom again. The mom doesn't actually appear as a character, besides in coded messages they left each other in newspaper advertisements. I think it cheapens the impact of the story for them to reunite.
Edit - just watched it. I feel like they tried to (rightfully) write over the Romani part because it's problematic, but lost the element of her ’alone’-ness - the whole book series and her desperation to find her mother is driven by her wishing for affection from her instead of just lessons on being independent. She never gets this and remains ’alone’, but in their final message, she gets closure in accepting that her mother was showing how she cared in her own way. She gets the ’you're not alone’ closure from her brothers, when they let her live independently without fearing getting captured and sent to finishing school. Even just adding a line that her mother ran away to the suffragette group because she knew her time to live was limited would've made that plot more satisfying.
Faye Dawn My preference for the books is mostly because she has more time to grow and prove herself before the conclusion, and I feel like that makes a better story. The books are definitely dated to being written 14 years ago and do use a slur term repeatedly. I also read these when I was ~13 and didn't know all the inaccuracies for what was actually in 1888, but there are parts of her puzzling over fashion trends of previous decades that help explain why I like watching creators like Bernadette Banner and Karolina Zebrowska today.
For innacuracies, none of the suffragette plot is in the book, and she never goes to finishing school. Her actions are smaller and she never does anything as major as influencing politics, as she does in the movie.
If it's the dress history part that was bothering you - in the first book, I could imagine that they were eccentric and lived away from society so her only knowledge of corsets came from the sensationalized tight-lacing, rib removing magazine articles. She does wear one throughout the series to hide money and disguises. However, the 2nd and 4th books are focused on rescuing a girl who fit the sensationalized ’deformed because of growing up tightlaced in a corset’ stereotype, and there's a whole weird minor part of Florence Nightingale doubling down on this by telling Sherlock that Enola was running away from being in a high-society position that expected her to be tight-laced. If I were reading these for the first time today, I would probably be ok with the inaccuracies because it is a series targeted for middle school and not the me of today who has spent hours devouring historical CosTube content.
Ikrr , that spoiled the movie for me as I watched it with extremely high expectations cause of millie
I agree with everything, I personally hated the way they wrote Mycroft, he is like a one dimensional character who is just there to represent oppression. Yes, Mycroft is supposed to be kinda annoying but it would be great if they gave more depth to his character, and to Sherlock too of course.
Yes, I feel the same way, I really prefer the mycroft on Benedict Cumnerbatch Sherlock.
I agreed with everything but the feminism thing because I didn't think it went "over the line" with it, because of the sole fact it is part of the plot her mother literally disappeared because she wanted to be part of the movement and talking about a long term franchise it is a plot that they will probably follow, plus feminism feels throughout the whole movie not just in "certain" moments, im just hoping people don't underestimate/judge the movie because of those details because it would take its whole essence away.
I actually like their take in feminism and femininity. Like Enola rejects her femininity at first but actually embrace it at the end HER way.
V Nha but there’s a difference context. this is loosely set around the suffragette period and in the center of London, hence its extremism.
V Nha wait I don’t really remember any everybody clapped moments. wasn’t there an a scene in the film depicts just how dangerous and violent the riots would get? and i made the distinction between Anne with an E and this film because Anne with an E is set in a smaller town. where as in this film it’s set in london with a House of Lords vote or whatever it was being very very close. so the reason it’s dramatised isn’t necessarily because of yay feminism but rather we need to get lord tewkesbury quick!! aka plot reasons.
V Nha yeah i agreee
When my dad and I were watching it about half way through my dad said he wished it were a TV show so their could be more and I completely agreed.
I was expecting a costume review, since I already saw some tweets taking the movie out of context and presenting as its criticizing corsets, when I actually found it quite nice how it kinda subverted the corsets=bad trope
But this was an awesome video don’t get me wrong!!! And I also was expecting it to be a tv show, but hopefully this will turn into a film series
i think it still played too much into it but it was nice to see her wear a corset like they actually were (over a chemise or other underlayer) and her wearing a crinoline without it being such a big deal or seen as impossible to move in or smth. so ig a step in the right direction
I wish at the very least they only criticized the tight laced corsets, like Enola would have work a corset too.
yeah I saw a lot of people talking about the corset thing but in the movie enola said it was a form of oppression for "those who were forced to wear them" which I do think is true since no one should we forced to wear those, she did show how it could be useful though and did CHOOSE to wear one herself.
I need a part 2, 3, 4...
Also, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin in the same screen made my heart explode. And Louis Partridge did an amazing job, I hope to see him more!!!
Honestly it’s not too late to make it a show-
That’s all I’m sayin
i really liked this movie but i agree it would have been better as a series. i hope we get a sequel!
I was so sad when I saw it was a movie. Why rush something soo good.
I'm not sure if anyone else felt this, but the first 30 minutes of the movie felt a lot like a trailer? Or as if it were a much of trailers stitched together.
No, you're right. It's like it was a full length pitch proyect
i was expecting this to be a series and was slightly upset it was a movie. but i was actually happy with how the movie turned out and would like enola holmes 2 asap !!
I always think that if you make a cinematic adaptation from a book you should do it as a TV show, that way we get:
A) More character development.
B) Details and characters that maybe had to be cut off to get to the one and a half to two hour time limit.
C) We get more clues to who the villain is (if it is a mistery book like Enola Holmes)
D) If it is a historical book maybe more outfits (but that's more of a "me" Thing)
When she looked at the camera and said “Any ideas?” I was like what it this- blues clues?
i would love for you to review anne with an e it's about feminism and everything about it is amazing. it was cancelled and got a petition signed by the fans and recently surpassed 1 million!!
ps i love your channel💛
I will forever hold hope for season 4 😩😩 That show is top tier!
kaayla sidharta such a beautiful show. So much better than this movie, I really wanted to like it but I just found it boring. Anne with an E is beautiful
I second this! Please may you review Anne with an E! It is such an amazing show
#renewannewithane
Anne with an E was produced in association with CBC. Was it Netflix’s decision to cancel it?
@@mhawang8204 i think it was a mutual decision between cbc and netflix
loved the book series- the movie's tone and plot was extremely different, confusingly so. the books were rather dark. one thing i really hated about this movie was that, oddly enough, they took away a lot of enolas agency. i really didn't like this film.
@@biguattipoptropica I have found this phrase to be very true- never judge a book by its movie
hey you should watch Anne with an E it on Netflix it really good
Everyone should watch Anne with an E
I was so sad that Anne with an E had to end it was so good I loved so much I thought I wouldn't since I am absolutely in love with the original adaptation but I just adored it!
@@dianabryan7421 yay and one thing I like about it was how historically accurate it was. And how beautiful the outfits are
I agree so much Anne with an E is a masterpiece
i started with my mom when it came out, i was surprised because i used to watch a cartoon version when i was younger.
I think the "solving the case faster than Sherlock Holmes" is one of the strongest points of the film. At multiple points in the movie we are shown that Sherlock doesn't care about the case because it is too political (which he doesn't care about because of his masculine privilege). Enola not only gets involved in the case because of the political aspects (as well as her luckily meeting the missing Viscount in question) she also uses her understanding of contemporary English politics to narrow down the list of suspects. In my opinion it is one of the few clever #girlpower moments in a film that is otherwise overly heavy-handed.
I also think the criticism of Sherlock's sexism works especially well because it is a flaw that has been part of Sherlock Holmes since the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle version. He has always been "a bit" sexist, so adding an equally smart female character that highlights that sexism feels on point.
I agree with the rest of your points though. It would be especially nice if there were more "small" mysteries Enola could have solved (the only other two I remember from the film are the flower riddle and the secret map code).
Firstly, I thought this when I saw the trailer. Secondly, the HISTORICAL INACCURACY with the costumes had me screaming.
The costumes for a lot of the background actors were okay (to my knowledge) but the fact that they messed around with Enola's costumes so much had me crying, and all the crap about corsets being repressive ughhhh
@@texaspoontappa2088 no exactly! That was my exact problem. I didn't understand why worked so hard on side characters or background characters when Enola wasn't properly dressed. Especially her last dress, that drove me insane.
@@mtop9152 Her dresses were beautiful but when you think about it, it doesn't even make sense for her to be dressed so different. The whole point of the story is that she's in disguise trying to be "a lady" so no one notices that she's different. Why on earth would they make her so historically inaccurate? With a neckline like that during the day, she'd be getting tons and tons of stares. It's really a plot hole and they would've been better off starting the movie with her dressed in a heavily contrasting way then having her in disguise in a very accurate dress.
@@texaspoontappa2088 i straight up thought they were going to do something with the fact that when enola dresses as a lady shes wearing no hat, gloves, or outerwear (coat, shawl, etc.). like maybe this was part of her being super unprepared for aspects of society and the next person she tried to trick would see right through it. *that* didnt happen. then i thought maybe this is just a general inaccuracy, but all the background characters are dressed properly.
and the corset bashing drove me nuts! it wasnt even internally consistent: enola complains about corset but has an entire fight scene while wearing one, so clearly she can move freely. it even saves her life by acting as a stab proof...corset (SPOILER: i also thought for sure that would be the twist in the climax, and maybe say something about societal gender roles, but nope, armor. tewkesbury totally would have been able to wear enolas corset, and what an awesome callback that wouldve been!). i liked the movie well enough but this focus on clothing in that period while being obviously inaccurate at the same time just took me completely out of it.
. The neckline had me screaming when i watched the trailer, no "lady" as she says would wear a dress like that during the day, least of all a young girl... Yeah Enola's costumes were disappointing and hopefully modern gurlz or karolina will make a video about it
Henry Cavill is probably the "nicest" Sherlock on screen and as much as I enjoyed his performance, I'm not sure this is a good thing.
We only seen him be nice to his family, we didn't see him around anyone else. Maybe in the other movies when Enola becomes his Ward we'll see the eccentric, rude and crazy side to him. My favourite version of Sherlock was Benny Cheekbones (his name is hard to spell so I call him that).
I love this movie and you brought up super good points about characters, the plot, and other things! I wish this was a tv show with more explanation but I'm glad we at least got a film than nothing at all. Great vid :)
When I first saw the trailer for Enola Holmes I thought it was going to be a series too.
I was pretty disappointed that it was going to be a movie instead but to be honest everything that was shown in the trailer looked so awesome that I literally didn’t care anymore...but yeah I think it should’ve been a series instead.
Hi, can you please do a video ranking the different versions of Snow White's dress one day?
Which Snow White dress?
Totally agree! I haven't watched all the video but that's the feeling I got after watching the movie too.
Look, I'm a big detective genre person. Books, shows, films, documentaries. I actually thought this was a series. This needed more time and stuff to just be put into it. I actually like it, I just want more.
Historically Ju Jitsu was an important part of the Women’s Suffrage movement during that time. I think it was awesome they included it. I agree though otherwise, especially about the love interest and episode structure. I wanted more.
I loved it for the first half an hour, but after that it felt like it was dragging along. I was really impressed with Millie Bobby Brown (who I've never seen in anything before), but the writing of her character - and all of the others, to be honest - was so 2 dimensional that I found it very difficult to care about her. She had no flaws and no real character arc beyond outsmarting her brothers.
I really wanted to like this film, but in the end I had to force myself to finish it. With a tv show, perhaps they would have given her more depth; I liked what you said about how she would be really naive and we could have been shown her learning curve after moving to London.
This is a smaller gripe, but I was bothered by the historical inaccuracy of things like motor cars apparently being commercially available in 1884.
I also can't believe someone could make a film heavily featuring Sherlock Holmes and not only not mention Watson once, but more than once have people remark that he works alone and has no friends. This is meant to be 1884, 3 years after they met! Would it have killed them to throw in a line about Watson being busy?
I recommend Anne with an E as well, I am in love with that show, cancelling it was a tragedy 😭
I preferred it as a movie tbh, there's nothing else I felt that I had missed. But I did think it was a show at first.
Same. I don't know what they are talking about. Cavill plays on Witcher and Millie plays on Stranger Things.
every time i watch one of your movie reviews I'm surprised that I absolutely agree and think you nailed it, but would never have thought of these solutions myself. Probably you're one of my favorite creators !
The exact same thing happened when I watched The Old Guard. I thought it was a show, and after watching it I was disappointed that it was a movie. I didn't think it had a passing problem, I actually thought the passing was pretty good, but it had long enough legs to work as a show and the characters were really likable. I haven't seen this movie, but I thought the trailer was cute.
The way they set up the ending, I think the movie was just a "test", and that they're gonna make a show to continue the story. That's just my personal theory though.
When I finished the trailer, I was worried about Enola Holmes having serious "I'm not like other girls- I'm one of the boys" vibes, but I was (gladly) wrong
First let me make it clear that I liked the film, and I would be rewatching it or any other film in the series. I loved the acting and the chemistry between the characters, and the scenery is absolutely beautiful.
Now I understand that when a book series is made into a movie things need to change. And there are many things I can forgive for this. Enola Holmes series though for young adults have a lot of scenes which I knew would not be shown as they are well too true a picture of Victorian London. But still the creators have changed a great deal of the source material to suit the film, they have also changed things that did not to be changed and it gives me a feeling that the creators were actively trying to get away from the source.
My biggest problem is with the way characters have been changed. Mycroft is the biggest victim of this, as the character in the film holds absolutely no resemblance to the one in the Sherlock canon or in the Enola Holmes canon.
Now the canon holds that Mycroft's ability in deduction is greater than Sherlock and the only reason he is not famous is because he does not like doing much activity, also the reason the he is canonically obese. Even in the Enola Holmes series, his enlarged waistcoat is always pointed out, also on this series yes he is misogynistic but so is Sherlock. When he wants Enola to go to boarding schools, it's because he actually believes that it is what would make her life happier for her. In the end he wants what is best for her. Now in the movie he has being turned into this bitter man who does not have the ability like his younger siblings so he is going to take pleasure in his sister's pain. That does not agree with me at all.
Eudoria can also be considered a whole new character who is noting like the one in the book and whose storyline is also one made up for the film.
Viscount Tewksbury is the only character I think they changed for the better and his change is one I do accept as it brings the 'necessary' romantic character that apparently all YA movies need, though as it was done well I really appreciate how they did it. But still he does only share the name with the book character and absolutely nothing else.
Both Sherlock and Enola seemed to have lost their spark in the transaction from the books to the series. Though I greatly enjoyed the way Henry Cavil and Mille Bobby Brown portrayed them and espiacially the sibling bond they showed.
Enola espiacially seemed lost her spark, in the books Nancy Springer made sure that while Enola was a wild child and espiacially resourceful, she did everything while following the Victorian etiquettes and rules of society.
Two lines which espiacially hurt as an Enola Holmes fan was her apparent inability to ride a bike, in the book bicycle riding is something Enola and her mother share and she is quite a proficient rider, and the biggest sin in my book was the line that Enola does not really care for flowers. During the whole series Eudoria and Enola used flowers and their meaning as the chief code while communicating with each other. It was also the only code which Sherlock was not able to break until Enola herself told him the answer in the last book.
Of course there are also many other small things that disagreed with me, but those can be let go as an artistic licence to the creators, these of course include the aging up of Enola and Tewksbury who were 14 and 12 respectvily in the books. Enola's birthdate was also changed which I believe is 1882 in the movie, while the whole book series took place in 1888 - 1889.
At last for my own peice of mind, I consider this Enola Holmes to be the younger sister RDJs Sherlock Holmes as the actions scenes and the various plotlines would not seem out place in that film series.
P.S. My two hated historical inaccuracies of the movie were of course Enola not wearing any hat and the widow MISS Beatrice May Posie. Let me assure you that the Enola Holmes of the books would not and does not ever makes these errors in her detective works.
I haven't read the books but as a Song of Ice and Fire reader I feel your pain. From what you wrote and after seeing the book covers Bella Ramsey would've been amazing as Enola if they were following the books more closely.
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I really hope they make a sequel in the form of tv show
BoxOfKinsley same
I’ve been thinking about it and she didn’t even solve anything 😐. She thought the uncle was the murderer until the grandma came out and tried to kill them, and her mother just showed up. She solved the mystery before Sherlock because the person was going to kill dude in front of her. Sherlock could’ve solved the case faster if grandma attempted to murder dude in front of him to. That being said I enjoyed the movie
@@vilwarin5635 well wasn’t that guy who was going to assassinate Tewkesbury tracking him and Enola down so maybe they traced them and followed them?? I’m not quite sure though that could’ve just been a plot hole
@@vilwarin5635 it could’ve just been a plot hole then in the movie. If that’s the case they should’ve done a lot better because that’s just makes the plot line look rushed and not thought out
I got here sooo quick 😭😂🙌🏽 dedication at its finest
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This is honestly my favorite review! You said everything I was just thinking but couldn't formulate out loud lol! Thank you!
YES I’m happy I’m not the only one that wanted it to be a series it was so good I really hope they make a second movie 😔😔😔
I think everyone thought it was as series
yo im so glad you recommended The Great also. that show was so good. also i agree with every point you made the trailer really did make it seem like this was a movie
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Opinion : all books should be shows instead of movies so that eveything from the book can be put in
agreed! Maybe if this is successful, they'll make it a series :D I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and I liked how you explain how it could've been broken down into episodes
You took the thoughts right out of my brain (and elaborated on them quite cleverly). Great analysis!
Ikr you just say what I think and make it more easily to understand, good video.
the #girlboss aspects of period pieces/adaptations is never really enjoyed by audiences. especially feminist audiences, i feel. it always seems like a surface level understanding of feminism, or just there to hastily prove that a female character is independent or to manufacture conflict. it is almost always seen as lazy writing because these are modern ideals on a historical based character and it just doesn't really work
Wow well said! I find when this is done it really sugar-coats how very difficult it was for women at the time. This "lazy writing" actually does the opposite of what their ham fisted attempts at feminism tries to do in intent, i feel it diminished the hardships women had to go through for their rights and the fact that it was a struggle...hence the mother and her suffragette movement and the lengths they were willing to take (hopefully that's explored more in depth in later movies).
I really hope they make more movies about the other books or a series, really enjoyed this movie
i love how you mentioned down with love. the movie seriously needs more appreciation.
The best thing about the movie to me is that it useas a clear way to give the audience hints about the case without being obvious (most of the time), and also that you can understand the storyline pretty easily as most mystery novels tend to do even if they make use of complicated wording or settings/cases.
Also, I really love the structure they gave them (I didn't read the Enola Holmes book series, but I did read some of the Sherlock Holmes entries), it's the typical Sherlock Holmes three act case, where they start with the primary case and begin to intertwine it with a secondary case that seems out of nowhere and that at first doesn't have much to do with the primary case, but that in the end (act three), when the secondary case is solved, the primary one is solved with it.
Oh and I love that the actors that play child characters didn't kiss in the end.
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i feel like had it been a series it probably would've been compared to a series of unfortunate events since they're so similar; so maybe netflix was trying to avoid that idk
The vibes of the show gave me that feeling of the netflix adaptation. Some of the cinematography as well.
I think it was weird that they ended it on that whole "I'm my own person" thing when... they wrote that character to attract fans of sherlock holmes and also have her solve basically the same riddles that sherlock does. I get that she's different, but she's still, you know, a take on sherlock. Which isn't a bad thing at all, but maybe then choose a different core theme, like becoming independent from your parents or overcoming prejudice against rich white boys or something
You clearly explained almost all my thoughts in a 9 minute video. Great job! Love this analysis.
I’m liking your film reviews. Hope to see more.
calling Lestrade "Lestrange" is honestly a mood
"I've been a fan since he was Albert Mondego prancing around France in breeches" AMEN SISTER woo... But in all seriousness, I think this would've been a great miniseries! I'm surprised it was a movie tbh.
This is the first time i see anyone mentionning down with love !!! Its such an amazing film
I definitely agree with there being a touch too many “yaaassss queeeeen” moments,,, but overall, a pretty good movie!! But, based on the way you set up the hypothetical TV show, I definitely agree it should’ve been a series
I wish it was a series, but as a movie I didn't think it was bad
I really disliked the movie. To much action and rom-com and to little mystery.
Iprobably hateyou yeh I wanted a lot more mystery since it is a Holmes movie
i loved it i thought they included a good amount of each
I think they included action to make it more appealing to teens, also, Enola is a teenager, so they make the movie more "light"
@@andrikfelix6507 I understand, but I think it was a dull move to just use the trick of changing letters as mystery. They didn't even try it imo.
Yes , me too the ending and pacing ruined it for me
yes!!! this is exactly what i was thinking while watching!! it felt like a very long tv show episode, and i didn’t feel like i cared enough about the characters by the end
Totally agreed on lack of character development/context for supporting characters. I liked that this movie had plenty of charm and a fun style, but considering the way that "family" affects the plot for both Enola and Tewkesbury, I would have loved more clarity and emotional information for say the contrasting relationships of Enola/Mother and Sherlock/Mycroft/Mother, along with the villainous Grandmother whose arc is totally forgettable aside from a too-revealing monologue about political conservation. Considering this is a film about a detective, I was also sorely missing stuff like red herrings and dead ends, clues that weren't just anagrams, and some harder hitting reveals. I liked the angle that Enola's mother left her in part to teach her self-sufficiency, but that became muddied with the feminist anarchist girlboss plot line that seemed to affect Enola originally, but gradually loses gravitas for some reason. Long story short - TV version with more space, like you said, would have been really effective. This gave me A Series of Unfortunate Events vibes but with a rush for time that diffused a strong initial set up.
Earliest I’ve been! Also, I’ve never heard of this movie until now, but it seems interesting.
3:07 actually I'm pretty sure he's a marquess and viscount, also referring to him as a lord is correct.
I am so glad In am not the only one who thought these things. Thank you. 😌
So good to hear you!!!
I watched this film literally 2 hours ago
I need to know do non-British children get taught about the suffragette’s. Because otherwise I feel like some children will be very confused why the mum had bombs since the film never explicitly says they’re anarchist but they don’t kill anyone. Like I get Enola doesn’t know that but I feel like kids might think she’s a murderer.
1. It definitely should have been a series. The books have more than enough material.
2. I see a lot of people complaining about the 4th wall breaking but this is literally how she addresses/talks to the reader in the books. I for one loved that they implemented this.
The SEXY SHERLOCK complaint -- oh my god you hit it right on the nose. I couldn't get my mind away from all the regency romance novels I have read over the years :P
also isn't it hilarious that they tried to make henry cavill younger than sam claflin? like we ALL KNOW he's older
Except for me
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I loved the movie, i just didn't really like how they kind of forced feminism on it. I don't have to hear all these unnatural feministic lines that just feel forced when the character and the story are presented the right way. And they were.
Mycroft being “sexist” was really over the top like why would they write him like that
YES it definitely feels like a series
Same, I literally was thinking this was a tv show at first!!
i guess everyone thought it already was 😭
wait it isnt a show?
I thought it was a series too! Scrolling through these comments I realise there's many of us! haha great video xx
honestly when i was at the near the end i kept on wishing "Pls dont end yet"