Because like you say, a lot of Hollywood screenwriters reference WW2 for whatever reason. And when I saw this film do the Germans on war-footing thing, I wrongly concluded that it was another WW2 reference, which it could not have given the time frame of the film.
The last "great" war film I saw was Black Hawk Down. But unless it's Ridley Scott, you never see those kinds of films being made anymore. Or if they do, then you get "Inglorious Bastards" (no, I never saw it, but it is another WW2 film). Or a few dozen screenplays I read at a website which all had WW2 as a subject, or references to it.
So now when I see a film that has war and Germans in it, it's difficult for me not to draw erroneous conclusions.
Like I said on another BBS, when is someone going to make a Korean or Desert Storm war film? Someone may now that I've posted this, but it's like Hollywood's got it in their minds that historic Germany seemed to be the only ones who've initiated military conflicts.
Whatever. We've had to put down so many other bad-guys in this world SINCE the end of the second world war, but it's like you never hear those stories involved in those efforts.
And yeah, that does anger me.
As for this film, like I said, I like Downey as an actor. I think he's exceptionally talented, and he actually put his best foot forward in this film, but his Holmes seemed a bit too Autistic to me.
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Anticitizen
8 years ago
So now when I see a film that has war and Germans in it, it's difficult for me not to draw erroneous conclusions.
This movie takes place in 1891, long before Nazis were even a thing.
And Germans/Germany aren't the villain. It's Moriarty, a British guy.
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