That was fantastic! I haven't been watching _Elementary_, but I will check it out now. The Irene Adler ep for the BBC version was a huge disappointment to me in so many ways -- and I was very displeased by how Adler was treated by the movies with Downey and company.
Also, Long Kiss Goodnight! I adore that movie. And I completely agree with you about how the not-fully-clothed scenes work to develop the narrative, particularly since the main theme of the movie is Samantha/Charly constantly being stripped of everything (not just her clothes! They're just a metaphor) and having to reconstruct her Self/World around her, and how her choices reflect decisions she is making about what is important to her. Male heroes of action films often go through a similar stripping, but with them, it's usually about getting very dirty, taking a lot of physical damage, and having the people they care about harmed/killed.
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Thank you!
Date: 2013-05-24 11:20 pm (UTC)I will check it out now. The Irene Adler ep for the BBC version was a huge disappointment to me in so many ways -- and I was very displeased by how Adler was treated by the movies with Downey and company.
Also, Long Kiss Goodnight! I adore that movie. And I completely agree with you about how the not-fully-clothed scenes work to develop the narrative, particularly since the main theme of the movie is Samantha/Charly constantly being stripped of everything (not just her clothes! They're just a metaphor) and having to reconstruct her Self/World around her, and how her choices reflect decisions she is making about what is important to her. Male heroes of action films often go through a similar stripping, but with them, it's usually about getting very dirty, taking a lot of physical damage, and having the people they care about harmed/killed.