Chapter 2065： Adapt Glamour

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Adapting a screenplay has never been an easy task, let alone adapting a classic novel such as "The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes", which has countless fans around the world, is a difficult challenge.

Evan Bell and others were in a coffee shop on the street, discussing how to turn this impossible task into reality. Blake Lively was able to participate in such a conversation and benefited a lot. The experience of playing Erin Adler expresses some simple thoughts about adapting the script. ..

In fact, the success of "Sherlock" in the last life is different from the movie "Sherlock Holmes". There are actually many reasons for this mini-series to be able to sweep the world. Just relying on a "Sherlock Holmes" moniker is not enough.

From an objective standpoint, the most successful part of "Detective Sherlock" is that the story of the Victorian period has been perfectly moved to the modern age. The use of modern elements is not added to highlight the sense of the times, but is based on the setting of the characters. The rhythm is reasonable xìng regularly highlights the reality of the episode.

For example, high-tech chemical experiments, such as GPS, smart phones and other high-tech means to help solve cases, these technologies are the progress of the times and can be infinitely close to people's lives, but at the same time, they have not let Sherlock Holmes's own reasoning shine. Covering, on the contrary, plays a complementary role, which is very important. ..

The bustling London, the gorgeous "London Eye" at dusk, and the streets and alleys with endless traffic flow are scenes with both classical and modern flavors. The British style is truly presented, which is in line with the essence of the original work, even in modern times. However, the architectural style and the sense of picture it reflects are still the original British characteristics, which will not make people feel too detached.

Strictly speaking, the scale between the sense of distance and the sense of intimacy is also very important to place ancient stories in the modern era. In this regard, "Sherlock" is very impressive. Although the familiar modern technology has weakened the magical aura of Sherlock Holmes, at the same time, many classic symbols still make people see the Victorian period written by Arthur Conan Doyle in a trance. For example, 221B Baker Street. For example, the continuation of the main characters, and even Sherlock Holmes's gesture of marking xìng when thinking about a problem: putting his hands together on his lips... These details allow the majority of book fans to quickly find their familiar highlights in the episode.

In "Sherlock", the character's appearance is a huge success. This series has made reasonable changes to a series of characters on the basis of the original novel. Makes every corner more fleshy and emotional. In the original novel, Sherlock Holmes gave people the feeling of a cold reasoning machine, but in the episode, the corner was recreated.

Sherlock Holmes in the show is the quintessential protagonist. John Watson is the foil. Just like two good friends always have a red flower and a green leaf. John Watson is frank, honest, upright and kind, like the most mundane and common moral standards. His ordinaryness contrasts with Sherlock Holmes's "venomous tongue" and extraordinaryness. At the same time, John Watson's experience on the battlefield has also made him yearn for the thrill of adventure, which also allows him to become the only alien living with Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes never cared about other people's feelings. When he wanted to sarcastically hurt others, he would say it directly without considering the consequences. When he wants to show off his reasoning skills, he will say a long list of reasoning that hardly takes your breath away, telling all your life, your past, and even the secrets in your heart that you don't want to be known. He bleeds **** human heads and fingers in the refrigerator where the food is kept. He regards the dining table as a laboratory table, and the whole room is his aura. Because he is a genius, he cannot be judged by ordinary people's moral standards.

But that alone is not enough. In the play "Sherlock", the more human side of Sherlock Holmes is also outlined, allowing the audience to have the opportunity to use the eyes of exploration to find every detail to fully outline and describe his character. For example, when he saw Molly's Christmas present, he reasoned triumphantly to confirm that it was for her new appointment, and then opened the card on the gift and found that it was him. He stopped, no longer teasing Molly, but for himself. For the hurt, he apologized affectionately and then kissed her cheek; for example, the kidnapper hurt the landlady, he would avenge her and see her scars; for example, every time he made John Watson angry, he always used his own way of apologizing to him.

With the addition of these details, the whole image of Sherlock Holmes comes alive. He is a real person who disdains to pretend to be a good person. He has his own extraordinary charm, not only because he is extremely intelligent and can see everything and see through everyone. His head is not only because of his sturdy body, a trench coat and a scarf that make him look elegant, but also because he is a real and credible person. When intelligence becomes a sense of xìng, he stands out.

Similarly, the image of John Watson, a good old man, is also very clear. Many of his emotions are always reflected in his incoherent demeanor and incoherent speech, including every time he gets angry with Sherlock Holmes, but in the end he always compromises. ; including when he was kept in the dark by the Sherlock Holmes brothers and worried alone, but in the end he chose this weirdo as a friend without hesitation; including when Sherlock Holmes was in danger, he did not hesitate to come forward, but take credit without complacency ...John Watson is more introverted, and his modest yet sharp, friendly yet spineless radiance makes him a good friend of Sherlock Holmes.

In addition, the landlord Mrs. Hudson, Erin Adler, Molly, Jim Moriarty... These characters have been recreated to a certain extent in the episode, so that the characters remain the same as they were originally. On the basis of the special style, it is closer to the style of the entire series and more distinctive.

Of course, a good story behind the corner is also indispensable. In the series "Sherlock", an episode of 90 minutes is equivalent to the length of a movie, but it is not so long for the audience's psychological feeling, because the story is linked together, Sherlock Sherlock Holmes's reasoning has repeatedly pushed the development of the case to an unknown situation, and the emotional changes revealed in Sherlock Holmes' words and deeds are often the focus of the development of the plot, not to mention the danger that may erupt at any time. Ninety minutes of mental exercise brought the episode to the end before it even had time to breathe.

It can be said that the adaptation of the script has a very good grasp of the rhythm, which not only makes the story complete, but also starts and turns smoothly, completely in one go, which also makes the overall quality of the drama show an excellent level.

In addition, the standard London middle-class British accent, the actor's splendid performance, the London style that can be seen everywhere... and the ubiquitous love between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson have all become episodes. One of the highlights of the show is to improve the quality of the entire episode, which logically won the love of all audiences.

The charm of the adaptation is that, on the basis of the original story, it is interpreted from the perspective of the adaptor. Maybe a thousand people have a thousand Hamlets, but even if the angle is different, they can still make the most interesting part of the story. Presented, this is the success of the adaptation, and it is also the highest realm pursued by the adaptor.

Evan Bell, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, plus a Blake Lively, the four of them sat around the coffee table, drinking a cup of coffee, expressing their opinions to their heart's content, It's a joy to interpret a classic story like "The Complete Detectives of Sherlock Holmes" in its own light, but also with a new 21st-century charm.

"Watson..." Mark Gatiss said, "I can believe that if you are willing to join this project, it will be a great news for you and all the audience." After a pause, he added "It's still a huge challenge."

Steven Moffat also echoed and said, "Watson, you can see from the expression on your face during the discussion with us just now that you are very passionate about this project, and we sincerely hope that you will join us. Our crew."

In the face of such a warm invitation, Evan Bell did not continue to be hypocritical but said generously, "Of course, I am very interested, otherwise what would we be doing for more than 60 minutes. "This sentence made Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss look happy, but Evan Bell's next "but" made them stunned, "but I have no money on hand recently. Work less, so there may be no way to take other jobs in a short period of time.”

Steven Moffat showed an "I understand" expression, but instead of continuing to discuss the issue of work, he took up the topic and said, "This is not a problem. We don't even have a script yet. Handwritten, there is still a long time before the actual crew is established, and we can keep in touch at any time." Steven Moffat did not die, after all, no one can predict what will happen during the whole preparation process. What's more, Evan Bell is such a big name. Maybe there will be conflicts with the producers about the remuneration and the schedule. There are too many reasons for the failure of cooperation, so Steven Moffat did not. Everything must be settled in such a hurry.

Evan Bell also heard the overtones of Steven Moffat, but didn't mind. Being able to participate in the adaptation process is a joy, no matter whether you can actually participate in the production of the drama in the end, it is a good experience.

"Evan!" Mark Gatiss blurted out the name as soon as he was happy, but he immediately realized his mistake, so he was stunned. Evan Bell responded with a smile, "What's wrong?" Mark Gatiss smiled again, "I just want to say that today's conversation was very pleasant!"

"Me too."