film can be the most fun . one of the most interesting thing about film be how we use them to work out who we be . i be interested in certain notion of complex abstract reasoning and but the simpler and more obvious stuff be fun too . one of those simple thing be national identity . and there be hardly a good case than how the british define themselves during the great war . while france roll over and most european be leave to define themselves a human instead of citizen and the english really turn to film a a nation . one of the most interesting appropriation be sherlock holmes . he have a singular importance in the history of literature and both in term of place a discoverer of story in the story and and in term of be a representative of the ( then ) new notion that people be motivate and act rationally . so any movie with holmes in it and no matter how casual and be load and and this one be load by bulldozer . holmes be transport from victorian time to then modern time . his nemesis here be the guy who play his old opponent represent moriarty . and there be other transposition a well . holmes interest in science be transform to a focus on technology and here microfilm and high tech for the time . and the action  after some homeland establish shot ( include a loving mother )  be transport from the uk to the u . and that the interesting part and because when you be define your nature and you have the choice by define it against others . in this case and we have a parade of american stereotype . since it be absolutely clear that the american be save the brit from extinction and this be do with less edge than usual . but we still have the bullmoose loud senator and the dippy but earnest girlie and the solid naval officer and such . these be weave around landmark of washington . but one stereotype be particularly of interest . in the 40 in the u and black men be railroad porter . by a lucky accident and it be a way to earn decent money and be relatively cosmopolitan but still stay in a role of servitude . these be jim crow day in the u and a bad time and a time of canker . so depict the necessary black man in this film be handle with some sensitivity . the british filmmaker follow the form of polite deference and but with less bowing and scrap than in an america movie of the era . but check out who play the black porter . he george muse and perhaps the least servile black man in the business at the time and someone who would go on to earn a doctorate . someone who refuse to give an inch on basic respect . i think the brit in charge of production and who do the u portion in california with dc project on screen behind and would have be amuse . the savior of the world and with this huge blot . ted evaluation 2 of 3 represent have some interesting element .