Wednesday 23 January 2013

Sherlock and Moriarty

In the clips of Sherlock and Moriarty, there is a change.
In the starting clips, Sherlock is shown to be a very dominant and masculine character, as he actually insults Moriarty by calling him gay, exposing him and weakening him.
Moriarty in the starting clips is shown to be very feminine, as he is off balance, shaky and very flirtatious.
These signs and characteristics lead the audience to assume that Moriarty is a homosexual man, and therefore make them think that he is a very promiscuous character.
As the clips progress Moriarty changes his character and becomes more dominant and masculine, his stereotype also changes from a sexual character to the threat, as he starts to insult and intimidate Sherlock, he also does not shy away when Sherlock is pointing a gun at his face, showing bravery, and confidence, both of which are masculine characteristics, leading the audience to believe that he is not a homosexual man.
In these later clips, Sherlock seems to have lost some power as Moriarty has shown his true colours and shocked him, making him lose confidence and become the more feminine character of the two.
Moriarty now shows that he is a match to Sherlock's intelligence, which was his power, showing that he matches Sherlock's power, as he deceived him into thinking that he was no threat, and not to be wary of him.

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