Sherlock Jr.

摘要

Movie that marshals eye-popping special effects, preci-sion editing, sophisticated action choreography, and dia-bolically elaborate sets to explore the nexus between dreams and reality. Sounds familiar,right? Well, it's not Inception-it's the 1924 silent comedy Sherlock Jr., directed by Buster Keaton. 10n the surface, SherlockJr. is a typi-cal Walter Mitty tale: A hapless movie projec-tionist, framed by a romantic rival for a theft he didn't commit, fantasizes about becoming a detective and clearing his name. The film is filled with Keaton's signature acrobatic stunts and delightful visual wit, but things really get interesting when the projectionist falls asleep while screening a drawing-room mystery.