I always like my detective fiction with a side of class consciousness.
In addition to that, this entry has a specific interest in origins and legacies: from the obvious parents and children, which it uses to examine the upper class and direct its message toward, to a progenitor of its own genre, Sherlock Holmes, whose lineage it proudly places itself within.
Unfortunately, it spends far too much time setting up rules it does not care about nearly as much as it wants us to believe it does, which, combined with Conan’s relative detachment from the stakes, leaves me thinking this will not be as interesting a rewatch as the first four films.
I always like my detective fiction with a side of class consciousness.
In addition to that, this entry has a specific interest in origins and legacies: from the obvious parents and children, which it uses to examine the upper class and direct its message toward, to a progenitor of its own genre, Sherlock Holmes, whose lineage it proudly places itself within.
Unfortunately, it spends far too much time setting up rules it does not care about nearly as much as it wants us to believe it does, which, combined with Conan’s relative detachment from the stakes, leaves me thinking this will not be as interesting a rewatch as the first four films.
