Thank you so much, gardnerhill, for your lovely response. I was just so happy when I saw that you had liked this vid, and that it resonated with you. And thanks also for giving me permission to create a work in this fandom, even though it wasn't specifically on your list. I knew that you loved a wide variety of Holmesian verses, and I'm so pleased that the poignancy of this one was meaningful for you. I found the movie surprisingly touching and good-hearted when I first saw it - I had been expecting it to be depressing, and I did not find it so. I appreciated the way that Holmes was able to make his peace with the past, and continue to grow and learn and become both kinder and wiser even in the final years of his life.
I knew early on that I wanted to try to make a vid for your gift, and I went searching for songs that sounded Holmesian to me. When I found "The Beekeeper" by Dessa, it seemed like a lovely match for this movie.
I'm so happy that the little sequence with John's character stood out to you. They offer so little footage of him in the film, but I was determined to include him and to show as best I could the sense of reconciliation, longing, and regret that Holmes comes to feel toward him by the end of the film. That tender gesture of remembrance and love with his hand against the stone is one of my favorite images from the film.
I'm very sorry for your loss, but also grateful for your father's long life and for everything he shared with you. Wishing you a very happy Holmestice and a new year full of good things <3 <3
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Date: 2018-12-30 03:36 am (UTC)I knew early on that I wanted to try to make a vid for your gift, and I went searching for songs that sounded Holmesian to me. When I found "The Beekeeper" by Dessa, it seemed like a lovely match for this movie.
I'm so happy that the little sequence with John's character stood out to you. They offer so little footage of him in the film, but I was determined to include him and to show as best I could the sense of reconciliation, longing, and regret that Holmes comes to feel toward him by the end of the film. That tender gesture of remembrance and love with his hand against the stone is one of my favorite images from the film.
I'm very sorry for your loss, but also grateful for your father's long life and for everything he shared with you. Wishing you a very happy Holmestice and a new year full of good things <3 <3