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The film is an original screenplay but draws significant inspiration from Arthur Conan Doyle’s .

: Holmes often operates outside the law to achieve a form of higher justice, a theme common across The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes . subtitle Sherlock.Holmes.A.Game.Of.Shadows.2011...

: A key narrative device is the visual representation of "future-sight," where Holmes (and eventually Moriarty) mentally calculates every move and counter-move of a fight before it actually happens. Deep Themes Beyond the action, the film explores: The film is an original screenplay but draws

: Moriarty orchestrates a series of seemingly unrelated bombings and assassinations across Europe to destabilize relations between France and Germany. Deep Themes Beyond the action, the film explores:

: Much of the "deep story" focuses on Holmes' struggle to let Watson move on to a domestic life with his new wife, Mary, while recognizing that he cannot defeat Moriarty alone.