Buster Keaton directed, as well as starred in, Sherlock Jr. It is one of his most special effects filled films. Some of the tricks he pulls here have been used a thousand times since, and although this movie is nearing a hundred years old, they still look good . Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. was the 1st silent film I had ever seen, so I did not know what to expect. When I first heard it was a silent film my intial thought was "O boy this is going to be blaze` ," but luckily I was wrong. The film actually made me laugh! Totally not what i was expecting. Buster Keaton did a good job of telling a story within a story and Sherlock Jr. was probably one of the 1st films to actually do this.The structure of the movie is brilliant. Keaton is a love starved movie projectionist with dreams of being a great detective. He then gets falsely accused of a crime and with no recourse, save his dreams, falls asleep and into the world of the movies. Hollywood as the Dream Factory personified.
The film was filled with many great scenes that made you get a feeling of awe and fun. The truly amazing scenes all take place during the dream sequence. I'd have to say the most impressive one is when Keaton walks into the movie screen and then jumps from scene to scene. There were also two ther great scenes that stood out, one where Keaton leaps through a window and straight into a disguise in one swift motion and another where Keaton jumps literally straight through his assistant. I must say I have never seen anything so smooth in a film before.
Although it was a silent film , Keaton captured the emotion well, being that it was silent the emotional appeal is the biggest aspect of the film and it definately stood out. Sherlock Jr. was an all around good comedy for all to enjoy
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