Saturday, 12 January 2013

How is Sexuality used to create Drama in the Sequence

 In the clips of Sherlock, when you first see Moriarty he plays of the stereotypes of being Gay, for example his voice is quite soft and feminine and something Sherlock states that he has very good hygiene and is worried about his appearance (he tints his eyebrows). Also when he is standing next to the of women their stance is very similar, it also makes him seem very shy cause he's almost got his arms crossed and playing with his hands and trying to avoid looking at him as if he has a crush on him. At one point Moriarty knocks over something which makes him seem quite clumsy which is something you would stereotype with a women which also makes him seem feminine and gay. Sherlock asserts his masculinity straight away as he does not get up or even look at Moriarty when he enters, when Sherlock does eventually look at him he says "Gay" and looks away as if to put him in his place. In the 'Thats what people do' clip  you find out that Moriarty is not actually gay that he put it on, but even though you find this out Sherlock still appears to be more masculine as he is pointing a gun at him, but Moriarty shouts at Sherlock to maybe try and intimidate him and make him seem more masculine. From then on in the clips it seems to be a silent battle to assert the masculinity and become the 'Alpha Male' for example many red dots appear on Sherlock presumably from guns, this in a way shows that Moriarty is in charge as he is in control of Sherlocks life at that point. Even though that is going on Sherlock remains calm as if it doesn't bother him that he could die making him seem very manly. Even though Moriarty stated that he was not gay, when his phone goes off at the end of the clip you are led to believe otherwise as it is considered a 'gay' song.

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