Enola Holmes is perhaps one of the most charming family-friendly films Netflix has recently dropped. The movie, which premiered on Sept. 23, follows the adventures of Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) - the younger sister of famed detective Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and government official Mycroft (Sam Claflin). She sets out to find her mother, Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter), who disappeared on her 16th birthday, leaving her nothing but money and a cipher decoder. During the escapade, Enola meets a young runaway nobleman named Viscount Tewksbury (Louis Partridge) and helps him evade the assassin Linthorn (Burn Gorman). While Eudoria's disappearance and the mystery surrounding Tewksbury's murderous stalker seem unrelated at first, it becomes clear that they're connected by one thing: the suffrage movement.
Throughout the movie, which takes place in 1884, there are several references to a reform bill. Although they never directly say what the bill is, there are a handful of...
Throughout the movie, which takes place in 1884, there are several references to a reform bill. Although they never directly say what the bill is, there are a handful of...
- 9/27/2020
- by Brea Cubit
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With all of the action surrounding Netflix's Enola Holmes, it's easy to become enwrapped in the premier mysteries as the title character (Millie Bobby Brown) sets out to investigate her mother's disappearance and help the young noble escapee Viscount Tewksbury (Louis Partridge) evade a hitman. But there's one detail you can't help but ponder while watching Enola embark on her journey: when exactly does the film take place? Judging by the clothes, the vernacular, and the very evident lack of respect for women, we know immediately that it's set sometime in the nineteenth or twentieth century. It heavily explores women's suffrage and gender equality, specifically within politics, so it might seem like it's placed in the early 1900s since that's when women received the right to vote in England.
However, Enola Holmes actually precedes that historical act and occurs in the year 1884. This is confirmed through several close-ups of the Pall Gall newspaper,...
However, Enola Holmes actually precedes that historical act and occurs in the year 1884. This is confirmed through several close-ups of the Pall Gall newspaper,...
- 9/26/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
From its sketched out female characters to its subject matter, Netflix's Enola Holmes places feminism front and center in its story. Throughout the movie, we get allusions to a reform bill. While we don't know much about the law, the film indirectly references the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. While searching for her mother, Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) heads to Limehouse Lane and encounters a hideout containing explosives. There, she finds a flyer with "Manchester National Society for Woman's Suffrage" printed on it. The speakers are indicated on the page as Amie Hicks, Gwyneth Vaughan, and Margaret McMillan. In case you wondered, these names aren't random.
If you sleuth the web, you'll find that Hicks, Vaughan, and McMillan were real-life European suffragists, much like Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter) and Edith (Susie Wokoma). Here's what you should know about these three and how they moved the needle forward for women.
If you sleuth the web, you'll find that Hicks, Vaughan, and McMillan were real-life European suffragists, much like Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter) and Edith (Susie Wokoma). Here's what you should know about these three and how they moved the needle forward for women.
- 9/26/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
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