Fantasy, Reality, And Filmviewing In Sherlock Junior

Term Paper Title	Fantasy, Reality, And Filmviewing In Sherlock Junior
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Fantasy, Reality, and Filmviewing in Sherlock Junior
Buster Keaton�s classic silent slapstick film, Sherlock Junior, is essentially a film about Filmviewing. In the film, Keaton plays a projectionist in a movie theater, and although the narrative is that of a detective story, many times throughout the film our attention is drawn to this film-within-a-film concept.

The most prominent example of this would be the scene in which Keaton�s character falls asleep in the projection room, and, in a dream, walks down to the screen and jumps through the picture plane, placing himself in the story. In reality, he has recently been framed for stealing from the girl he so wished to win the adoration of. Naturally, her incorrect accusations leave him feeling helpless. When he step...

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