Enola Holmes (2020)

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Enola Holmes tells the story of the famous Sherlock Holmes' younger sister, Enola Holmes. She is the youngest of three siblings and spent most of her life alone with her mother. On her sixteenth birthday, Enola wakes to find that her mother has disappeared, she is determined to find her and bring her back. We follow Enola and her adventures to find her mother as she discovers a dangerous conspiracy along the way.

It wasn't actually my first time watching this, I first watched this in about 2023, and I just decided to watch it again out of boredom. It was still as fun and interesting as I remembered! I love the overall aesthetics of the movie, it has the adventure-mystery-coming-of-age mix that is absolutely perfect for 13-year-old me. 

I have never watched or read Sherlock Holmes, but I don't think Enola is actually canon from the original story. But I love her character. Did you know that "Enola" is "Alone" backwards? When I first found out about that, I was pretty baffled. It was so simple, but it's still fascinating. The movie explains why her mother named her that better, so do give it a watch. 


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