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Alright, so you wanna know about the end of that “Mr. Holmes” movie, huh? It ain’t rocket science, I tell ya. That old fella, Mr. Holmes, he was a real piece of work. Smart as a whip, but lonely as a stray dog. He had all these cases in his head, but not much else, see?
The Bee Story and the Boy
So, this Mr. Holmes, he’s got bees, right? Keeps ’em in his backyard. And this housekeeper lady, Mrs. Munro, she works for him. She’s got a smart little boy, Roger. This boy, he’s curious like a cat. Wants to know all about Mr. Holmes and his bees and them old stories.
Now, the movie, it jumps around a bit, like a flea on a hot skillet. One minute you’re watching Mr. Holmes tryin’ to remember some old case, the next he’s fussing over his bees or bickering with that boy. That boy, Roger, he gets stung by wasps bad, real bad. Almost died, the poor thing. That shook Mr. Holmes up somethin’ fierce.
The House and the Future
- Mr. Holmes, he starts to see things different after that. He ain’t just thinkin’ about old cases and his own aches and pains no more. He starts to care about Mrs. Munro and her boy.
- He decides, you know what? I ain’t gonna live forever. And when I’m gone, who’s gonna take care of these two? So, he does somethin’ real decent.
He tells Mrs. Munro, “Look, this house, it’s yours and Roger’s when I’m gone. No more need for you to be takin’ on them dead-end jobs.” That’s a big deal, see? He’s givin’ ’em a home, a future. Somethin’ to hold onto.
The Japan Trip and the Memories
There was this whole thing about Mr. Holmes goin’ to Japan, too. Somethin’ about a plant, prickly ash, I think they called it. He went lookin’ for it ’cause he thought it would help him remember things better. That old brain of his was gettin’ foggy, see?
But the real medicine, it wasn’t that plant. It was that boy, Roger, and Mrs. Munro. They helped him remember, not just the cases, but what it felt like to be human, to care about somebody.
Anne and the Gravestones
There was another story tangled up in it all, about a lady named Anne. Mr. Holmes thought maybe she killed her husband, but it turns out she just wanted to buy gravestones for herself and her babies that didn’t make it. Sad story, that one. But it shows you, things ain’t always what they seem. And Mr. Holmes, even with all his smarts, he could get things wrong too.
Finding Peace
So, the ending, it ain’t about some big mystery gettin’ solved. It’s about Mr. Holmes findin’ peace. He was always lookin’ for answers in them old cases, but the real answer was right there in front of him: family, kinda. The connection with Mrs. Munro and Roger, that’s what fixed him, not some fancy plant from Japan. He got stung by wasps too, I think. That probably helped him see things clear. Like a good swift kick in the pants.
He went from bein’ a grumpy old man, stuck in the past, to someone who could open his heart to other people. He wasn’t a young man, or in any shape to raise a child, but he found a way to make things right, to leave somethin’ good behind. And that’s a good endin’, if you ask me. Better than all them detective stories, any day.
That young actor, Milo Parker, did a good job as that boy Roger. He seemed like a nice young fella. Hope he does well for himself.
In short, Mr. Holmes got old, got forgetful, almost lost a little boy, then found some family and gave them his house. Simple as that.
And Watson came back, which made him temporaily feel better, but it didn’t last. What helped him was the boy and his mother.
That’s all there is to it, really. Don’t need no fancy words or college degree to figure it out. Just a bit of common sense, and maybe a heart, that’s all.
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