#hes an homage to older detective fiction but the films bring a different perspective
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Benoit Blanc's similarities to other fictional detectives
Specifically Holmes, Poirot and Columbo because I'm most familiar with them and saw many of their characteristics in Blanc.
Impeccable clothes - Poirot
Cigar - Columbo
Post-case slump - Holmes
Eccentric - Holmes, Poirot, Columbo
Detection as a means of helping people, not just for the sake of solving crimes - Holmes (and Poirot and Columbo to a slightly lesser extent)
Fun name – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Referred to by surname (almost) all of the time, even by close friends/partners – Columbo, Holmes, Poirot
Kindness to and deep respect for vulnerable women – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Said to be the best detective in the world – Holmes, Poirot
Fun American accent – Columbo
Hates rich people who abuse their financial influence – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Polite – Columbo (of course Holmes and Poirot can also be very polite but I don't feel like it's a defining characteristic for them the way it is for Columbo)
Rude to mean rich people in a way that is so polite the horrible rich people don’t realise they’re being made fun of/talked to rudely – Holmes, Poirot
Politeness and diplomacy that is often pushed too far and they explode into explicit anger – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Drama in resolution – all three to varying degrees, but especially Poirot
Understated and affable – Columbo
Involved in self-contained stories – Columbo, Poirot, Holmes (though a couple of Holmes stories do link closely to previous stories)
Uses the word 'afoot' – Holmes
Gay – Holmes, Poirot (I'll let you decide if this applies to Columbo)
#feel free to add to this or debate it (but kindly)#sherlock holmes#hercule poirot#benoit blanc#columbo#knives out#glass onion#acd sherlock holmes#obviously many of these were intentional and the films have a definite poirot vibe#like benoit blanc is a homage to other detectives but still fresh - i like that he is not the most central character for example#hes an homage to older detective fiction but the films bring a different perspective#i could maybe make this into a venn diagram but for ease it is a list#holmes doesnt necessarily help women get their revenge but he also doesnt stand in their way#like with kitty winter and then the women who shot CAM#actually im not too familiar with kitty winter's story so dont quote me on it but im pretty sure she fits the point im making#left out some obvious ones like 'consults with police' bc that's boring imo
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