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The simplest answer is probably best. Holmes had already taken the measure of Moriarty and knew him to be cold-blooded, methodical, and ruthlessly efficient. Having traced his operations for a number of months, as well as the methods Professor Moriarty was willing to engage (the bomb in the crowded auction hall for instance, the assassination outside said ...

If I remember correctly he stated, to Sherlock, that it was a strain of tuberculosis. As far as I can determine, he killed off the girl rather directly because she was a major loose end in his plans. He sent the “assassins” to kill the Watsons to A. Distract Sherlock, and B. To state that they weren’t safe, no matter what.

The movie discusses nothing about the University, to which Professor Moriarty is affiliated, neither gives any hints to ascertain that. Even in the Sherlock Holmes books, Arthur Conand Doyle has not disclosed the name of the university, but only refers to him as a Mathematician, which makes him Professor of Mathematics. In The Final Problem, Doyle, briefly ...

It is clearly implied that Holmes faked his death due to unseen factors which might result in forming the next film. It is also a homage, or tribute to the original Author's death and revival of Sherlock Holmes. There might be a bigger or someone sinister going on in the world somewhere and Holmes would like them to think he was dead. Maybe to investigate or ...

First of all, remember that it's Sherlock Holmes, so we're supposed to accept on faith that everything Sherlock imagines will go exactly according to plan. Remember the end? He jumps off a cliff just because he imagines himself losing the fight with Moriarty. So in that context, it's reasonable to guess that maybe Holmes knew exactly what would happen and ...

Sherlock knew that even if he did defeat Moriarty, the evil doctor would never stop hurting him by exploiting his weaknesses, i.e. the people he loves and cares for. Moriarty had already taken Irene, and Watson was going to be next. The only way to stop Moriarty was to kill him right now. The only way to do that was to sacrifice his life.

I didn't know about Sherlock Holmes case, so i am answering it in general way. If it is unintentional then its movie mistake but if its done intentionally then its can be due to various reasons To hide Spoiler- sometimes its done intentionally do add inaudible dialogue or foreign languages to hide the spoiler in a movie which may end up ruining the climax ...

In that scene, even if he did take Watson's help - I don't think injured Holmes + Watson would beat Moriarty. Leaving aside the possibility of Holmes planning to fake his own death, I have an alternate and more Sherlock movie like theory as of why this happened: I say that Holmes didn't expect Watson to come at the end of their fight and quite possibly - ...

This stuck in my mind too. Holmes arranged the meeting out there by the drop (he sent the note) knowing he already had the breathing device, so going over the edge was probably on his mind anyway. In the stories he did it to avoid Moran who he spotted and then he used this to go undercover, he could not let Watson in on the scheme because Watson is unable ...

Flip the question around, you know how ruthless and efficient M is. You know that Adler is in the firing line and is in extreme danger, you have warned her several times. You know if you were M you would kill her, you have half tried once with the bomb. Why would M be lying about actually killing her?