Martin Scorsese , this name rings a series of hard hiting , gut wrenching dramas and thrillers. He has been in the Jake LaMotta (Raging Bull) of the Hollywood fraternity.
Hugo is a masterclass in film making!
As introduced in my opening lines , film of this stature from Scorsese is mind boggling.
A simple fairy tale of a young boy who lives alone at the Paris railway station maintaining the clocks , stealing food and working on his father's ambitious piece of art - a automaton - a mechnical man who writes with a pen upon wound up.
The film's pace is easy and unfolds layer by layer flowing like a river.
Hugo , one fine day is caught by a sho owner stealing his spare parts.
There in starts Hugo's journey , an adventure of a lifetime where he unearths the truths.
Hugo played by Asa Butterfiled is believable and affable.
Ben Kingsley plays the Georges Melies , a renowned illusionist and filmmaker who has not got his due.
The supporting cast is able in particular the station inspector who is a hard-boiled man cleaning up the station
of the orphan kids.
3-D is a technology which pushes all boundaries , and Scorses had to use it to pay rich tributes of the pioneers of illusion and special effects.
The panoramic beauty depicted of Paris is breathtaking . The joy of seeing the camera move like silk from the cityscape and right in to the busy platform ending at the clock tower , Hugo peeking out.
Awwww... Bliss!
Golden Globe for best director and 5 oscars including Best Cinematography speaks volumes of the splendor in front of the cinegoers.
Mesmerising Grandeur in 3D
Rating : 4.5/5.0
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