{"id":4099,"date":"2015-01-12T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T12:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ps4pro.eu\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2015-01-12T13:18:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T13:18:10","slug":"hugo-its-kind-of-movie-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2015\/01\/12\/hugo-its-kind-of-movie-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo – It\u2019s kind of movie magic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris, 1930 viewed through the eyes of a young boy, who lost his beloved father and lives as an orphan. The renaissance of an old director, supposed to be dead, who revolutionized the cinema in his youth. And the magical view on the cinema of Martin Scorcese, who once again shows us his versatile talent.<\/h4>\n

Mythical gangster movies, shocking psychological horror thrillers, or a controversial movie about the life and death of Jesus Christ: director Martine Scorcese<\/strong><\/em> always tries to bring us something completely different. Scorcese<\/strong><\/em> was always obsessed about being the prodigal director, to the point to keep asking his wife, Isabella Rossellini<\/strong><\/em> about the \u201csecret\u201d of her father, the famous director Roberto Rossellini<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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French connection<\/h3>\n

In this perspective that\u2019s not such a surprise, that Hugo<\/strong><\/em> is vastly different from anything else Scorcese<\/strong> <\/em>has done before. Think about a family movie with a French theme to it, with the innocence and humor which reminds of us of Tintin<\/strong><\/em>, mixed with the homage-like approach of Scorcese<\/strong><\/em> to one of the most famous directors of the early 20th century, when the cinema was born.<\/p>\n

Added to that, there is also a little City of the Lost Children<\/strong><\/em> feeling in the movie.<\/p>\n

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Oh and let\u2019s not forget, the visually impressive world of Hugo<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 all in 3D this time. Yes, Hugo<\/strong><\/em> is actually a 3D movie (you can watch in 2D as well of course, but you will lose some from the magical art of Scorcese<\/strong><\/em>\u2026) Hugo<\/strong><\/em> lives in a train station, under the gigantic clockwork of the station clock.<\/p>\n

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His only companion is an automaton which was salvaged by his father, and which a little scary. There\u2019s of course the almost obligatory nod to another classical movie: the automaton is a clear allusion to Fritz Lang<\/strong><\/em>\u2019s Metropolis.<\/p>\n

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Homage a Scorcese<\/h3>\n

There are so much homages, allusions, and overwhelming love from Scorcese<\/strong><\/em> about the eerie birth of the cinema that the story of Hugo<\/strong><\/em> suffers somewhat from it. While looking through the expressive eyes of the 14 years old Asa Butterfield, we are not only marveling at the magical world of Scorcese<\/strong><\/em>, but also to the fact, how just a few things happens in the movie with even less surprises.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t take me wrong: Hugo<\/strong><\/em> is far from predictable and boring, but the story itself isn\u2019t as strong as you would expect from a movie of this scale.<\/p>\n

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Scorcese rather wanted five \u201cOscars\u201d instead of one \u201cHugo\u201d\u2026<\/h3>\n

The problem with Hugo<\/strong><\/em> is that we expect so much with a premise of Hugo<\/strong><\/em>, and with Oscars, that it may disappoint us that it isn\u2019t as \u201cheart and soul touching\u201d as you would count on it. Make no mistake: Hugo<\/strong><\/em> is a pretty good movie, with excellent visual, but you will only love it, if you are into the \u201cartsy\u201d, family kind of genre. If possible, rather watch the movie in 3D, as it\u2019s add a whole new level to it.<\/p>\n

I have to mention, that I watched it on my LG Optimus 3D phone (with native 3D capabilities), and on this little screen the visuals weren\u2019t so special, so choose a big ass 3D television to watch Hugo<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

-BadSector-<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n