{"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":"
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 <\/a><\/p>\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 <\/a><\/p>\n 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 \n 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 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 \n 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>\nFrench connection<\/h3>\n
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Homage a Scorcese<\/h3>\n