Hugo
I have never, in all my life, been as mesmerised by a film as I was by Hugo. The story, cast, set design, direction are perfect. I don’t have enough superlatives in my vocabulary to describe quite how fantastic this motion picture really is. Most importantly Hugo is a love letter to the magic and wonder of the silver screen.
3D is a medium I am completely indifferent about. It’s a gimmick designed by Hollywood to draw people back to the cinema. So often 3D films have been post converted, adding awful forced depth to films that do not require it.
However, for Scorsese for is a story telling device, a tool to draw you deeper into the world of Hugo Cabret. From the opening scene, flying through the cityscape of Paris, into the station and down a bustling train concourse and into a clock face I was bewitched. The director has taken the medium of 3D and worked the same magic that Georges Méliès did creating his silent epics.
Scorsese is arguably the greatest American film maker and this is his masterpiece. Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and the majority of his back catalogue are amazing. Hugo is flawless. 10/10
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