The third movie on my plane ride and I’m at a loss of words. Hugo is a masterpiece in whole. I had wanted to watch Hugo for a long time but never found the chance. Now I know that I missed out.
Let’s not get ahead of myself here. Hugo Cabret is about a young boy who runs the clocks in the train station of Paris. He is searching for missing pieces to find the secret message that he believes his father left him. This search allows him to meet the owner of a toy shop at the train station called Georges Melies (Ben Kingsley) and his goddaughter Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz). The story is a story full of themes of finding passion, adventure and magic. Hugo has to find his purpose at the same time as he believes that if he found out this message, he would find himself in a way. Instead, in the process he changes the life of the people he meets.
Let me start with saying that I love the cast. Ben Kingsley, Chloe Grace Moretz was stellar in this. I have never seen the boy who plays Hugo, his name is Asa Butterfield but man, he is a great young actor. I was impressed with him. I have seen Ben Kingsley in a few movies and he never fails to make me love him even more. He was so charming and mysterious in this movie. I love Jude Law to bits and he had a cameo in here as Hugo’s father. As always, he was amazing in his little role. It also had Sacha Baron Cohen who played Monsieur Inspecteur, who is the guard of the train station and his little story plays out in a cute little thing with Lisette (Emily Mortimer). Both did a pretty good job and gave the movie a certain dynamic and charisma. Another character that played a supporting role was Mama Jeanne, Georges wife, played by Helen McCrory. I never knew her name before, but she is a great actress. This was solid acting all round.
Other than the characters, this movie was visually stunning. I loved the directing and how they shot the film. It was beautiful from the scenes of Paris to the insides of the clock towers with the mechanical gears all around. The background music was also a plus. When the music had just started at the beginning, I already felt mesmerized. This movie was great from beginning to end.
I haven’t seen a movie that I’ve praised this much in a long time. It was simply amazing! I highly recommend it for sure!
I love this film as well. I even have a poster for it hanging over the TV in our family room.
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Awesome stuff. 🙂 This is a masterpiece. ! Maybe I’ll watch it a second time on the way back home. Haha!
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I saw it on a plane this year, which was probably not ideal, given the film’s wonderful visuals. But I loved it too.
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Exactly! I saw it on the plane also. I’m currently looking for a copy to see on TV when I get back home. I’m sure it’ll be even better! The visuals were amazing!
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I watched this last year in November on a flight to Hong Kong and this was such a captivating movie even just on a tiny screen. I finally bought the Bluray during Boxing Day and got around to watching it on actual HD. It was even more captivating. My eyes were glued to the TV the whole time. The magic of Georges Melies imagination combined with the story of Hugo`s desire to find his part in the world still makes it one of my faves. I had to re-post the review from then. Everything I said still applies! Check it out! 🙂
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I still have this in my queue to watch. I believe Martin Scorsese won best director for this movie. I remember watching bits and pieces here and there, but never the whole movie. This reminds me of some of those old Italian movies from the 70s.
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I know that its a hit or miss for this one. I really loved it because it was enchanting and imaginative. Its just my cup of tea. The musical score was nice, the story was amazing. It did a great job at adapting a novel onto the big screen.
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want to watch…Grandkid friendly???
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It definitely is! Its adapted from a novel for teenage and even for younger children it could be a good read aloud storybook..so its fit for children 🙂 Its really magical!
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thanks!
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