Film: Hugo
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Chole Grace Morerz, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen
Rating: 4/5
Winner of five Academy Awards, Hugo is very different for a Martin Scorsese film. Scorsese moves away from his Gangster dramas and takes us on an adventure trip through Paris of 1930′s. The mesmerising Eiffel Tower, The Huge Clocks, The Stunning Paris Railway Station make Hugo one of the best looking films of all time.
Hugo played by Asa Butterfield is an orphan who lives in the walls of 1930′s Paris Railway Station and makes his living by winding clocks at the Station. While trying to steal mechanical parts from a toymaker (Ben Kingsley) to repair an Automator left by his father (Jude Law) he gets caught, which leads to unraveling of various secrets. In his adventures he is joined by another kid Isabella (Chole Grace Moretz) whose sole purpose is to search for some real adventure in her life.
Scorsese appears totally in love with the Paris of 1930′s and works more on the emotions than the adventure. Watch out for the opening credits as the camera moves from the City to the Railway Station to the insides of the huge Clocks. My personal favourite moment was when Hugo tries to give Isabella a taste of real adventure and both of them sneak into a Cinema Hall.
Butterfield lives the character but Ben Kingsley steals the show with his charisma and perfect pauses. The film is a bit slow at places and the over the top Inspector played by Sacha Baba Cohen are minor blemishes in this beautiful cinematic experience.
I am going with a 4 on 5 for Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. Even if the adventure does not, the emotions and the visuals will win you over.
Article by by Saurabh Tiwari
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