After watching so many classics , we might think the era of good cinema is over , we missed the ages when cinema flourished step by step , but luckily we have “ The Artist“ , it brings the experience of the audience in the silent era , maybe it’s the reason it grabbed the Academy award for best picture .
I liked the performance of the lead role , he tried his best to match the legendary artists of that period , I liked the dog , but later I read from the message boards , it was not one dog , it was three dogs painted in the same colour pattern. But still impressive .
The movie has a very small suspense and it is mainly abt the introduction of sound in cinemas . It also has borrowed the sound tracks from some great classics .
For those who watched “ singing in the rain “ , this movie wont be that appealing .
Singing in the rain is a musical masterpiece abt the introduction of music , live audio and dubbing in cinema ,
The dance sequences in The Artist are also majorly inspired from Singing in the rain , Whats so good about the artist is not its plot or the drama , it’s the effort of making such a silent movie for the present day multiplex audiences . The experience is really worth it for film freaks .
I also saw “ The Descendants “ , another Oscar Nomination and I will really vote George Clooney “ for best acting .
It was a soft , feel good serious movie .
My whole interest was on HUGO , it grabbed 5 Oscars for almost all the technical aspects .
so I checked it out , Its not an ordinary movie . A 3D film by Martin Scorsese , even James Cameron has said it’s the best use of 3D ever , Waiting for it to come in our nearby theatres, for the3D experience ,
But still .. watching it in desktop screen was a marvelous journey ,
The whole movie is like a Beautiful Golden Clockwork , Visually stunning ,,,The story of a small boy who lived in the clock tower of a train station , his friend Isabelle is a girl interested in adventures and books , she really gets a good adventure on helping hugo . It’s a fairy tale experience , a must watch for everyone .
we understand how machines can be beautiful and how everything in this world has a purpose . Hugo’s journey starts with his effort to repair a Small robot(automaton) which he thinks carries a message from his father .
His concept of the world is interesting .
Hugo Cabret : I'd imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn't be an extra part.I had to be here for some reason.
why i think HUGO is better than The Artist – Don’t read if you haven’t seen the movie , it will spoil ur thrill.
The artist showed us the cinema history which was already done beautifully in singing in the rain .The surprise element in Hugo is ,its not just a fairy tale film , it carries a film history too , a different history lesson ,The legend of the Lumiere brothers and The father of special effects Mr George Melies.
it’s a gift to watch the pages of my film books on screen ,
Movies are dreams made real , and the man who started it all .. George melies , that legendary role was well done by Ben Kingsley
Movies are dreams made real , and the man who started it all .. George melies , that legendary role was well done by Ben Kingsley
Another surprise was Sacha Baron Cohen who acted as the station inspector, famous for his weirdo comedy roles like Borat , he does a good job here in Hugo with his strict and subtle comedy ., He is someone who doesn’t laugh . had a sad background in war and pretty much an orphan like hugo.
Station Inspector: Which one? I've mastered three!
Station Inspector: Which one? I've mastered three!
Jude law does well as Hugo’s father , After he dies .. its up to Hugo to repair what his father left .The movie is about how he becomes the change in the train inspector’s life and how he finds out George melies and brings him back to his purpose .
Station Inspector: Which one? I've mastered three!
Jude law does well as Hugo’s father , After he dies .. its up to Hugo to repair what his father left .The movie is about how he becomes the change in the train inspector’s life and how he finds out George melies and brings him back to his purpose .
Hugo Cabret: Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do... Maybe it's the same with people. If you lose your purpose... it's like you're broken.
There is a scene where Hugo is repairing the robo in his room , his uncle opens the door suddenly , the cigar accidentally injures his finger tip , his face mourns in pain and after throwing the cigar bud , he tells Hugo .. your Father Died in a Fire Accident. This expresses how dreadful the accident was .. which they don’t show in visuals . There are many such scenes where the director’s touch elevates it to another level .
when the station inspector walks to the woman several times but after the cleak sound in his machine legs … he comes back abruptly without talking ,
George melies says to Hugo : happy endings come only in movies , But Hugo wants to show him something .. he goes to get it and accidentally falls in the eye of the station inspector ,There is a big chase and suddenly it looks like a struggle for an happy ending . There is a dog with the station inspector , a ferocious dog which is no less than THE ARTIST dog in performance .
when the station inspector walks to the woman several times but after the cleak sound in his machine legs … he comes back abruptly without talking ,
George melies says to Hugo : happy endings come only in movies , But Hugo wants to show him something .. he goes to get it and accidentally falls in the eye of the station inspector ,There is a big chase and suddenly it looks like a struggle for an happy ending . There is a dog with the station inspector , a ferocious dog which is no less than THE ARTIST dog in performance .
In this chase scene .. the dog starts chasing hugo after a massive introduction and music , awesome directorial touches by Sir Martin Scorsese .
i suggest you to read abt George melies or watch some of his movies , his most famous " trip to the moon " will give an idea of what he tried in that time .
They even painted the film by hand frame by frame , what an effort to create a marvel .
Because the lumiere brothers dint sell him a camera , he made one himself , sold all his properties to build a studio . He started the time lapse , multiple exposure and stop motion animation tricks , he was a magician before he entered cinema , he saw cinema as an advanced level of magic while people like lumiere brothers said moving pictures dont have a future .
he started the dream , knowing him will help you enjoy HUGO to the best levels .
In the end … George melies appears before everyone on stage
Georges melies : My friends, I address you all tonight as you truly are; wizards, mermaids, travellers, adventurers,magicians...
Come and dream with me.he sees his wife when he says mermaids ( she really acted as mermaids in George melies’s silent movies ) ,Isabelle and Hugo will be sitting together when he says adventurers , magicians, all perfectly fitting for their part . and we cannot deny “movies are dreams made real “ .
don’t forget to watch this fantastic movie .
Georges melies : My friends, I address you all tonight as you truly are; wizards, mermaids, travellers, adventurers,magicians...
Come and dream with me.he sees his wife when he says mermaids ( she really acted as mermaids in George melies’s silent movies ) ,Isabelle and Hugo will be sitting together when he says adventurers , magicians, all perfectly fitting for their part . and we cannot deny “movies are dreams made real “ .
don’t forget to watch this fantastic movie .
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