So I finally got
around to the see the Scorsese directed (and nominated film) HUGO. The story takes place in 1930’s Paris. It’s the story of a boy, Hugo Cabret, played
by Asa Butterfield, who after losing his inventor/clockmaker father struggles
to find the hidden secret behind the automaton (mechanical man) he and his
father were working on before he died.
I felt this story
(based on a book also) parallels the film: Extremely Loud and Incredibly
close. Both boys lose their father (and
mentor) leaving them struggling to live life without them and make sense of
everything.
It was abit cheesy
at parts. A cute film although more for
adults than children. I can’t imagine a
child wanting to watch anything about silent movies and men nursing grudges.
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