Saturday 9 June 2012

Hugo

What a beautiful film! Martin Scorsese's Hugo is an excellent example of how a lavish production at the service of a humane and sincere story results in a superior film experience. This is a joyful children's adventure, a love letter to cinema and, more generally, an earnest reflection on story-telling and human connections - the stuff that makes life worth living. Here are a few beautiful screenshots - notice the classic elegance of the color palette, the dream-like nature of the light, and the artistry of the sets (in the film, this is enhanced by a breathtaking use of tracking shots).

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. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too. 



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