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You have to be a true master of cinema to make a 3D skeptic take notice, so leave it to Martin Scorsese to make me a believer again. Hugo is the best use of 3D since Avatar, and the greatest movie about movies I’ve ever seen (move over Matinee).
After years of 3D post conversion and greedy studios using 3D for increased ticket prices (setting the medium back by leaps and bounds), Scorsese comes to the rescue. He has set a new standard and created one of the greatest movie going experiences I can remember.
This is Martin Scorsese’s first family film, first 3D film, and what feels like his most personal release to date. Scorsese’s involvement in film preservation is perfectly dramatized here, as well as his love of classic cinema. The director includes nods to the films of French filmmaker Georges Méliès such as A Trip to the Moon and A Kingdom of Fairies; they are just some of the classic cinema brought back to life in Hugo (Safety Last! pictured above). That’s where the use of 3D really shines, not as a gimmick but an enhancement of the story.
The pacing of the film may have the younger ones wishing for a faster more frantic experience, but give Hugo time and it will deliver. The characters and visuals here are magical; the film is so full of adventure and heart that it may have you welling up with tears. It’s a celebration of cinema and storytelling and it’s not just a film for children; take your parents and grandparents. For anyone who turned their back on the movie going experience, it’s here again.
SCORE: 5/5
Martin Scorsese & James Cameron discuss Hugo:
