An enchantment

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2012)

This a masterpiece that only the likes of Martin Scorsese can pull through. He usually does more violent and 18+ type movies, but it is about time someone celebrated the beginnings of the cinema, and who better to do it than one of the best directors of our time! A beautiful story, based on a historical fiction book, this movie explores the life of George Méliès, who, after World War I, went into darkness. His movies no longer wanted, he burnt his brilliance and became a shopkeeper at a railway Station in Paris, living his life no longer in reality, but only in his dreams. A sad man whose brilliance was forgotten. And this is where a little boy by the name of Hugo Cabret comes in to change his life forever.
I strongly suggest anyone who is remotely interested in beauty and untainted art to have a go at this movie. It really warms your heart. You do not need to know anything from the background of this story. I didn't, and I was immersed in the wonderful story, which felt like a painting to me, that only directors such as Scorsese, and actors such as Christopher Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen, Emily Mortimer etc. can pull through. Not to mention the 2 lead actors, the two children that portray the innocence of this story we desperately desire in our time. We need more stories like these. Not gruesome, and full of blood, and dried up skeletons, but magical movies that take you places! My grading: 4.5/5