The Legendary Director's Ode to the Birth of Cinema

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2020)

Based on the 2007 book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this movie is about Hugo, an orphan boy who lives in the walls of a railway station in Paris. After his father's untimely demise, all he is left with is an automaton which changes his life altogether.
The film is led by two 14yo children. Hugo is played by Asa Butterfield which was more like an amateur performance, but Chloe Grace Moretz played an equally important role of Isabella's, she was remarkable.
A 'Children's Fantasy Movie' featuring the birth of Cinema and a Homage to the first filmmakers? Ain't it more like a symbolism saying, we're the children of those great pioneers and that we made their fantasy come true.
The film talks about the earliest days of cinema, centering Georges Méliès, the legendary filmmaker who made over 500 films. His films gave color and vividness to peoples' dreams, they were magic to the audience, and they layed the foundation to World Cinema as we know today.
This is Marty's the only Fantasy Drama, winner of Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects and Production Design in the 2012 Academy Awards this movie is like walking through dreams.
Rarely do Scorsese's Direction gets outshone by something else in the movie, in this film Robert Richardson's camera did it. From the mind blowing long shot with which the movie starts, to the subtle dolly zoom at the end when Méliès is on stage, the direction of photography was one of the bests not only of his career, but of the industry. The legendary Cinematographer with his 3rd Oscar for this movie, is the shared-record holder of the most Oscars for a living Cinematographer.
Also the Oscar nominated Original Score by Howard Shore would stay within the walls of your ears for a long time.
With 11 Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Director and Screenplay and 5 wins, 3 Golden Globe nominations and Marty's 3rd Best Director win, 10 BAFTA noms and 2 wins,
The Legendary Director's Ode to the Birth of Cinema, this is,
HUGO (2011)