The Aviator

The Aviator Tushar k Shukla
Scorsese scores in the post-prime of his prolific cinematic journey. 
I was a little wary to see this since a long time. But this film, 
along with Gangs of New York, was a little repulsive because of my 
reservations against Leonardo Di Caprio. I finally saw The Aviator, 
but still have to complete Gangs. 
The Aviator is the master stroke of a genius that moves effortlessly 
from one frame to the other, and what a revelation Di Caprio is! He 
is simply riveting and surprises with his dignified portrayal of 
Howard Hughes. And where you have Scorsese, can good music be far 
behind? Here is ample music from the jazz era with all its JAZZ n 
RAZZMATAZZ! 
There are plenty of memorable sequences- the psycho trips of Howard, 
the aerial sequences, the trial sessions, and Howard's obsession and 
no-compromise love for cinema and grandeur.
Cate Blanchett walks the tight rope between imitation and personal 
effort with a surprising alacrity, and provides a solid counterpart 
to Di Caprio's hallucinated Hughes. 
Some people say that Scorsese delved too much into the details of 
aviation. I would suggest these people that they go and watch Raging 
Bull or The Color of Money to see what detailing is. 
Hollywood has been always mercilessly neglecting Scorsese till date 
for all his distinguished works. It is rather a blot on an honest and 
rewarding industry that it has managed to do such a unforgivable 
mistake repeatedly over all these years. The Aviator was way ahead of 
its contemporary films in its year of release and it's a shame that 
we could not acknowledge the great resource and a film school in 
itself in the form of Sir Scorsese, who might never win the illusive 
trophy, for all we know.