Sunday, February 19, 2012

Hugo [2011]



This movie is telling about an adventure of a boy named Hugo Cabret (played by Asa Butterfield), an orphan who lived behind the walls of train station set on Paris 1930s. On his adventure to solve a mystery left by his father in the form of an automaton (man-like robot) he met an old man named Georges Melies (played by Ben Kingsley) who owned a toy store, who's also became Hugo's boss as Georges let Hugo to work for him. Later he met a girl named Isabelle (played by Chloe Grace Moretz) that will accompany Hugo on his adventures and eventually leading to a secret of Georges Melies. There is also a police officer (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) who wanted to catch all orphans who lived in train station because they often steal from people.
In my opinion, this is a great movie. The design set of the movie is so enchanting. The color tone, the building, and also the atmosphere of the city are stunningly beautiful. I recommend you watch it in HD version of the movie (personally I watched it in 1080p AMIABLE release)

As for the story, this movie offers a family story. A heartwarming and happy ending story. With a simple premise but executed perfectly.
My favorite part of this movie is when the old movie of Georges Melies played. We can see movies where there are no computers and special effects, just film-set and man-power behind it. And other part of the movie that I like is every time Sacha Baron Cohen appears, his look in this movie really remind me of Borat. Maybe it's because the mustache on his face..Hahaha

If you like an adventure movie with a boy as the lead, you will like this movie.

IMDB Rate of Hugo 8.2/10
My Personal Rate of Hugo 8.5/10

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