Hugo Movie Review

By Ashley O.

Hugo is Martin Scorsese's 3D movie as well as family film. It is based off of the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. At first the 3D look though me off because it is different from how I seen other 3D movies filmed. With that said, it was an awesome movie! It told a story of a 12 year old orphan boy who lived in a clock station of Paris.

He had to constantly watch out for the guard that would turn him into the system. The guard was funny with his squeaky leg. His leg was damaged in the war so he had a brace on his leg but every time he would walk or run it would squeak really loud, echoing down the halls. It was a sad story for the fact that he had no family members and the one person that was really important to him (his father) died in a fire.

This movie showed how everything could be connected and how sometimes talent can go wasted. But with a little help and push the talent can be remembered. I loved the little robot that he and his father tried to fix together. The robot wrote! Isn't that awesome! Also, having the short films in the movie I would say was a nice touch. It seems to bring out a bit of history. It reminds you that not all movies were as flashy as they are now.

I love how the main character, Hugo (Asa Butterfield), reminds you that everyone has a purpose and this movie too had a purpose. Its purpose was to remind you that you too have a purpose and to show you what a good 3D movie looks like.