Analysis Of The Film The Invention Of Hugo Cabret By...

To critique a film, we need to cover all aspects of the production. This includes narrative, acting, cinematography, editing, and music. The film for this critique is Hugo. Before we can get into critique, let s get a quick plot summary. Hugo is a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese from an adaptation of Brian Selznick s graphic novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The story is focused around a 12 year old boy named Hugo who lives in Paris in 1931. Hugo grew up with his father who is a clockmaker. Hugo s father is killed in a freak fire at the museum he works at. Hugo is taken in by his uncle, who maintains the clocks at the Gare Montparnasse railway station. All that Hugo has left from his father is a broken down automation and his father s notebook. Hugo s uncle goes missing for many years so it s his responsibility to maintain the clocks at the station. Hugo must remain unseen in the walls of the railway to remain on his own, otherwise he will be sent to the orphanage. It s Hugo s mission to fix the automation in hopes of there being a message from his father. He steals pieces from the toy store located at the station until he is caught by the owner and stripped of his notebook. In a plead to get his notebook back, Hugo meets the shop owner s goddaughter, Isabelle. Isabelle and Hugo become really good friends and spend a lot of time together reading and watching films. When Hugo becomes comfortable enough, he explains his life situation to Isabelle and shows