Hugo

Hugo is a stimulating and thought-provoking film which fascinates viewers by an interesting and captivating plot. The plot is interesting because there are a lot of twists and turns, which also makes it captivating. The film Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese in 2011 is also a fascinating film because of the themes. Some of the themes that are important are friendship and honesty. Hugo needs to leave the past behind in order to embrace his future. He also needs to work with the automaton, who helps drive the plot of Hugo. Friendship is the bond that Hugo has with Isabelle. Hugo is stimulating and thought-provoking because it gives the audience a sense that the plot will interest and captivate them before the film has ended.
In order to embrace the future, Hugo needs to leave the past behind. Hugo wouldn’t be who he is if it wasn’t for the flashback because we wouldn’t know about the automaton or his father and we wouldn’t know why he was alone as an orphan. The scene develops the character Hugo and shows the audience Hugo’s relationship with his father and why the automaton is important to him and it’s not just a machine to Hugo. The automaton is a bonding symbol that connects Hugo to his father. Hugo looks up to his father when he was describing to Hugo what the automaton is. In Martin Scorsese’s movie Hugo, he uses the technique of close up, so the audience can clearly see Hugo’s emotions and feelings. It also makes it clear that Hugo needs to forget about his past to embrace his future. Martin Scorsese also uses music to put the audience in a mood that is linked to the scene. It can make them feel empathy for the character or angry at them. In order for Hugo to leave his past behind, he must let go of his feelings for the automaton because of the automaton being in his life every day.
The automaton is a fascinating ‘character’ who helps to drive the plot of Hugo. This is important in the text because without the automaton, Hugo wouldn’t have a family, would be