Hugo
I recently saw "Hugo" and found it to be a wonderful movie. I have not read the book, so I do not know how close one is to the other - I will use what was depicted in the movie for this discussion. "Hugo" was expertly directed (Martin Scorsese) and the story was very well told. The foreshadowing was woven into the story beautifully and the acting was great. I would recommend it to just about anyone who loves movies and the art of movie making. In this story, like the Three Musketeers, the mind, body, and spirit characters work to transform a fourth character - George Melies (played by Ben Kingsley). The Spirit Character - Hugo Cabret ( Asa Butterfield) Hugo is an orphan with a passion for clockwork. His father was a clockmaker and once found an "automaton" hidden in an old museum. He promised to work with Hugo to fix the machine, but before it was complete, Hugo's father died. Later in the film, when the automaton is finally fixed,...