Text / Levin——The abridged version of the film review was published in Beijing Youth Daily.
I recently read a film review that is said to have affected the situation of "Hugo" in the Olympic Games at the beginning of the year, and I feel quite interesting. . The article claimed that "Hugo" was not directed by Martin Scorsese, but Steven Spielberg! He also cites a lot of examples, what "Hugo" is a typical Spielberg children's fantasy style, Martin has never directed a similar film, and Spielberg has already manipulated others to direct it. This is a precedent, "War Horse" and "Hugo" were both filmed on the same set, etc. As for the truth and falsehood, put aside for the time being, this at least shows that the film critics are quite fond of the old Martin's deep and childish innocence this time. Surprisingly, the film shows a warm romance and a touch of sadness like a Disney film, and it also disappoints audiences who hope to find the consistent depth of old Martin in the film.
As a children's film, "Hugo" is undoubtedly quite qualified. The 12-year-old orphan Hugo, who is at the bottom, living in embarrassment but with a dream, has made unremitting efforts, and finally his dream has come true, and he has regained the experience of family warmth. Inspirational and a little sad, it is definitely a good story that is simple and easy to understand for children and can trigger feelings. The nostalgic atmosphere with strong texture, the dream-like setting and tone, the characters that are cute for both adults and children, with the assistance of special effects, the camera movement is smooth and exciting like a roller coaster, and the rushing, immersive scene The 3D effect, through the plot design of the wonderful movie past drawn by a magical robot, not only brings people excellent visual enjoyment, but also creates a perfect dreamland for children. "Hugo" definitely deserved to sweep the best cinematography, best visual effects, best art direction and other technical awards at this year's Oscars.
However, "Hugo" lost the two Oscars for best picture and best director in the competition with "The Artist". To some extent, it also shows that "Hugo" is not the best in terms of story, rhythm and connotation. best video standards. At first, I thought it was nonsense that Martin Scorsese won the Oscar by copying the Hong Kong version and then disguised as the American underworld epic "The Departed". It would be even more unreasonable if "Hugo" won the grand prize again! Because this film is a pure children's film, Lao Ma himself does not deny that it was made for children to see, and it will inevitably appear thin on the altar of art. Expressing the director's tribute and nostalgia through Merieux's classic old films, there is not much artistic innovation and connotation depth except for the warmth and gorgeous scenes. Although this film is almost impeccable in terms of costumes, makeup, scenery, art, photography, etc., and the beauty presented by the technical details that strive for perfection is very pleasing to the eye, the story is relaxed, the atmosphere is fairy tale, and inspiration is dreamy. The performance is bland, like the candy in Grandpa George's store. Children will eat it with relish, but adults will inevitably feel lack of aftertaste.
Many people still have to say that this film is not made for children to watch, that children can't understand things in the history of movies, but it is precisely for children who can't understand that this film has enough dramatic tension and charm, such as It is said that when the robot drew the sketch of "Journey to the Moon" and signed the name of Georges Mérieux, for the adult audience, the suspense of the film suddenly disappeared! And for young children, mysterious pictures and names are still a mystery? I will still follow the plot with great interest to start a journey through the old movies, so as to gain knowledge and touch. Maybe it's because the film is too childish and light, and the starring is a child, it will finally lose to "The Artist"!
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