tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post6909078513329309827..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Hugo (2011)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-74229269517764854122012-01-04T04:23:15.385-08:002012-01-04T04:23:15.385-08:00The automaton as a McGuffin...I think it was brill...The automaton as a McGuffin...I think it was brilliant how Scorcese used the automaton as a symbolism for so many things, which sometimes makes me see the Automaton as more than just a McGuffin. <br /><br />For example, the Automaton's a toy that's shaped like a man, and with it Scorcese takes the opportunity to comment on what he thinks about man. <br /><br />The idea is that we need to make man work properly, to improve on the way we are, to fix man. In a way, Scorcese is commenting on how 'man' can move foward, evolve, change for the better. That image of turning the heart around was interesting, if I remember correctly, this is what the key does, it changes the automatons heart around...a symbolism for what Scorcese wishes man would do? Change it, fix it, because according to one of the characters, the secret to everything is in the clock work...our inner self. <br /><br />Also, the automaton is used to symbolize the broken human being, the one that isnt functioning the way it should and will remain broken unless it does what it came to this earth to do. It's a symbolism for "completing" ourselves, fullfilling ourselves. I love how it comments on the fact that this is the only way in which we will be truly happy. <br /><br />The way Melies was when he was making his movies, without his movies, he was a sad man. <br /><br />I loved the symbolisms behind the automaton.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-7556973802838188692012-01-03T19:58:08.549-08:002012-01-03T19:58:08.549-08:00Thats one of the better reviews of Hugo I have rea...Thats one of the better reviews of Hugo I have read. I must admit that I was not a big fan of this film. It seemed very long and the pacing was difficlult for me to widthstand. I think this film could of used some critical editing. What did you think of that automaton as a MacGuffin? I was expecting a bit more excitement with the reveal.3guys1movie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062517557452204681noreply@blogger.com