"Belief in magic is a huge part of Hugo‘s theme. The precocious young boy knows its impossible, but somehow feels that if he can fix the automaton, it will send him a message from his father. Hugo makes a potent argument for films being the realization of dreams, and it doesn’t shortchange its characters either. There are real moments of danger, clear consequences, and sympathetic characters all around, so when tears come at the end of the movie, they feel earned. Scorsese’s love letter to the power of cinema is itself pretty powerful stuff."
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Eric Melin, in "Scorsese’s 3D Period Fantasy Movie ‘Hugo’ A Wonder" at Scene Stealers (23 November 2011)
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