Summary: Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in the 1930s in Paris. He fixes clocks and other gadgets as he learned to from his father and uncle. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his father is an automaton that doesn't work; Hugo has to find its heart-shaped key. On his adventures, he meets with a cranky old man who works in the train station and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and as he discovers it, the old man starts remembering his past and his significance to the world of film-making.
Tonight Teresa and I watched Hugo. I had wanted to see it but missed it in the theater, so I added it to my Netflix. I lucked up and actually got it as soon as it was released on DVD. I really enjoyed this movie. It was neat to learn about Georges Melies (a pioneer in film making), and how without his films, there's no telling how movies would look today. I don't know that I would recommend this to young children, they might find it boring. But definitely for a family with older children or adults. Overall a very fun movie.
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