It is the story of an emergent individuality that owes much to its social and historical context, but is most of all grounded in the assumption of our time that the. Parents need to know that although hugo is a book based period adventure about the art and magic of movies that may be a tad too mature for younger elementary schoolaged kids. How hugo turned from book to film before hugo was the hit film directed by martin scorsese, it was a childrens book called the invention of hugo cabret, by. Hugo is unlike any other film martin scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart. Brian selznick is the caldecott medalwinning creator of the new york times bestsellers the invention of hugo cabret, adapted into martin scorseses oscarwinning hugo, wonderstruck, adapted into todd hayness eponymous movie, and the marvels. Brian selznicks beloved middlegrade book, the invention of hugo cabret. See more ideas about compare and contrast, books vs movies and the lorax book. Differences book talks about george melies alikes movie doesnt go in to detail about george melies have the same elements. The movie says hugo was looking for a message from his father but ended up on a journey home.
The invention of hugo cabret is the basis for the martin scorsese film hugo. Movie i am proud of my naming abilities, and ill be examining books and. Martin scorseses delightful childrens film hugo is currently nominated for eleven oscars, the most of any film of 2011. Primarily, this is because the character in the book. The hardcover edition was released on january 30, 2007, and the paperback edition was released on june 2, 2008. Inside the production design of hugo the new york times. Good ones for this are the harry potter series, holes, the chronicles of narnia series, and where. The invention of hugo cabret is a fun entertaning read hugo is a young orphan and you then start to wonder why would a young kid live in a train station,what happens to his uncle,why does he have this automation,and why does he have to fix the clocks.
Hugo finds a book titled the invention of dreams with a drawing of the automaton, which he learns is a scene from the first movie his father ever saw, a trip to the moon, directed by georges melies. And in a year of movies like the artist and midnight in paris that pay homage to early 20th century film and cultural history, hugo might be the most complex cinematic homage of them all. Yesterday, i received it in the mail thank you, amazon prime. If you are creating content in a cjk language and want to use hugos automatic summary splitting, set hascjklanguage to true in your site configuration.
Discussion questions for the seven husbands of evelyn hugo. The movie is no longer idle time, and kids brains will keep churning as they make comparisons and observations. Everything has a purpose, clocks tell you the time, trains takes you to places. Hugo, remediation, and the cinema of attractions, or, the. Hugo is one of the rare adaptations that takes a longer time to watch than it does to read the novel its based on. This is a book about magic, plain and simplethe magic of the silver screen, the magic of family and friendship, the magical thrill of adventure. There are many spoilers in the perks of being a wallflower book to movie. We feel a great artist has been given command of the tools and resources he needs to make a movie about movies. The movie creates much more drama and even suggests hints of love, while the. The hugodefined summaries are set to use word count calculated by splitting the text by one or more consecutive whitespace characters. Hugo is a 2011 american adventure drama film with steampunk influences directed and. Hugo and martin scorceses 3d wonderland posted on december 10, 2014 april 16, 2018 by jack picone in 2011, the academy award for best cinematography went to robert richardson for his work on hugo, a 3d childrens film that just so happened to be directed by martin scorsese. Set in 1930s paris, the main focus of this cinematic love is the work of the first movie magician, georges melies. The invention of hugo cabret is an american historical novel written and illustrated by brian selznick and published by scholastic.
Selznick himself has described the book as not exactly a novel, not quite a picture book, not really a graphic novel, or a flip book or a movie, but a combination. Victor hugo has 1563 books on goodreads with 1983097 ratings. A magical illustrated story by brian selznick, the invention of hugo cabret, inspired martin scorseses first family film. Following up are 8 examples of martin scorseses outstanding use of the cinematic techniques. Hugos discovery his invention, as the books title has it is, ultimately, of himself as an unalienated worker, and this is the story that drives both book and movie. Watching a movie after reading the book is a wonderful way to encourage students to think critically about how each medium presented roughly the same information.
When wanda and ian started liking each other they just all the sudden like each other it doesnt show the connection. The book is simply amazing and is mostly pictures with a few pages of text interspersed. No waythis book uses illustrations not just to complement the story, but to tell it too. Hugo begins to pal around with georges goddaughter, isabelle, and they eventually realize her necklace, which contains a heartshaped key, may coincidentally be precisely the key hugo needs. Mar 29, 2012 hugo is probably a fantastic movie without being compared to the book but compared to the book it suffered, even with its beautiful graphics and impressive actors like ben kingsley. Hugo 2011 pg 2h 7m movies based on childrens books living inside a paris train station, an orphan eludes the rigid stationmaster, meets a legendary filmmaker and finds the key to unlocking his destiny. Caldecott honorwinning authorillustrator brian selznick has fashioned an intricate puzzle story that binds the reader like a mesmerists spell. That he also makes it a fable that will be fascinating for some, not all children is a measure. November marks the release of several movies based on young adult novels, which makes it the perfect time for this kind of study. It was directed by martin scorsese, while the screenwriter was john logan. We went to the midnight showing on opening day, and what we found far surpassed our expectations. So keep your expectations to low and just flow with the movie.
Based on brian selznick s book the invention of hugo cabret, it tells the story of a boy who lives alone in the gare montparnasse railway station in paris in the 1930s. She in turn introduces hugo to a bookstore whose owner initially mistrusts hugo. Hugo 2011 pg 126 min drama, family, fantasy in 1931 paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. The movie is about a boy who lives alone in a paris railway station and the enigmatic owner of a toy shop there. The book the invention of hugo cabret, by brian selznick, was inspired by an image from a 1902 french silent movie called a trip to the moon, which was made by george melies one of the characters in the film. When it comes to the design of his films, the director martin scorsese is. Watch the amazing video to see how some of the special effects shots were done for the movie. Based on brian selznicks book the invention of hugo cabret, it tells the. Hugo is a good movie, but the only problem is it drives you in the middle of the movie to expect something is going to happen and it never really happen and you may end up disappointed. Based on brian selznicks popular illustrated book the invention of hugo cabret, scorseses enchanting hugo burnishes that legend, filtering a whimsical halffiction about silent pioneer georges melies through a childhood of loneliness salved by the movies. A passionate brief for film preservation wrapped in a fanciful tale of childhood intrigue and adventure, hugo dazzlingly conjoins the.
The invention of hugo cabret isnt a book in which one word comes after another, all marching in a straight line. While hugo is enamored with the possibilities of film, this love letter was written to us. We are introduced to hugo asa butterfield, a young man whose father left him a automaton after his death. Movie vs book venn diagram the host book movie the movie jumped right in to everything, it doesnt show how the characters connect. Aug 04, 2011 the invention of hugo cabret unfolds its cryptic, magical story in a format that blends elements of picture book, novel, graphic novel, and film. I am, of course, speaking of les miserables, victor hugos masterwork. Scorsese has expanded on brian selznicks bestselling book, the invention of hugo cabret, about a.
Dec 06, 2011 since i enjoyed the book so much, i had to see the movie in theaters. I defended this as educational, claiming that we were going to compare and contrast the book and movie. Hugo movie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The movie and book are way different from each other. Brian selznicks beloved middlegrade book, the invention of hugo cabret, might look like a doorstop at 525 pages, but its actually a lean. My reaction was overwhelmingly positive, and i felt i had to read the book.
Based on the invention of hugo cabret, a beautiful book, half graphic novel, half prose tale, by brian selznick, the movie is a delightful fable. The actors were great, especially asa butterfield who starred as hugo cabret. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 60 produced by 11 music by 1 cinematography by 1. Books similar to the seven husbands of evelyn hugo. Hugo, while telling a very parisian story for a proud italianamerican guy from new york city, is a love letter to the wonder. They sneak into a theater to see a silent movie without buying a ticket. Graphic organizers to compare the book to the movie. A behind the scenes look at how a beloved book became a major motion picture brian selznick on. We asked them about characters, plot points and dramatic moments to see how one differs from the other.
Various shots were efficiently portrayed in the movie of hugo. I wrote a book about the making of the movie called the hugo movie companion where you can learn all about how the movie was made and all the people who worked on the film. Scorsese has been a vocal supporter of restoring old movies in hopes theyll be saved from oblivion rightfully so and this movie, based on a childrens book by. Four bestselling novels worldwide bestseller over 20 million copies sold by victor hugo nook including les miserables, the hunchback of notre dame, the last days of a condemned man, the man who laughs victor hugo. Aging and reclusive hollywood movie icon evelyn hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. Movie vs book venn diagram by miah gourdin on prezi. What characters or scenes didnt make it into the adaptation. Four bestselling novels worldwide bestseller over 20 million copies sold by victor hugo due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Based on brian selznicks book the invention of hugo cabret, it tells the story of a boy who lives alone in the gare montparnasse railway station in paris in the 1930s.
Discussion questions the seven husbands of evelyn hugo 1. Use selfreflection and formative assessment to improve their quality. Brian selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the moviemaking process as his caldecott awardwinning book the invention of hugo cabret is turned into. When hugo and isabelle finally find the automatons message, its a drawing that reveals papa georges secret past as a wildly famous filmmaker. Hugo is a 2011 american 3d adventure drama movie that is based on brian selznicks novel the invention of hugo cabret. Hugo invites etienne and the book s author, rene tabard, to isabelles house later, and explains melies career to isabelle. Othello comparisoncontrast by brittany washington on prezi. Did the setting in the movie look like you had imagined it. John venn has 79 books on goodreads with 99 ratings. Martin scorsese directs a love letter to moviemaking and his.
Its kind of fantasy movie but dont expect it to be magical fantasy. Buy the invention of hugo cabret 1 by brian selznick isbn. I saw the musical for the first time on new years day 20, by way of its film adaptation. In other words, its both a movie about young scorsese and a movie that young. Nov 21, 2011 hugo is unlike any other film martin scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart.
In the classroom, they can be integrated into book study lessons which would encourage the reluctant. The book did a better job of conveying hugos feelings. The automaton in the movie that hugo s so determined to repair actually does draw the famous image from georges melies a trip to the moon with a couple of caveats. The nook book ebook of the the greatest works of victor hugo. If thats the case, hugo might even be the catalyst that starts it all off. Tracking dolly shot in the beginning of hugo, martin scorsese opens the movie with a tracking shot, that ends up following hugo. Nov 17, 2011 the dazzling family friendly film opens nov.
Hugo is probably a fantastic movie without being compared to the book but compared to the book it suffered, even with its beautiful graphics and impressive actors like ben kingsley. Hugo introduces isabelle to the movies, which her godfather has never let her see. Ironically, hugo is a movie that will probably appeal more to hardcore film nerds than to sevenyearolds, unless of course that youngster will grow into a movie geek. The book did a better job of conveying hugo s feelings. From melies to montparnasse, a cultural cheat sheet for hugo. Each husbands section opens with an illustrative moniker for example, poor ernie diaz, goddamn don adler, agreeable robert jamison. The parisian train station set was built inside londons shepperton studios. About ten minutes in, i headed straight over to amazon and bought the book the movie was based off of, the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. It was a project that they worked on together, but never finished it. I read the book with my 8 year old son last year, and we both loved, loved, loved it. Hugo is a 2011 american adventure drama film with steampunk influences directed and produced by martin scorsese, and adapted for the screen by john logan. Explain to students that the map works like a venn diagram. The book goes into more detail about certain characters, while the movie neglects to have some of those certain characters.
Compare and contrast a book and movie activities my first year teaching when i was constantly running on empty i slipped several movie watching afternoons into my lesson plans. How is hugo responsible for everything that transpires. Year 8 film study hugo 6 bits and pieces the book zthe invention of hugo cabret, by brian selznick, was inspired by an image from a 1902 french silent movie called a trip to the moon, which was made by george melies one of the characters in the film. Suggested book and reading club discussion questions for the seven husbands of evelyn hugo. Kevin wilsons best book yet a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with remarkable. Hugo, while telling a very parisian story for a proud italianamerican guy from new york city, is a love letter to the wonder of the original silent films of the early 20th century. With 284 pictures between the book s 533 pages, the book depends as much on its pictures as it does on the words.
With words and illustrations, the invention of hugo cabret gives us a world that only great cinema can. With 284 pictures between the book s 533 pages, the book depends as much on its pictures as it does on. Feb 11, 2012 a magical illustrated story by brian selznick, the invention of hugo cabret, inspired martin scorseses first family film. The novel revolves round 12yearold orphan, hugo cabret, who lives in an old apartment above a train station in paris, where he tends to the 27 clocks in the building each day.
And be sure to look out for me i have a cameo in the movie at around 7. Watch hugo and you will see an aficionado of old films and cinema history making a movie that has a soft spot for just that. Aug, 2015 however, i was in love with this movie from the start. The invention of hugo cabret is a young adult mystery novel by brian selznick, told in both words and pictures. Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids movies, and one that emanates an unabashed love for the magic of cinema.
Browse book vs movie venn diagram resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Nov 23, 2011 h ugo is based on the book the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dec 20, 2011 watch hugo and you will see an aficionado of old films and cinema history making a movie that has a soft spot for just that.
Recommend and persuade peers to read and try out different products and book selections. Movie doesnt have enstein book has enstene have the same setting paris, france have the same theme dont be afraid question the world have the same. John venns most popular book is the logic of chance. Of all the changes to characters between the book and the movie, none is more striking than casting zack galifianakis as the happy medium.
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