Hugo the movie the invention of hugo cabret by brian. Animated version the film begins with lucy telling the others about narnia and the wardrobe, and the events in narnia with mr. The character differences between the book and the movie could be due to the desire of the director wanting to add his own insight and personal elements to the. My reaction was overwhelmingly positive, and i felt i had to read the book. Wonderstruck is a darker, more adventurous book than hugo cabret. The invention of hugo cabret is an american historical novel written and illustrated by brian selznick and published by scholastic.
After many different ideas, selznick settled on the story that hugos father had a. In a movie the character can speak their thoughts all day long in a either in their head, or in monlogue to themselves or to anybody else. Nothing written before or since can ever convey the sense of scope that hugo s novel has. Before hugo was the hit film directed by martin scorsese, it was a childrens book called the invention of hugo cabret, by brian selznick. Since the media forms of literature and film have different interpretive elements they. Hugo is probably a fantastic movie without being compared to the book. 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. Othello differences and similarities of the movie and. Differences between v for vendetta graphic novel vs movie page 1. Moonraker is the worst bond movie ever made in my opinion, but its probably my favorite of the books by ian fleming so far at least. Hugo is an extravagant, elegant fantasy with an innocence lacking in many modern kids movies, and one that emanates an unabashed. The musical lacks this behemoth nature, but retains the book s themes and characters and in many cases betters them, and its music has become a phenomenon of its own. The character differences between the book and the movie could be due to the desire of the director wanting to add his own insight and personal elements to the story rather than using brian selznicks literal interpretation.
The actors were great, especially asa butterfield who starred as hugo cabret. Othello comparisoncontrast by brittany washington on prezi. 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. If you enjoyed the film, youd probably like the musical. In the play othello there are two characters that make the play what it is. In stephen kings it, the narrative is split between two time periods. Hes experiencing the magic of film, automatons, and meeting a real live magician. 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, only to become embroiled in a mystery surrounding his late fathers. The da vinci code differences between book and movie dan brown was born at exeter the 22nd of june 1964 and he is an american writer, the da vinci code is considered his best work. Iago hugo does not care who gets hurt in the process of destroying othelloodin. Hugo, remediation, and the cinema of attractions, or, the.
So those are the differences between the book and movie of. The book and film have many similarities, both dealing with government oppression and the backlash that it causes, but some of the biggest differences. And be sure to look out for me i have a cameo in the movie at around 7. Hugo film and literature adaptation essay 1067 words cram. The director, martin scorsese, creates new characters, which add and build upon the relationships and add side stories to the plot line. The relationship between film and novel poses an especially. Once there was a boy named hugo cabret who thought an automaton was going to save his life and it did. Gavroche is the thenardiers son in the novel they have five children. The similarities between the movie and the book at this point are, in the book the post of othellos lieutenant is given to michael cassio and not iago, just like in the film were hugo is not given the place as odins go to guy. Released in theaters on november 23, 2011, it is director martin scorseses first foray into 3d filmmaking. 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 does les miserables the musical differ from the book. 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, only to become embroiled in a mystery surrounding his. Based on the childrens book the invention of hugo cabret by brian selznick, hugo tells the story of an orphaned boy who lives in the walls of a train station in 1931 paris. 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 a 3d major motion picture by academy awardwinning director, martin scorsese, written by academy award. That he also makes it a fable that will be fascinating for some, not all. 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. Hugo is one of the rare adaptations that takes a longer time to watch than it does to read the novel its based on. The hardcover edition was released on january 30, 2007, and the paperback edition was released on june 2, 2008. 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. In both the film and book iago and hugo are both very angry and upset at this decision by odin or othello. Among visual appearances of hugo cabret theyre not many differences between the movie and the book. The most immediate difference between the novel and the film is the time period. 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. How the hunchback of notre dame book and movie differ.
Lets start with the noduh differences between the book and the movie. The movie o has those same characteristics with the characters ro. Hugo is unlike any other film martin scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart. All the differences between the v for vendetta graphic. The way the scene has been depicted is major because in the movie the father left the automata in the building they lived in. Watch the amazing video to see how some of the special effects shots were done for the movie. But he still somehow finds the time and optimism to be in awe of things.
Parents need to know that although hugo is a bookbased period adventure about the art and magic of movies that may be a tad too mature for younger elementary schoolaged kids. Feb 21, 2012 hugo is one of the rare adaptations that takes a longer time to watch than it does to read the novel its based on. In the end, hugo himself summed his masterpiece up best, in his 1862 preface to the novel. In the invention of hugo cabret, hugos got quite the hard knock life for such a little boyhe has to work on clocks, he lives in a train station, hes orphaned, and the list goes on.
The character has the same name in both the graphic novel and the movie. Feb 07, 2018 there are literally hundreds of differences between les mis le book, les mis le musical and les mis le movie, some of them small, some of them major, but if i was to point out every single one as i, in fact, have the capacity and desire to do, wed be here all day, so im going to point out five that struck me the most. Based on the invention of hugo cabret, a beautiful book, half graphic novel, half prose tale, by brian selznick, the movie is a delightful. Othello differences and similarities of the movie and play. His father, richard brown, was an important professor at phillips exeter academy, university where dan studied. It really does seems like someone early in production took the cliff notes of hugos book, throw them into a blender, strained, added water and poured out the disney plot. We feel a great artist has been given command of the tools and resources he needs to make a movie about movies. Differentces and similarities of the movie othello and the. Sep 08, 2017 the most immediate difference between the novel and the film is the time period. In the book, these events are shown before she tells everyone about them. I saw the musical for the first time on new years day 20, by way of its film adaptation. Booksintomovie commentary hugo based on the book, the. There are differences however in order to accomplish what the director was trying to portray. The evil baron of the book is a homophobic caricature.
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. 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 brian selznick. O the movie portrays the main characters in various similarities and differences. The invention of hugo cabret is an american historical novel written and illustrated by brian. Hugo movie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A part from the fact a movie has shorter run time than a book. The movie is about a boy who lives alone in a paris railway station and the enigmatic owner of a toy shop there. With 284 pictures between the book s 533 pages, the book depends as much on its pictures as it does on. It is a coproduction of graham kings gk films and johnny. But thats a technical and marketing issue not a creative issue. Iago hugo betrays his so called friend othelloodin. Hugo visits the film academy library where etienne now works. Hugo, the element of character relationships in the book and the movie are developed very differently.
Illustration of the hunchback of notre dame by victor hugo, via wikimedia commons. If a film is an adaptation, i always like to go back to the original material to see what the differences are between the two. Disneys hunchback of notre dame vs victor hugos novel. Yesterday, i received it in the mail thank you, amazon prime. Since i enjoyed the book so much, i had to see the movie in theaters. Differences between v for vendetta graphic novel vs movie. 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.
There are literally hundreds of differences between les mis le book, les mis le musical and les mis le movie, some of them small, some of them major, but if i was to point out every single one as i, in fact, have the capacity and desire to do, wed be here all day, so im going to point out five that struck me the most. I remember buying victor hugos les miserables to read after watching the. Brian selznicks beloved middlegrade book, the invention of hugo cabret. And the book had detailed and descriptive writing of this scene in hugo. In this amazing and breath taking film about an orphan boy who goes through a series of problems that occur and creates a life changing adventure of hugoorphan. Aug, 2015 however, i was in love with this movie from the start. When looking at hugo directed by martin scorsese the adaptation from the novel the invention of hugo cabret by brian selzink i believe it is a close adaptation. The invention of hugo cabret is the basis for the martin scorsese film hugo. One example of this would be the addition of completely new characters in the movie that were not in the book at all. Movie posted on february 3, 2016 february 15, 2016 by supposedly fun here we have quite an interesting juxtaposition. The book and film have many similarities, both dealing with government oppression and the backlash that it causes, but some of the biggest differences can be seen with the change in themes from. Mar 29, 2012 see the movie first and the book is diminished. And the differences in the characters in proof that. Dec 06, 2011 since i enjoyed the book so much, i had to see the movie in theaters.
Film is a column comparing books to the film adaptations they spawn, often discussing them on a plotpointbyplotpoint basis. For one thing, story structure has long been championed much more stridently by screenwriters than novelists. That he also makes it a fable that will be fascinating for some, not all children is a measure. Listed here are the many differences between the chronicles of narnia books and their various adaptations.
These differences are what made the film a close adaptation. 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. The story continues in subsequent books, but that is the end of the serial that was collected as the first book of dune. Differences between the book and film the chronicles of. Its obvious that martin scorseses movie hugo 2011 showcases its directors. I dont see the difference between a book and movie in for point 3.
Nov 21, 2011 hugo is unlike any other film martin scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart. While the book and the film do follow much the same plot, there was one specific character change. From melies to montparnasse, a cultural cheat sheet for hugo. We asked them about characters, plot points and dramatic moments to see how one differs from the other, and to try.
It was directed by martin scorsese, while the screenwriter was john logan. However, i was in love with this movie from the start. In both the play and the movie iago hugo gets extremely upset with othelloodin and this starts the hatred towards othelloodin. Jul 24, 2018 the story continues in subsequent books, but that is the end of the serial that was collected as the first book of dune. The invention of hugo cabret is a graphic novel, a thick book of over. The book is simply amazing and is mostly pictures with a few pages of text interspersed. In 1931, 12yearold hugo cabret lives in paris with his father, a kind, widowed clockmaker who also works parttime at a museum. Brian selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the movie making process as his caldecott awardwinning book the invention of hugo cabret is turned into a 3d major motion picture by academy awardwinning director, martin scorsese, written by academy awardnominated screenwriter. Hugo is a 2011 britishamericanfrench historical family mystery adventure drama film based on brian selznicks novel the invention of hugo cabret.