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* LighterAndSofter: Easily the lightest, most cheerful film ever directed by [[Creator/MartinScorsese Scorsese]], which is quite rare considering the usual content of his films. While it still has its fair share of dark moments, it's TV-PG and never goes beyond the TV-PG range of content. A Cherry on top is it's one of the few films made by him to get an EarnYourHappyEnding.

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* LighterAndSofter: Easily the lightest, most cheerful film ever directed by [[Creator/MartinScorsese Scorsese]], which is quite rare considering the usual content of his films. While it still has its fair share of dark moments, it's TV-PG PG and never goes beyond the TV-PG PG range of content. A Cherry cherry on top is that it's one of the few films made by him to get an EarnYourHappyEnding.



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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes it look like a light comedy, with lots of slapstick from Creator/SachaBaronCohen. Not the case.The film is actually fairly serious and melancholy (though still on a family-friendly level), and Cohen is a side character [[spoiler:with an unexpectedly dramatic side to his story]].
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''Hugo'' is a 2011 adventure film directed by Creator/MartinScorsese, written by Creator/JohnLogan and co-produced by Creator/JohnnyDepp. Based on Brian Selznick's Caldecott Medal-winning children's novel ''The Invention Of Hugo Cabret'', the film stars Creator/AsaButterfield, Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz, and Creator/BenKingsley, with Creator/SachaBaronCohen, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JudeLaw, Creator/HelenMcCrory, Creator/RayWinstone and Creator/MichaelStuhlbarg in supporting roles. The film is notable for being Scorsese's first family-oriented film as well as his first shot in [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie 3D]], and is considered the director's love letter to [[SilenceIsGolden silent cinema]].

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''Hugo'' is a 2011 adventure film directed by Creator/MartinScorsese, written by Creator/JohnLogan and co-produced by Creator/JohnnyDepp. Based on Brian Selznick's Caldecott Medal-winning children's novel ''The Invention Of of Hugo Cabret'', the film stars Creator/AsaButterfield, Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz, and Creator/BenKingsley, with Creator/SachaBaronCohen, Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/JudeLaw, Creator/HelenMcCrory, Creator/RayWinstone and Creator/MichaelStuhlbarg in supporting roles. The film is notable for being Scorsese's first family-oriented film as well as his first shot in [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDMovie 3D]], and is considered the director's love letter to [[SilenceIsGolden silent cinema]].
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* AbledInTheAdaptation: Rene Tabard is shown wearing an eyepatch in the book's illustrations, indicating he lost his eye at some point in his life. In the movie, he has both of his eyes, though he does wear a pair of glasses.

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* CruelToBeKind: Twice; Georges giving Hugo a handkerchief of ashes as proof he burned his notebook to teach the boy life is cruel, and the Inspector sending the children he catches to an orphanage. Averted on both accounts, as the men are really just taking their pain out on children.

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* CruelToBeKind: Twice; Twice. Georges giving Hugo a handkerchief of ashes as proof he burned his notebook (though Isabelle later contradicts this by stating that Georges faked the ashes) to teach the boy life is cruel, and the Inspector sending the children he catches to an orphanage. Averted on both accounts, as the men are really just taking their pain out on children.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the end of the movie, even though [[spoiler:Papa Georges and Hugo have developed a close relationship, the notebook that Georges took from Hugo never turns back up]]. This is an artifact of [[AdaptationDistillation adaptation compression]]; in the book, [[spoiler:it turns out the ashes Georges presented were faked and Isabelle manages to recover it]], though it's debatable whether or not the item still warranted relevance by that point.
** However, [[spoiler:in the movie, Isabelle also says that the ashes were fake, though Hugo still doesn't get it back]].

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the end of the movie, even though [[spoiler:Papa Georges and Hugo have developed a close relationship, the notebook that Georges took from Hugo never turns back up]]. This is an artifact of [[AdaptationDistillation adaptation compression]]; in the book, [[spoiler:it turns out the ashes Georges presented were faked and Isabelle manages to recover it]], though it's debatable whether or not the item still warranted relevance by that point.
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point. Likewise, [[spoiler:in the movie, Isabelle also says that the ashes were fake, though Hugo still doesn't get it back]].
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* SupportingProtagonist: While he remains the point-of-view character for much of the movie, much of his the conflicts centering around him are resolved by the second half, turning him into one of these for the new main focus of the story: [[spoiler:Papa Georges, aka Georges Méliès]].

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* SupportingProtagonist: While he Hugo remains the point-of-view character for much of the movie, much of his the conflicts centering around him are resolved by the second half, turning him into one of these for the new main focus of the story: [[spoiler:Papa Georges, aka Georges Méliès]].

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* TheAlcoholic: Claude, Hugo's abusive uncle, who is only shown either teaching Hugo how to maintain the station's clocks (which isn't often) and drinking. He ends up disappearing early on [[spoiler:and found dead later on]], almost assuredly because of this habit.
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** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton#Renaissance_and_early_modern Automata,]] clockwork robots that could perform pre-determined feats, have existed since the 16th century. Cruder automatons powered by levers and wind existed before that.
** Color movies during the silent era of filmmaking. As explained in the film, the filmmakers hand-colored each frame with ink. Actual color photography was possible even before this era, but it would have been impractically difficult to create an entire film this way.

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* TheAlcoholic: Claude, Hugo's abusive uncle, who is only shown either teaching Hugo how to maintain the station's clocks (which isn't often) and drinking. He ends up disappearing early on [[spoiler:and found dead later on]], almost assuredly because of this habit.
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** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton#Renaissance_and_early_modern Automata,]] clockwork robots that could perform pre-determined feats, have existed since the 16th century. Cruder automatons powered by levers and wind existed before that.
** Color movies during the silent era of filmmaking. As explained in the film, the filmmakers hand-colored each frame with ink. Actual color photography was possible even before this era, but it would have been impractically difficult to create an entire film this way.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After spending decades bitter and sad, believing his life's work was all for nothing, Georges finally receives the acclaim he deserves as someone who helped make cinema what it is.

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* AdaptedOut: Some minor characters, including Etienne (so that Hugo and Isabelle could have more independence) and Hugo’s school friends Antoine and Louis.

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** In the book, Hugo eventually assumes the identity of Professor H. Alcofrisbas, which is given to him by Georges Melizes while he's performing magic tricks for an audience. This is nowhere to be seen in the movie, presumably since Professor Alcofrisbas writing the book the film is based on wouldn't have any meaning on its events.
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Some minor characters, including Etienne (so that Hugo and Isabelle could have more independence) and Hugo’s school friends Antoine and Louis.



* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Madame Emilie and Monsieur Frick, the cafe owner and newspaper vendor, respectively. In the book, their only contributions were to call for Hugo's arrest by the Station Inspector, as they recognize him as having stolen their respective wares during his time in the station. The film shows them partaking in friendly interaction with each other and Inspector Gustave, and when Gustave apprehends Hugo, they argue in favor of his release as they aren't aware he's done anything wrong.
** Hugo himself; in the book, he's a little more of a self-centered jerk to Isabella at first, not being used to trusting others.

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Madame Emilie and Monsieur Frick, the cafe owner and newspaper vendor, respectively. In the book, their only contributions were to call for Hugo's arrest by the Station Inspector, as they recognize him as having stolen their respective wares during his time in the station. The film shows them partaking in friendly interaction with each other and Inspector Gustave, and when Gustave apprehends Hugo, they argue in favor of his release as they aren't aware he's done anything wrong.
** Hugo himself; in himself gets this to some degree. In the book, he's a little more of a self-centered jerk to Isabella at first, not being used to trusting others. He even goes so far as to steal the key for the automaton off her neck, [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure leading to them briefly becoming hostile to one another when she chases after it to get it back]]. In the movie, Hugo simply explains ''why'' he needs the key, and Isabelle is more than willing to help him.

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** Hugo himself; in the book, he's a little more of a self-centered jerk to Isabella at first, not being used to trusting others.



%%* AscendedFanboy: Rene Tabard to [[spoiler: Georges Méliès]].

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%%* * AscendedFanboy: Rene Tabard to [[spoiler: Georges Méliès]].Méliès]], since Tabard met him as a little boy and has dedicated his life to studying old movies.



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* AdultFear:
** You die, and your child ends up first with an abusive alcoholic and then completely alone.
** [[spoiler: Your whole life had been meaningless, your lifework had been destroyed and everyone has forgotten you.]]

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