《Hugo》　雨果　厚重迷人的早期电影史

No.033　《Hugo》　雨果　厚重迷人的早期电影史

英文导读

Hugo is a 2011 American 3D historical adventure drama film. It is directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan. It is a co-production of Graham King's GK Films and Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helen McCrory, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Jude Law, and Christopher Lee.

Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Brian Selznick's award-winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret stars Asa Butterfield, as an orphan boy who lives in a Parisian train station. Sent to live with his drunken uncle after his father's death in a fire, Hugo learned how to wind the massive clocks that run throughout the station. When the uncle disappears one day, Hugo decides to maintain the clocks on his own, hoping nobody will catch on to him squatting in the station. His natural aptitude for engineering leads him to steal gears, tools, and other items from a toy-shop owner who maintains a storefront in the station. Hugo needs these purloined pieces in order to rebuild a mechanical man that was left in the father's care at the museum—the restoration was a project father and son did together.When Georges (Ben Kingsley), the old man who runs the toy stand, catches on to the thievery, he threatens to turn Hugo over to the station's lone police officer (Sacha Baron Cohen, who makes every effort to send any parentless child in the station to the orphanage.) But Hugo's run-in with Georges leads to a friendship with the elderly gentleman's goddaughter, Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz), who unknowingly possesses the last item Hugo needs to make the mechanical man work again.

Hugo is Scorsese's first film shot in 3D, of which the filmmaker remarked: "I found 3D to be really interesting, because the actors were more upfront emotionally. Their slightest move, their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely." The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and released in the U.S. on 23 November 2011.

The film was received with critical acclaim, with many critics praising the visuals, acting, and direction. At the 84th Academy Awards, Hugo won five Oscars—for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing—and its 11 total nominations (including Best Picture) was the most for the evening. Hugo also won two BAFTAs and was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, earning Scorsese his third Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

获奖情况

2012年第84届奥斯卡：最佳摄影、最佳艺术指导、最佳音效剪辑、最佳视觉效果奖，并荣获最佳影片提名、最佳导演提名、最佳改编剧本提名、最佳原创配乐提名。

影片信息

导演：马丁·斯科塞斯

编剧：约翰·洛根、布赖恩·塞尔兹尼克

主演：阿沙·巴特菲尔德、科洛·莫瑞兹、本·金斯利、萨莎·拜伦·科恩

类型：剧情、儿童、传记、奇幻

制片国家（地区）：美国

上映日期：2011-11-23（美国）、2012-05-31（中国）

片长：127分钟

又名：《雨果的巴黎奇幻历险》《雨果的冒险》

剧情简介

由于母亲过世得早，雨果由父亲抚养长大，父子俩亲密无间。身为钟表匠的父亲擅长制造和修理精巧的机械，雨果耳濡目染，也对这一行充满热情，并学会了一些技能。一天，父亲从博物馆拿回一个坏了的机器人，据说只要修好它，它就能自己写字、传递信息。雨果和父亲开始一起修理机器人，但没想到一场突发的火灾夺去了父亲的生命。坏掉的机器人和父亲亲笔写下的维修笔记从此成为雨果最宝贵的财产。

父亲去世之后，他寄宿在巴黎火车站钟楼，偶尔会去玩具店偷些零件，用来修补父亲留下的机器人。在一次行窃中，他被店主乔治·梅里埃当场抓获。

乔治拿走了雨果父亲的遗物，这令雨果心急如焚，他尾随至乔治家中，结识了他的养女伊莎贝拉，他恳求她帮自己保住笔记。而伊莎贝拉则觉得此事蹊跷，于是两人结伴探秘。修好的机器人作画的落款却显示乔治的名字，让他们疑心顿起。终于他们发现了乔治家中装满画作的神秘柜子，并在图书馆的电影书籍中发现了乔治的身世。一位知情人的现身，让他们的奇幻冒险更添神秘……

制作花絮

本片是著名导演马丁·斯科塞斯的首部3D作品。

本片根据布莱恩·瑟兹尼克的同名畅销小说改编。原著于2007年曾获得鹅毛笔大奖，并一度在美国《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜中名列前茅，甚至被视作《哈利·波特》之后最好的儿童作品。

这是马丁·斯科塞斯近7年来第一部不是莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥主演的故事片。

影片参加了2011年的纽约电影节，当时影片还没有制作完成，是以半成品的身份来参展的。这是该电影节历史上的第二部半成品。第一部是1991年的《美女与野兽》。

重点学习

Hoping nobody will catch on to him squatting in the station

Catch on是英语中的一个固定搭配，在文中是“理解，明白；熟悉情况”的意思，常和介词to搭配使用，比如：You'll catch on to the job after you've been here a while.（过一段时间你就会熟悉这种工作了。）另外，catch on还有“钩住，卡住；绊住；变得入时，流行起来；迎合人心”的意思，比如：This song caught on and was sung everywhere.（这首歌曲流行起来，各地都在演唱。）

Their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely

Pick up是英语中常用的一个固定搭配，词义丰富，它常用的意思是“拿起，拾起，捡起”，文中是“捡起”的意思，比如：He picked up his hat and went away. （他拾起帽子，走了。）其他常用意思还有“（跌倒后）使（自己）起来，再爬起来；偶然获得，偶然找到；无意地学会（技术、语言、游戏等）；理解；懂得；意识到；注意到；停下来把…带走”等等，比如：She picks up a lot of imformation. （她偶然得到许多信息。）

单词时间

adaptation[ˌədæpˈteiʃən] n. 适应；改编；改编本，改写本

orphan[ˈɔ:fən] n. 孤儿

massive[ˈmæsiv] adj. 大量的；巨大的，厚重的；魁伟的

squat[skwɔt] vt. 使蹲坐，使蹲下

aptitude[ˈæptitju:d] n. 天资；自然倾向；适宜

storefront[ˈstɔːfrʌnt] n. [贸易] 店面；店头

purloin[pə:ˈlɔin] vt. 偷窃

thievery[ˈθi:vəri] n. 赃物；偷窃；盗窃事件

unknowingly[ʌnˈnəuiŋli] adv. 不知不觉地

intention[inˈtenʃən] n. 意图；目的；意向；[医]愈合