Archetypes In The Movie Hugo Cabret

For this week’s assignment, we were assigned to watch Hugo, which to me was very enjoyable. The film tells viewers about the life of an orphaned young boy named Hugo Cabret. In the movie, Hugo is on a quest for survival. Through this he learns valuable life lessons. Volger’s archetypes, the historical aspects of the narratives in the film, and actor portrayls all serve as a reflection of Hugo’s heroism.
In the film Hugo, there is a recognizable narrator. The narration throughout the film is done by Hugo Cabret himself. This is easily noticed with the line in the “Once upon a time I was a boy named Hugo Cabret...” (Hugo) The film fits the mold of Aristotle’s Poetics rather well. The movie demonstrates Hugo being homeless as the exposition. Hugo Cabret isn’t exactly homeless. Living at a train station, Hugo does his best to make

In total, the film contains four noticeable narratives. The first narrative shows Hugo working with his father prior to his passing. Through this narrative, viewers are able to see how Hugo’s father died in a fire. The second narrative tells the tale of Georges Méliès’s buying and selling of property. The third narrative is of the librarian visiting Georges Méliès as a young child at his studio, and the fourth narrative shows Hugo and his father enjoying time at the theater together. I don’t believe that this film expresses any political view. I believe that image, speech, sound, music, and writing interact to produce meaning. They are all in sync with one another, but I believe writing dominates because the film is based off of a novel. The facial expressions and speech of the younger actors add to the film, evoking emotion and sympathy from the viewer. The novel emphasizes the spectator more so than in the film. The film reflects on the fact that the audience assumes the role of voyeurs to the screen exhibition because it plays on emotion through the character of Hugo and his