Image Credit: Munawar Hosain/Fotos International/Getty ImagesWho says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? According to Variety, Martin Scorsese’s next film, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, will be filmed in 3-D, a first for the Oscar-winning director. While 3-D has proved a boon to the studios’ bottom line, it’s also attracted criticism for unnecessary implementation and sloppy conversions of intended 2-D movies. Hugo Cabret, however, holds great promise for the technology. Brian Selznick’s mammoth children’s book, about a 12-year-old orphan who lives in a 1930s Paris train station, is crammed with ornate illustrations that invite readers and potential movie audiences into a living world ripe for immersion.
Still, it’s a little odd to hear Scorsese’s name attached to a 3-D project. Is there anyone more old-school than the Raging Bull director, whose dedication to film history and preservation is well documented. I look forward to hearing more from Scorsese about filming in 3-D, to determine whether he’s as passionate about its possibilities as he is about other aspects of his art or if he’s being pulled in this direction by the people financing his films. Either way, a children’s film by Martin Scorsese in 3-D is on my short list of things I have to see, and I’m greatly looking forward to its release in December 2011.
Scorsese in 3-D? Yay or nay?
Sadly, I am giving it a nay. It’s too bad that this legendary director has to use gimmiks to get his movies made and watched.
Well, it looks like my moviegoing life is at an end.
Not only is my home presentation better, but it’s cheaper, not full of inconsiderate morons – AND I don’t have to deal with the irritating parlor trick of 3D.
Thrilled! The book is wonderful and if anything should be 3-D it is the perfect choice! Also like Scorsese directing, the book has a little bit of a dark side….too bad Leo is too old for the lead! LOL
NAY! Can we please (PLEASE) stop with the 3D?
Shakespeare wrote sequels and spin-offs and Hitchcock filmed in 3-D. Everything old is new again.
YAY! We need cinematic filmmaking legends like Scorsese to bring validity to 3D technology so that it does not in fact become a gimmick. And it’s also great to see Scorsese even after 40 years of filmmaking to try something new.
As for old school filmmakers, I think Quentin Tarantino trumps Scorsese. Even Scorsese has embraced digital tools with his films. Tarantino is steadfast in his devotion to old school techniques. I can’t think of a single CG shot in any of his films.
I’m not really a fan of 3-D because it gives me a headache. I LOVE 3-D amusement park attractions, but watching a feature-length film that way just makes me feel nauseous. That said, I’m really looking forward to this… it’s a great book and Scorcese is one of my all-time favorites.