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12 Hugo Cabret: un chef-d’œuvre Par Irène Woo “If you lose your purpose ... it’s like you’re broken.” —Hugo Cabret Tendresse, légèreté, humour, tristesse, anxiété et réjouissance, tous sont présents dans le chef-d’œuvre intemporel qu’est Hugo Cabret. Le film nous émeut au plus profond de nousmêmes, en suivant les pas d’un jeune orphelin nommé Hugo Cabret, dans la gare du Paris des années 30. Puis, à travers la vie de George Méliès, un contemporain du jeune héros, la magie du cinéma nous est dévoilée et nos yeux s’émerveillent comme ceux d’un enfant. Hugo Cabret, en bouleversant ainsi nos sens, s’affirme aux rangs des Grands Classiques. Le film nous plonge dans un autre univers, celui de Paris dix ans après la Grande Guerre. Hugo vit avec son père, veuf, dans une horlogerie. Un jour, celui-ci rapporte d’un musée un vieil automate particulièrement complexe. Ils tentent ensemble de le réparer mais un incendie rendra le jeune Hugo orphelin. Il se défie alors de réparer le seul héritage de son père. L’automate devient donc la pièce centrale du puzzle qu’est Hugo Cabret. Survient alors l’antagoniste, le chef de gare l’Inspecteur Gustave. Accompagné de son chien féroce, il surveille la gare en quête d’un orphelin qu’il pourrait envoyer dans une sombre prison nommée orphelinat. Ses méthodes immorales et brutales contrastent avec son histoire amoureuse. En effet, il tente de séduire la jeune fleuriste, qui tout d’abord le repousse à cause de sa fausse jambe. Cette caractéristique du film touche tous les autres personnages. En effet, le réalisateur nous livre une réelle étude psychologique de tous ces personnages, en étudiant tous leurs aspects, brutaux ou naïfs dans le cas de l’Inspecteur. Enfin vers le milieu du film, l’histoire de Georges Méliès se place au premier plan. Petits et grands se verront émerveillés par ce conte de l’histoire du cinéma, réalisé avec douceur et tendresse enfantine. Nous suivons donc les pas de ce grand cinéaste avant et après la Guerre, dans son palais de verre puis dans sa petite échoppe dans la gare. Les costumes et les caméras de l’époque défilent devant nos yeux pour éveiller en nous quelques mémoires passées. Que dire alors ? Hugo Cabret est un chef-d’œuvre, signé par le grand réalisateur Martin Scorsese. Tout nous enchante, tant la musique que les thèmes abordés. Toutefois, le film débute sur une approche très « photographique ». Le silence prône alors que des scènes magnifiques défilent. Ces scènes intéresseront surtout les cinéphiles, avec douceur et volupté, mais peuvent paraître longues. Cependant, ce petit bémol ne ternit pas l’image intemporelle d’Hugo Cabret. “I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and types of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason, too.” —Hugo Cabret. Note: 4,5/5 Games Ju n e 2012 The Perfect Locker By Amelia Getahun-Hawkins Option: S ou ES? By Margaux Salz Two FASNY Students Make Kangourou Finals Congratulations to Axel Ehlinger (’14) and Cyril Douady (’17) on their outstanding performance in the Concours Kangourou, the national French mathematics competition! Axel placed 10th out of over 11,000 contestants with his score of 102.5, while Cyril placed 5th out of over 53,000 with a perfect score of 120. It doesn’t take a differential equation or exponential function to graph the level of their success. Their math skills belong on a higher order. To say the two students have made FASNY proud would be no hyperbole—or parabola, for that matter. The two flew to Paris June 1st with math teacher Mr. Guyot to take part in a final competition at Lycée Louis le Grand. Though neither student took first prize at the final tournmaent, this did not detract—or should we say, subtract—from their trip. The apex of the journey: they also got to see friends and family in France! Whenever a 9th grader is asked about their future, it’s always the infamous: “What section are you going into?” which marks the beginning of endless hours of debate. Go to S and spend endless hours immersed in science, or choose ES and analyze every world economy possible? Although the answer to these harrowing questions need only be delivered towards the end of 10th grade, there are some choices that need to be made much sooner. At the end of 9th grade, students are given the choice between more options than ever before, such as two extra hours of art, literature, public speaking, or even additional math, physics and chemistry. Although these carry more weight in academic careers than previous decisions about chorale and music, they still can’t match up to the looming choice between S and ES. Decisions for 10th grade are a baby step compared to this choice, but they already reflect the future determination of taking S or ES. Those who are ready to devote themselves to S and all its scientific wonder will rush to additional math and physics classes, but those who are already planning to go down the path of ES will probably choose different options, such as Public Speaking, or even Literature. The good thing about such a small step is the fact that scientific options act like a small taste of S, minus the crushing workload and buck- ets of stress. For those still on the fence about their choice of section, it’s a better alternative than signing up for S, going through a few weeks of hell, and then backtracking over to ES. It’s also certainly better than finding yourself in ES when all you dream about is spending hours staring at a physics manual, and being unable to fulfill that wonderful ambition. In addition to giving future 10th graders more opportunities than the traditional choice between chorale and music, and art, Latin, and American Math, 9th grade options give students with a burning passion for numbers and atoms a chance to delve deeper into the subject without spending twenty hours a week on the subject. Others get the chance to engage in more developed art classes and explore the possibility of a future career in art. Public Speaking, something that no student has seen so far in their education, is a refreshing change and the opportunity to try something new (and discover you’re a master at manipulating people and should pursue a career in politics). 10th grade options are a small stepping stone that prepares students for the choices they will have to take when choosing between S and ES. The fact that they are so small is just an advantage over the seemingly overwhelming decision of picking a section and making the first academic career-changing choice. All photos by Mr. Guyot

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12<br />

Hugo Cabret: un chef-d’œuvre<br />

Par Irène Woo<br />

“If you lose your purpose ... it’s like you’re broken.”<br />

—Hugo Cabret<br />

Tendresse, légèreté, humour, tristesse,<br />

anxiété et réjouissance, tous sont présents dans<br />

le chef-d’œuvre intemporel qu’est Hugo Cabret.<br />

Le film nous émeut au plus pr<strong>of</strong>ond de nousmêmes,<br />

en suivant les pas d’un jeune orphelin<br />

nommé Hugo Cabret, dans la gare du Paris<br />

des années 30. Puis, à travers la vie de George<br />

Méliès, un contemporain du jeune héros, la<br />

magie du cinéma nous est dévoilée et nos yeux<br />

s’émerveillent comme ceux d’un enfant. Hugo<br />

Cabret, en bouleversant ainsi nos sens, s’affirme<br />

aux rangs des Grands Classiques.<br />

Le film nous plonge dans un autre<br />

univers, celui de Paris dix ans après la Grande<br />

Guerre. Hugo vit avec son père, veuf, dans<br />

une horlogerie. Un jour, celui-ci rapporte d’un<br />

musée un vieil automate particulièrement<br />

complexe. Ils tentent ensemble de le réparer<br />

mais un incendie rendra le jeune Hugo orphelin.<br />

Il se défie alors de réparer le seul héritage<br />

de son père.<br />

L’automate devient donc la pièce centrale<br />

du puzzle qu’est Hugo Cabret.<br />

Survient alors l’antagoniste, le chef de<br />

gare l’Inspecteur Gustave. Accompagné de son<br />

chien féroce, il surveille la gare en quête d’un<br />

orphelin qu’il pourrait envoyer dans une sombre<br />

prison nommée orphelinat. Ses méthodes<br />

immorales et brutales contrastent avec son histoire<br />

amoureuse. En effet, il tente de séduire la<br />

jeune fleuriste, qui tout d’abord le repousse à<br />

cause de sa fausse jambe. Cette caractéristique<br />

du film touche tous les autres personnages. En<br />

effet, le réalisateur nous livre une réelle étude<br />

psychologique de tous ces personnages, en étudiant<br />

tous leurs aspects, brutaux ou naïfs dans<br />

le cas de l’Inspecteur.<br />

Enfin vers le milieu du film, l’histoire de<br />

Georges Méliès se place au premier plan. Petits<br />

et grands se verront émerveillés par ce conte de<br />

l’histoire du cinéma, réalisé avec douceur et tendresse<br />

enfantine. Nous suivons donc les pas de<br />

ce grand cinéaste avant et après la Guerre, dans<br />

son palais de verre puis dans sa petite échoppe<br />

dans la gare. Les costumes et les caméras de<br />

l’époque défilent devant nos yeux pour éveiller<br />

en nous quelques mémoires passées.<br />

Que dire alors ? Hugo Cabret est un<br />

chef-d’œuvre, signé par le grand réalisateur Martin<br />

Scorsese. Tout nous enchante, tant la musique<br />

que les thèmes abordés. Toutefois, le film<br />

débute sur une approche très « photographique<br />

». Le silence prône alors que des scènes magnifiques<br />

défilent. Ces scènes intéresseront surtout<br />

les cinéphiles, avec douceur et volupté,<br />

mais peuvent paraître longues. Cependant, ce<br />

petit bémol ne ternit pas l’image intemporelle<br />

d’Hugo Cabret.<br />

“I like to imagine that the world is one<br />

big machine. You know, machines never have any<br />

extra parts. They have the exact number and types<br />

<strong>of</strong> parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is<br />

a big machine, I have to be here for some reason,<br />

too.” —Hugo Cabret.<br />

Note: 4,5/5<br />

Games<br />

Ju n e 2012<br />

The Perfect Locker<br />

By Amelia Getahun-Hawkins<br />

Option: S ou ES?<br />

By Margaux Salz<br />

Two FASNY Students Make Kangourou Finals<br />

Congratulations to Axel Ehlinger (’14) and Cyril Douady (’17) on their outstanding performance in the<br />

Concours Kangourou, the national French mathematics competition!<br />

Axel placed 10th out <strong>of</strong> over 11,000 contestants with his score <strong>of</strong> 102.5, while Cyril placed 5th out <strong>of</strong> over<br />

53,000 with a perfect score <strong>of</strong> 120.<br />

It doesn’t take a differential equation or exponential function to graph the level <strong>of</strong> their success. Their math<br />

skills belong on a higher order. To say the two students have made FASNY proud would be no hyperbole—or<br />

parabola, for that matter.<br />

The two flew to Paris June 1st with math teacher Mr. Guyot to take part in a final competition at Lycée<br />

Louis le Grand. Though neither student took first prize at the final tournmaent, this did not detract—or should we<br />

say, subtract—from their trip. The apex <strong>of</strong> the journey: they also got to see friends and family in France!<br />

Whenever a 9th grader<br />

is asked about their future, it’s<br />

always the infamous: “What<br />

section are you going into?”<br />

which marks the beginning <strong>of</strong><br />

endless hours <strong>of</strong> debate. Go to<br />

S and spend endless hours immersed<br />

in science, or choose ES<br />

and analyze every world economy<br />

possible? Although the answer<br />

to these harrowing questions<br />

need only be delivered<br />

towards the end <strong>of</strong> 10th grade,<br />

there are some choices that<br />

need to be made much sooner.<br />

At the end <strong>of</strong> 9th grade,<br />

students are given the choice<br />

between more options than<br />

ever before, such as two extra<br />

hours <strong>of</strong> art, literature, public<br />

speaking, or even additional<br />

math, physics and chemistry.<br />

Although these carry more<br />

weight in academic careers<br />

than previous decisions about<br />

chorale and music, they still<br />

can’t match up to the looming<br />

choice between S and ES.<br />

Decisions for 10th<br />

grade are a baby step compared<br />

to this choice, but they already<br />

reflect the future determination<br />

<strong>of</strong> taking S or ES. Those<br />

who are ready to devote themselves<br />

to S and all its scientific<br />

wonder will rush to additional<br />

math and physics classes, but<br />

those who are already planning<br />

to go down the path <strong>of</strong><br />

ES will probably choose different<br />

options, such as Public<br />

Speaking, or even Literature.<br />

The good thing about<br />

such a small step is the fact<br />

that scientific options act like<br />

a small taste <strong>of</strong> S, minus the<br />

crushing workload and buck-<br />

ets <strong>of</strong> stress. For those still on<br />

the fence about their choice <strong>of</strong><br />

section, it’s a better alternative<br />

than signing up for S, going<br />

through a few weeks <strong>of</strong> hell, and<br />

then backtracking over to ES.<br />

It’s also certainly better<br />

than finding yourself in ES<br />

when all you dream about is<br />

spending hours staring at a physics<br />

manual, and being unable to<br />

fulfill that wonderful ambition.<br />

In addition to giving<br />

future 10th graders more opportunities<br />

than the traditional<br />

choice between chorale and music,<br />

and art, Latin, and <strong>American</strong><br />

Math, 9th grade options<br />

give students with a burning<br />

passion for numbers and atoms<br />

a chance to delve deeper into the<br />

subject without spending twenty<br />

hours a week on the subject.<br />

Others get the chance<br />

to engage in more developed<br />

art classes and explore the possibility<br />

<strong>of</strong> a future career in art.<br />

Public Speaking, something<br />

that no student has seen so far<br />

in their education, is a refreshing<br />

change and the opportunity<br />

to try something new (and<br />

discover you’re a master at manipulating<br />

people and should<br />

pursue a career in politics).<br />

10th grade options<br />

are a small stepping stone<br />

that prepares students for the<br />

choices they will have to take<br />

when choosing between S and<br />

ES. The fact that they are so<br />

small is just an advantage over<br />

the seemingly overwhelming<br />

decision <strong>of</strong> picking a section<br />

and making the first academic<br />

career-changing choice.<br />

All photos by Mr. Guyot

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