Review of The Aviator

The Aviator is a majestic movie. The first part is filmed with a bluish green hue to reflect the times. The movie takes place in the 1920's when Howard Hughes, a business tycoon who throughout the movie is trying to make a film called Hell's Angels. Shortly after Hughes finished Hell's Angels he had a nervous breakdown. I didn't know who Howard Hughes was before i saw this movie, so i didn't really look for anything in particular in Leonardo DiCaprio, who played Hughes. I think Leo did a fine job. The scenes where his character loses his mind (he had mental disorders that he dealt with) were some of the finest acting in the film. The life of Howard Hughes depicted in this film shows that he was a very powerful man who demanded perfection from his associates. However, his mental issues got the better of him when he started to become paranoid about everyone and everything. When he dates Katherine Hepburn (played by Cate Blanchett) there is a bizarre connection between the characters that really stands out to me. The scenes in which Hughes crashes his airplane were pretty unrealistic in my opinion but didn't take much at all away from a really solid movie.

9/10 Though the movie is quite lengthy, the acting, script, and the camera work were all very well done. It glides along majestically showing this generation some of what is was like back then and a glimpse into people who deal with disorders. One scene in particular that will always stand out to me is one in which Hughes is in a bathroom and doesn't want to leave and just stands next to the door because if he were to open the door that means he would have to touch the doorknob and would thus get hands dirty (He was obsessed with being clean).