The whole magic of cinema is that timelines and events can be condensed to draw out the inherent drama without slogging through all the little details that would actually make this shit boring! (ludonarrativeassonance.com)
and his first engagement with 3D is a love letter to the magic of cinema, both a tribute to early film pioneer George Méliès (played by Ben Kinsgley) and a child's adventure through a grown - up world of loss and discovery, and a fantastical recreation of 1920s Paris as a playground for a clever orphan (Asa Butterfield) and a spirited girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) to solve a mystery. (seanax.com)
After the movie was over I wanted to give him a hug for showing such a beautiful tribute to the magic of cinema. (mediamikes.com)