Anyone familiar with Martin Scorsese's career knows he isn't afraid of pointing his camera at the less attractive side of life, as evidenced by movies such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Mean Streets. With The Aviator, however, Scorsese is primarily interested in Hughes' amazing energy and his all-consuming desire to redefine the history of aviation. Beginning with Hughes' attempt to film a WWI drama about fighter pilots, Scorsese shows us the extreme measures that Hughes took to capture his vision on film.