Star Wars movie fans have been known to camp out of the theatres 
for weeks to be the first ones to sit in the audiences for the 
premiere of three of the most anticipated motion pictures in the 
history of cinema. George Lucas has been milking this "Star Wars" 
cow since it all began in 1977 with the first installment that 
would soon be followed by the equally successful The Empire 
Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

During recent studies, it has been shown that these films have 
not achieved their heights of success of the technologies 
involved in the special effects or costumes, but because of the 
deeply rooted human stories in the films. "These are the elements 
that have made films successful since D.W. Griffith or Charlie 
Chaplin. We connect and we relate to our equals as long as they 
experience and portray our everyday lives." says John Coleman Jr. 
a film producer in Burbank, California. That is a quality that is 
unfortunately lost in more recent films such as Lord of The Rings 
and most of the comic book remakes, because the producers put too 
much emphasis on the special effects and how much computers can 
now achieve and much less on the human interaction.

The reason why Spider Man 2 or Shrek appealed to audiences is 
because their filmmakers made sure to spend another three or four 
months polishing those story areas that click with the heart and 
mind and not just with the eyes.

Film is an interesting medium because although you "consume" it 
with your eyes, the best ones affect all your senses more deeply 
such as hearing, taste and sometimes even touch because the 
filmmaker leaves it all at the viewer’s imagination.

Like the original Star Wars or King Kong or Steven Spielberg’s 
Jaws, the viewers were given just enough information to let their 
imaginations roar. Now, everything seems to be chewed and put in 
the audience’s mouth to digest.
 
There has been a lot of talk about a certain Machiavelli Hangman 
breaking all of cinema’s conventions while never leaving the 
same location. Although this may not be completely original, 
considering Quentin Tarantino’s interesting film debut with 
Harvey Keithel Reservoir Dogs, it is nevertheless encouraging. 
Twelve Angry Men much like Machiavelli Hangman relied mostly 
on human interaction and dialogue and mostly took place in the 
deliberation room. Machiavelli Hangman is said to be up for a 
Christmas release.
 
Steven Spielberg was quoted saying that his special effects crew 
can produce anything he can imagine and ironically, this may be a 
liability to imagination itself because it limits the audience’s 
creativity in trying to fill in the blanks. 

F. Cordona is a journalist for various film magazines.
Ferdinand brings his understanding of the movie industry 
with him, as he outlines why he feels the new movie, 
"Machiavelli Hangman" will become one of the more successful 
films of 2005 and 2006. http://www.hangmanmovie.com