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Return To Human Imagination
By Ferdinand Cordona
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 (http://www.hangmanmovie.com) 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.
About the Author
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
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