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The Next Blair Witch Project
By Susan Stranger
Machiavelli Hangman is an incredibly funny and inspirational film that was skillfully put together by a group of filmmakers based in Burbank, California. While the film does not have a big budget or any special effects, it manages to tantalize the senses and rely on the viewer's imagination to get its point across. It's truly a satisfying thing, that element of surprise based on your own interpretation when you put your own imagination at work. The filmmaker of the film, Shervin Youssefian, understands this better than most these days. The lack of visual information is often more effective than dead-on exposition. That was the main key to the tremendous success of Blair Witch Project. The witch was never shown but the filmmakers used the audio and clues here and there to trigger the audience's imagination and there is nothing scarier than what you do not see or what you do not know.
Machiavelli Hangman does not take the horror picture route but it nevertheless navigates the thriller-suspense waters with a comedic fluidity that is so rare in modern films. It lets you listen to what you don't see. It shows you what you don't hear. It also leaves enough room for interpretation and that is what makes the 2 hour film seem like a 20-minute joy ride.
The story follows the events that take place in the time span of two days and the film - by the use of flashbacks - recounts the incidents that revolve around four distinctive characters. The film is very reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's earlier work like Pulp Fiction or Usual Suspect but it doesn't take itself so seriously and it's much more accessible to broader audiences. Imagine Steven Spielberg making Pulp Fiction and you would get Machiavelli Hangman.
Youssefian's film uses the elements from all genres - whether it be from horror pictures or comedy or drama - and it creates a dish that appeals to all tastes. Surprisingly, or perhaps not so surprising these days, the HD production looks as good as if it was shot on 35mm.
Michael Mann shot Collateral on High Definition and later ran a digital intermediate on the footage to give it the crisp 35 look and that's exactly what the producers chose to do with Machiavelli Hangman.
MH - which is becoming the acronym used to refer to the hangman movie - is gaining a phenomenal following on the festival circuit and the word is spreading faster than a speeding bullet on the internet. Many critics - including myself - have been so supportive that they feel this is destined to become the next big splash on the Hollywood market. So hang in there and enjoy the ride, this is the year of Machiavelli. About the Author Susan Stranger is a full-time staff writer
in Manhattan. Machiavelli Hangman
http://www.hangmanmovie.com
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