I had a search but couldn’t find a thread for this…
With so many 3D movies coming out I think we need a good debate about 3D in general. I know some of the 3D film threads have odd bits of banter surrounding 3D but there doesn’t seem to be a thread about just 3D in movies.
My feeling about it is this.
There seems to be a lot of movies simply shoehorning 3D into films to boost ticket sales. The last one I saw was Clash of the Titans, which in my opinion, was simply a 2D film turned 3D by the aid of computer tech after it was filmed.
The only (and obvious film) which seemed to be built around 3D is Avatar. It looked great…however; does it boost the film experience? I have seen it in both 3D and 2D and I have to say, it’s the same film really. Ok, some of the spectacle has been removed, but I’m not sure if the same spectacle wouldn’t have faded with time and numerous viewings anyway.
Almost all of us only have 2D TVs at home and the film was released on bluray and DVD in 2D, not 3D. Film makers know this and they make the films still with the 2D audience in mind because bluray and DVD sales are a large amount of the royalties they receive.
So why don’t we all buy 3D TVs? In my mind this is nuts. No-one in they right mind is going to sit in they’re living rooms in 10 years time wearing 3D glasses watching coronation street or a football match in 3D (don’t even get me started on 3D TVs in pubs). I already wear glasses, why would I wear a pair of glasses over a pair of glasses?
So to conclude: I think 3D is simply a way to put people off pirating films by making them feel like they are “missing” something from the film, when in reality, the film is simply shot in 2D and works just as well as a film in 2D as it would in 3D.
With so many 3D movies coming out I think we need a good debate about 3D in general. I know some of the 3D film threads have odd bits of banter surrounding 3D but there doesn’t seem to be a thread about just 3D in movies.
My feeling about it is this.
There seems to be a lot of movies simply shoehorning 3D into films to boost ticket sales. The last one I saw was Clash of the Titans, which in my opinion, was simply a 2D film turned 3D by the aid of computer tech after it was filmed.
The only (and obvious film) which seemed to be built around 3D is Avatar. It looked great…however; does it boost the film experience? I have seen it in both 3D and 2D and I have to say, it’s the same film really. Ok, some of the spectacle has been removed, but I’m not sure if the same spectacle wouldn’t have faded with time and numerous viewings anyway.
Almost all of us only have 2D TVs at home and the film was released on bluray and DVD in 2D, not 3D. Film makers know this and they make the films still with the 2D audience in mind because bluray and DVD sales are a large amount of the royalties they receive.
So why don’t we all buy 3D TVs? In my mind this is nuts. No-one in they right mind is going to sit in they’re living rooms in 10 years time wearing 3D glasses watching coronation street or a football match in 3D (don’t even get me started on 3D TVs in pubs). I already wear glasses, why would I wear a pair of glasses over a pair of glasses?
So to conclude: I think 3D is simply a way to put people off pirating films by making them feel like they are “missing” something from the film, when in reality, the film is simply shot in 2D and works just as well as a film in 2D as it would in 3D.
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