This entry was inspired by blog meme Topical Tuesday and its current topic 3D.
3D is making a comeback again. Terrific. Immediately my gut reaction, another Hollywood money making gimic created to make us look as idiotic as we actually are. Its the same old thing brought back time and time again, with just a marginally new angle. Granted there is a lot of positive feedback, but still I am inclined to believe it is little more than a cinematic way of parting us with our hard earned cash.
The notion of 3D is appealing, but it never fully lives up to expectations. Not entirely anyway. I have the residing nightmares from watching Jaws in 3D, thats enough to last any sane individual a lifetime. News of a Halloween 2010 3D. Hmm, a barely concealed way of drawing people back into the genre.
I hate to be the cynic, and whilst the notion does have appeal for certain movies, it just grabs me as a gimic to draw a declining audience back into the cinemas.
Something that really is exciting is next weeks idea for Topical Tuesday – and its a special edition for all those nanowrimo participants and followers. If you want to know more you´ll just have to check the blog on Tuesday now won´t you?!
I wouldn’t mind 3D so much, if there was greater encouragement to re-use the glasses (that’s a lot of plastic waste) and if there was a more comfortable way of watching it if you already have to wear glasses anyway. Sitting for three hours in a room wearing two pairs of glasses at once is not at all comfortable.
Also, how real do things really have to be? I’m quite happy with my 2D films (although I wonder if people in 20 years time will look back on me now as we look back on people who thought the initial black and white tvs were a marvellous replica of real life).
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