3D cinema is not ready
October 24, 2008
I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth today, on a 3D ready cinema screen. That’s the movies filmed with $200 000 stereoscopic cameras, presumably requiring a specialized projector, and the classic 3D glasses to watch. I thought that nowadays, these glasses used different polarizations to isolate the content for each eye, but the ones we were given had slightly tinted lenses, one green and one red, old skool. Maybe it’s a combination of both, or neither, or something.
Anyway, my opinion on 3D cinema: it’s an expensive way to purchase a headache. The imperfect stereoscopic effects of the lenses, combined with the fact that most movies I see that are made in 3D are actually not so good to begin with, and that the directors make use of the 3D to pull off cheap “wow” shots that scream “I have this new toy and I’m just messing with it”… It all adds up to a thumping migraine after an hour and a half of film.
My advice: if you have the opportunity to see a film on a 3D ready screen, don’t. Hit the bar with your mates instead. For the same price, you can purchase a headache that’s just as good (even better, during happy hour), and enjoy yourself while acquiring it.