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The Debate Rages On…
Ultimately, viewers have plenty of valid reasons to avoid 3D, and there are a lot of wrinkles that still need to be ironed out – since, in addition to personal predispositions and creative control, 3D can outright alienate a significant chunk of the population who can’t even see the effect. Yet, a lot of especially-vocal anti-3D crusaders are working with outdated information – and hopefully, this article helps clarify a few long-running misconceptions.
To be fair, it’s a very complicated industry fueled by a mix of creative and business-minded individuals, quick-evolving technology and complex methodologies that are full of variations – all before the subsequent 3D footage ever gets presented to viewers with subjective tastes and differing preferences. Over the years, we’ve certainly learned more than a few ways that 3D filmmaking can go awry – delivering distracting and downright ugly results. Still, there isn’t one single “right” way to approach or measure quality 3D. Native or post-converted, subtle or in-your-face, moviegoers are enjoying a wide variety of 3D offerings available in theaters (and at home).
Of course, not every 3D film is going to offer an experience that’s worthy of premium ticket pricing – regardless of personal 3D taste. Make sure to stay informed about which 3D movies are worth your hard-earned cash by taking recommendations from people you trust, as well as reading professional reviews. Screen Rant reviewers view 3D-available releases in 3D – so check back regularly for which ones deliver on the added price!
What are your feelings on 3D? Share and discuss with us in the comments below.
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I’m not a 3D hater, and not a 3D fanboy either. I don’t think every movie needs to be in 3D, but some definitely benefit from it. I have two main complaints about 3D. One is that it seems to enhance the strobing/stutter of 24fps so it’s worse than 2D films in that regard (HFR 3D doesn’t have this limitation though – darn you Peter Jackson for spoiling me like that).
The second is that studios force 3D on us, and it can be hard to find 2D versions of a movie because theatres like to be able to charge extra too and will often only show the 3D version. One example was GI Joe Retaliation. It was delayed 8 months or so to be post-converted, so I did not want to support studio greed and refused to see it in 3D (I generally don’t want to support post conversions anyway). However, I had to really try hard to find a theatre that was showing it in 2D, and I live in a big city. I can only imagine what it’s like for people who can’t see 3D or get headaches from it.
It would be nice if there was a way to show 2D and 3D in the same theatre (e.g. glasses=3D, no glasses=2D), so people could have the best of both worlds, and wouldn’t have to complain any more. You could technically do it now by just putting 2 left frames in a set of glasses, but people would still complain about dimmed colours or having to wear them over prescription glasses.