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ericcoyle -> Why 3D is crap (8/11/2012 4:20:13 PM)
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There are actually good reasons to despise 3D. First off the tone and colour degradation. I believe one of the guys who worked on Toy Story said you lose up to 30% of the image quality. Secondly you have to wear glasses to help consolidate the image. This is because the brain is trying to marry what is actually more than one viewpoint but it can't do it with real accuracy. The result is a slightly blurred image with a lack of sharp contrasting edges and degraded image detail. Everything is slightly out of focus which can be particularly annoying when you have a heightened sense of perspective and spacial awareness ( I can't sit anywhere too far away from the centre of a cinema screen because of this, otherwise it annoys the hell out of me). Finally, the 3D claim is a scam because what you actually get is a series of flat planes, one in front of the other, a bit like one of those bubble gum 3D cards you used to get. Each plane is in fact two dimensional, merely giving the impression of 3D. When I went to see Avatar I kept thinking the bloke in front of me was going to the loo and I kept trying to look round him to see the screen, realising it was in fact someone in the foreground of the camera shot. 3D is rubbish because overall what you gain is less than what you lose. I really wanted to see the textures of the creatures in avatar but couldn't quite focus on it. For my money digital projection is far superior and, after the event , memory translates what you have seen anyway. It's like when you think of a black and white film but seem to remember it in colour.
Think about this. How many times during the trailer for the last Pirates of the Carribean film did some one point their sword right at the camera. Desperately unimaginative directors use 3D to mask the fact their films are crap. And would the Godfather be a better film if it was in 3D? I think not.
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