Hey Guys,
Welcome to Mull Over Monday, This is the day where I pick
something that people discuss and have different opinions about. These things
will normally be to do with film or writing or something that obviously affects
my life directly.
So this week we are going to
discuss the use of 3D in films. Is there any difference between a normal 2D
film and its 3D version?
Well I still remember the first
thing I ever saw in 3D, it was not a big blockbuster film or anything you would
watch at a regular cinema. Instead it was a documentary on at an art/theatre
gallery.
This 3D documentary was about
fish, and the depth of the oceans. It informed of creatures far in the
undiscovered parts.
Now this documentary was probably
one of the most realistic, most Three Dimensional film I have ever seen. The
creatures and fish seemed to swim, float and glide out of the screen towards
the audience.
In places this film even shocked
and scared the audience when certain fish and creatures’ jaws splashed out of
the screen.
Ever since seeing this realistic
3D documentary/film I have struggled to find 3D entertaining or realistic.
Either Directors don’t use enough of it, or they only use it in certain places.
I find that some ‘3D’ films just
do not reach the expectation. Certain films say that they are 3D, but instead
they have a few minor scenes with depth of perception and not much else going
for them.
Think about it this way, why pay
around £8, plus your expensive cinema food, for a 3D film which has one
pathetic 3D moment in it? That is quite a lot of money for something that doesn’t
come out of the screen.
When 3D is done right though, it
can be amazing. A lot of people and reviews enjoyed the 3D spectacular Avatar (2009) by James Cameron. Now my own
view: The story line; not the best, The Idea: Great, The imagery: Amazing.
Another film where I thought the
3D was great was The Final Destination (2009)
by David R. Ellis. Even though once again the story was the same as the rest,
just in a different location and with different characters, the objects that
killed the characters did actually seem like they flew out of the screen in
certain scenes.
So 3D is not always a waste of
time and money. Some films are great and spectacular, but I don’t think we are
all the way there yet. We need to focus on impressing the audience and making
the feel as if everything is flying towards you, Instead of just having the
depth of perception.
If you have any opinions of 3D
films that were great or others that were not worth the ticket price then
please comment below and discuss your views on the growing trend of Three
Dimension Films.
Stay safe,
Matt
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