If you haven’t already noticed, the number of 3D movies are increasing, but most of them have been post conversions which are ruining the title of 3D.
3D movies have been around since the 1950’s but became increasingly popular and more common in the 1990’s when IMAX theaters came into the picture. 3D movies only recently have become perfected in the 2000’s with the presentation of Avatar. 3D glasses used to be made of paper with blue and red lenses; they have evolved into ReaID glasses made of plastic and dark shaded lenses. They are much more durable and theaters reuse them which make them eco-friendly!
Post conversion is when a movie is made for 2D and is changed at the last minute to 3D such as movies like; The Green Hornet, Clash of the Titans, and the new Transformer 3. Clash of the Titans got a numerous amount criticism from reporters and bloggers. Today3D wrote “Earlier this week James Cameron warned against such 2D to 3D conversions, saying specifically of the Clash of the Titans conversion that ‘If you want to make a movie in 3D, make the movie in 3D’”
There are numerous theaters all around the country that now have 3D showings, and with all of the 3D movies that came out this last year, I can see why there would be. In 2010 alone there were fourteen movies that premiered in 3D some of them being; Toy Story 3, Saw VII and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1.There are already estimated to be twelve movies coming out in 3D already in 2011 including; Cowboys and Aliens, Spider-man 4 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 2. With all these movies, only a portion of them were originally made for 3D.
One thing most people avoid in 3D movies is the price. It is fourteen dollars for an adult ticket to a 3D movie, and a matinee is eleven dollars. A regular ticket is ten dollars and fifty cents, and for a matinee it is only seven dollars and fifty cents.
Going to the movies has been a popular American pass time since movies have been showing in theaters. The expensive prices and the bad 3D quality are just going to keep people away; thankfully we have the experiences, like the viewing of Avatar, to keep us optimistic.