Written after the writer returned from a screening of the movie “Up”:
Because Up has been out in Canada for so long, it’s been moved out of the rare 3D auditorium and into a regular screening room. And it’s just fine, even without the 3D. Not for one second did I think, “Oh, what I must be missing! If only I’d seen this in 3D!” Nothing was obviously missing from the 2D experience that made me feel like the 3D was a must-have.
And of course, that’s true of all 3D movies. Movies, after all, rely on the aftermarket of satellite, broadcast and cable licenses, of home DVD releases and releases to airline entertainment systems and hotel room video-on-demand services – none of which are in 3D. If the movie couldn’t be properly enjoyed in boring old 2D, the economics of filmmaking would collapse. So no filmmaker can afford to make a big-budget movie that is intended as a 3D-only experience, except as a vanity project.
I suppose 3D TV sets might change things then. But what about computer screens? In any case, will we always have to wear those glasses?
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