I don't care much for 3D movies. Most of it is just my opinion (I don't like, nor do I need, my movie jumping out at me onto my lap), but there's also a practical side to it. 3D movies, if not run with the correct filters and lenses, or if they are not removed after a 3D movie, can affect 2D movies that are shown after them in the same theater. The 3D filters cause a very heavy, dark look to 2D films; therefore, the light is dimmer and the audience of the 2D film is robbed of a perfectly lit, crisp, clear picture. Roger Ebert has complained about this since last year, saying in a famous Sun-Times article "The Dying of the Light" that the digital age is driven by a "mania to abandon celluloid", and therefore, better picture quality, and that "short-sighted, technically-illiterate penny pinchers are wounding a great art form."
I could not have said it better myself. Who wants to see Bridesmaids when it looks like this? Geez-us, that looks awful. I need a flashlight to see that picture clearly.
Well, fear not. Michael Bay is here to save us all. From himself. His 3D robots-and-humans movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, released this weekend, raking in almost $400 million worldwide. Before he released this eclipse onto American cinema, he decided to pen a letter personally to every single projectionist in the country. Apparently his prints are "brighter", and therefore will not disturb 2D films or take away from the picture quality.
Listen Michael, the bottom line is this: we wouldn't have this problem if your film was in 2D. There are theories that 3D will be a passing phase, and won't stay around much longer, but until then, people like me, who appreciate the way a movie is supposed to look, will always dislike people like you, who make millions off of 3D movie tickets. You may be wanting to help the problem, but you're contributing to it the most. And don't talk to America's projectionists like they're Megan Fox, okay?
(img sources/letter source = blogs.suntimes.com/ew.com)
Yeah, I'm sure all the pimply-faced teenagers working at movie theaters read this and took it to heart. ._.
ReplyDelete