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Does anyone actually like 3d movies? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by TxTechnician@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm rewatching Final Destination.

And it dawned on me that all of the shots were choreographed for 3D animation.

I remember disliking 3D movies whenever we had those red and blue lens glasses.

And whenever the movie industry switched over to the new clear 3D glasses. I still didn't see the point in 3D movies. I watch them and then threw away the glasses at the end of the movie. The experience sucked, just like always.

So I'm curious.

Did anybody actually want 3D movies? Or was this something that the movie industry was just trying to shove down our throats?

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[–] tapple@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally love 3d movies. Obv many are built around the 3d and that can feel gimmicky, but many like the marvel ones just add an extra element of depth which is nice.

Used vr headsets for 3d, and have had a series of protectors that do 3d for it. Thought it was dying out, but newer 4k projectors keep adding the feature.

But I agree the general public opinion is it's not worth it, so the studios will follow the money. If people vote with their wallets I'll just have to accept the limited library I have so far.

[–] tapple@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also feel like I need to add that many people either don't see 3d (and don't realize it, my father and daughter included), or have poor depth perception making the effect headache inducing. This accounts for a reasonable amount of the public, making the effect either worthless or not worth the strain.

[–] cozycosmic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This. I was surprised to learn how bad many people's depth perception is. I used to work in VR and it seemed like a quarter to half of the people I showed it to could not see the depth.