Sure, we had moved on from the red-and-green paper glasses of the '50s but the only movies that were in 3D were short nature films and interactive rollercoasters in themeparks. To shoot a $200 million sci-fi blockbuster completely in 3D just sounded insane. However, shoot it he did. The post production special effects took the geniuses at WETA (The same group that did the amazing work in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy) over two years. So long infact that movies were shot and released in 3D before Cameron's film. These were in general shoddy, post production 3D conversions of 2D films but they did get people interested and they got people used to wearing the newer shades-like 3D glasses.
Then Cameron's 3D film came out. It was called Avatar..... You may have heard of it! It was a monster. Almost DOUBLING the previous holder of most successful film of all time (Titanic. Also a Cameron film). Taking in about 2.4 billion dollars. Yep, that's a "b". Now, this film was different. It was designed from the ground up to be a 3D film. Special cameras had to be invented and whole new technologies developed to create this hyper-realistic CGI alien world in breathtaking 3D. I did enjoy watching Avatar in 3D but I appreciated the film and special effects much more when I watched it at home on Blu-Ray. The colours were much brighter because I was no longer wearing shades. The movements seemed smoother because 3D tends to cause motion blur during fast moving scenes. And, oh yeah, I didn't get a splitting headache watching it.
I mean is a film REALLY improved by having it in 3D? A prime example of this is the remake of Clash Of The Titans. It was hurriedly converted into 3D after Avatar became such a huge hit. It was shot in 2D, was never intended to be released in 3D but was converted with a few whoaaaa-stuff-flying-at-the-screen moments thrown in. The film was a critical flop (although it did make enough money to get a sequel greenlit) The main bone of contention with critics was the poor, pointless 3D conversion. Pretty much most summer blockbusters are released in 3D these days: Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Transformers 3, Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 etc etc. I mean would Toy Story have been less heartbreaking in 2D? Would Pirates 4 have been less pointless?
The Lion King is being rereleased in September for a week to advertise it's release on Blu-Ray..... It's being released in 3D. In my opinion Disney's crowning achievement. Certainly the most amazing hand animation you will ever see. EVER! And they are going to run it through a computer and 3D-ify it for the cinema. When I posted this info on a movie forum I read the overwhelming response was "Nooooooooooo". Hopefully it will also be released in 2D.
Then Cameron's 3D film came out. It was called Avatar..... You may have heard of it! It was a monster. Almost DOUBLING the previous holder of most successful film of all time (Titanic. Also a Cameron film). Taking in about 2.4 billion dollars. Yep, that's a "b". Now, this film was different. It was designed from the ground up to be a 3D film. Special cameras had to be invented and whole new technologies developed to create this hyper-realistic CGI alien world in breathtaking 3D. I did enjoy watching Avatar in 3D but I appreciated the film and special effects much more when I watched it at home on Blu-Ray. The colours were much brighter because I was no longer wearing shades. The movements seemed smoother because 3D tends to cause motion blur during fast moving scenes. And, oh yeah, I didn't get a splitting headache watching it.
I mean is a film REALLY improved by having it in 3D? A prime example of this is the remake of Clash Of The Titans. It was hurriedly converted into 3D after Avatar became such a huge hit. It was shot in 2D, was never intended to be released in 3D but was converted with a few whoaaaa-stuff-flying-at-the-screen moments thrown in. The film was a critical flop (although it did make enough money to get a sequel greenlit) The main bone of contention with critics was the poor, pointless 3D conversion. Pretty much most summer blockbusters are released in 3D these days: Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Transformers 3, Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 etc etc. I mean would Toy Story have been less heartbreaking in 2D? Would Pirates 4 have been less pointless?
The Lion King is being rereleased in September for a week to advertise it's release on Blu-Ray..... It's being released in 3D. In my opinion Disney's crowning achievement. Certainly the most amazing hand animation you will ever see. EVER! And they are going to run it through a computer and 3D-ify it for the cinema. When I posted this info on a movie forum I read the overwhelming response was "Nooooooooooo". Hopefully it will also be released in 2D.
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