Hi Tom,
This will be a long reply, so I hope your patience doesn't wear off...
‘Avatar’ is the best 3D movie I’ve seen to this day. I’ve seen it on silver screen both in Real3D format and IMAX format a couple of times at different 3D movie theatres to study the effects of the aspect ratios of the screens and 3D format on the viewer.
Right now there are several 3D movies being screened here.
‘Avatar’ and
‘Alice in wonderland ‘are on right now and
‘Clash of the Titans’ will be screened on April 2nd.
‘Alice in wonderland’ and
‘Clash of the Titans’ were not actually shot with 3D in mind but were converted to 3D through software in special studios located in India and USA. Avatar on the other hand aimed for a groundbreaking, real 3D experience and utilized the necessary 3D cameras, set and computer technologies linked with this format from day one. And this reflects on the end-product excellently. The other 3D-converted movies can’t even compare to AVATAR, although Tim Burton’s
'Alice in Wonderland' has a nice, fluent and enjoyable storyline that carries the movie joyously to the last scene.
Here’s my overall experience of Avatar both in Real3D and IMAX formats.
Real3D silver screens were smaller in size but the theatres are suitably smaller in space and as soon as you put the 3D glasses on, you are part of the scene. The polarized glasses designed for this format were good but like all glasses they can be deformed and make viewing a pain if not selected wisely by the theatre. And I don’t like the idea of wearing a pair of ‘rental’ 3D glasses that an other person wore a few hours ago even though the theatre staff promise that they desinfect each one before handing them out for a new screening. So after the first time, I bought my own pair from a retailer to avoid any health issues.
IMAX screens are much larger with larger theatres and there’s no break/recess during the screening so you can sit right through the whole movie without being interrupted. Although the screen is much larger it isn’t any more different than Real3D viewing.
IMAX can come with some glitches though. The screen being large, and the movie maximized you can see every single dust particle that got stuck on the film or on the projection glass. Seeing a fibre moving restlessly about on
Jake Sully’s or
Neytiri’s faces or during the banshee flights can be quite distracting.
That’s the handicap of a very large format.
I can honestly say that I enjoyed the 3D format that Avatar introduced to the industry. The structuring and the implementations won me as a moviegoer. I was happy with the experience and enjoyed studying each scene, each avatar’s facial and bodily features to see how each detail was handled by the movie’s director or 3D animators after the performances were captured from the actors acting.
The scenario would make me happier if it was more futuristic than giving in to a familiar love story in between all the exciting innovations but I was happy to study the movie’s other aspects to keep me in the grasp of the movie.
I think we’ll be meeting many better technologies and stories being served to moviegoers in the near future thanks to Avatar’s technological push.
Yes, I like the new intricate and immeculate handling of 3D in films like
Avatar which were genuinely shot in 3D.
And went to the theatre for it more than once....
Yildiz
