The Price Of Movies These Days
Movies have become really expensive to go to, especially with the 3D craze that has seized Hollywood films in recent years. Some people pay more than $10 for a regular movie ticket in an average theater, and an extra $3 for 3D glasses if the movie is offered in 3D. America has become a 3D nation somehow, it seems, that expects a good movie experience to involve that three dimensional extra aspect that makes it all worth paying for. Unfortunately, there are some pretty bad movies coming out of Hollywood these days in 3D, and when you see one of those, it turns your attitude toward 3D movies around a little and wakes you up to smell the coffee of the situation we are facing. – While it can be disappointing to see a poorly done 3D movie that you’ve paid a premium price for in a theater, the next disappointment appears to be the spreading of the 3D contagion to home television sets and video game consoles. 3D television is already making its appearance in big box retail stores and electronics departments around the United States, to lukewarm reception, it seems, at least this early on. After all, we are just now getting used to the whole High Definition standard. Some stations are not even broadcasting in HD yet, so why do we think everyone is going to suddenly get on board with 3D? I’m not convinced that’s a reasonable idea at all. For one thing, I don’t generally enjoy the whole 3D experience, and I tend to prefer 2D visuals in movies and television. 3D gives me a headache. I wear glasses, too, and contacts are getting harder for me to wear since I need bifocals now, so when I watch 3D I have to wear one pair of glasses over another pair and that just isn’t very much fun really. I can’t imagine having to go through all that in my own home just to watch the latest episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” or “The Office.” What’s there to really see in 3D on any of those? And will this lead to the deliberate creation of 3D elements in television production, just to keep up, when it’s not really warranted? Will it degrade the quality of the art? I think yes. So, while the verdict is still out for the majority of TV enthusiasts, and yes, there are some 3D TVs that don’t require the donning of any glasses at all, I can tell you that I don’t plan to be one of them. At least not anytime soon.
