Why does everybody hate 3D?

[Flare Phoenix]

3D is a gimmick. it has never been used in any way that isnt a gimmick. it is technology that goes nowhere. there is nothing to be gained from it, nowhere to go with it. it is pointlessness incarnate. like kinect and motion-sensor controls; however impressive the technology, it is counter-productive to its own medium; anything done with it that isnt a gimmick can be done much easier with a normal controller.

HD enhances visual quality. resolution, color; all that good stuff. it goes somewhere, it improves the visual experience in a way the whole industry can benefit from. 3D simply changes it; quite pointlessly. in every 3D film ive seen it has added nothing over 2D, other then annoying glasses, a headache, and more expensive ticket of course. they dont even try to do anything stupid with it; a drop of blood or character will pop out a little bit more in a way that just looks unrealistic. it is universally detrimental. its like nutritionally empty food that tastes a little like tofu; youve little to lose, but nothing to gain. there is absolutely no reason to have anything to do with it. and yet every film feels the need to do it. and you keep paying for it.

its also about 50 years old, going back to the fucking 1890s if you want to be technical, so anyone touting this as anything close to 'innovation' needs a serious history lesson. 3D was fine when it was a harmless gimmick, but there is a disturbing trend in media of gimmicks becoming the 'in' thing, and frankly it annoys me. 3D would be just fine if the entire american industry of everything wasnt trying to shove it down my throat. this is especially concerning for video games, which for far too long as it is have focused on graphics and atmosphere so much that actual gameplay innovation is often neglected.

this trend needs to fucking reverse. we are at the point where Universal theme park shows are perverting the entirety of visual media. the game industry needs to start focusing on the actual fucking game part again before it does anything else. then, and only then, might 3D reclaim its status as stupid gimmick, rather than culturally poisonous gimmick.

It's like saying 3D is justified because we went fron black and white TVs to color TVs. The problem with 3D is that not everything calls for it. There would be very few movies and games that wouldn't be better with better picture and sound, but most movies and games actually look worse (in my opinion) if they were in 3D.

 

[Strain42]

3D is fun for amusement park attractions and certain films, but now it's just used for everything, over half the time the movie in question has very little 3D effects in the first place. The movie is still enjoyable even without 3D, so why add even more money to pay for a movie ticket for it?

I enjoy 3D for stuff like...has anyone ever been to that Muppet movie event at...I forget which park, but it's in Florida. 3D for that was really fun and enjoyable.

But now 3D is just a gimmick for animated movies, it's mainly unecessary, and I can enjoy my movies just fine without it.

That's all.

 

[Soviet Steve]

3D being an innovation is like stating that adding a machine to your car that stabs you in the stomach every time you switch gears. It's not new technology, it's not something we wanted, the only benefactor is the knife/elbaborate stabbing gizmo industry.

 

[One of Many]

3D makes me sick to my stomach, no lies, I feel like throwing up after watching movies in 3D.

 

[SadisticPretzel]

3D is not something that should be used every time, everywhere. It's one of those things that's only brain-asploding in small amounts.

Also, kinda on topic, since you mentioned it in your original post...Thank the Goddess for English dubbed Anime. I can't watch anime in the original Japanese...The girls all sound like they have an orgasm every time they talk.

 

[luckshotpro]

I don't hate 3D, I just don't like how the modern movie industry uses it, we've had the technology for 3D movies for at least 40 years now, and now that we can do it without red and blue glasses, we need to put it on every movie ever in the name of a quick buck

 

[mooncalf]

Walked into an electronics shop the other day and my first thought was "Why are these TVs out of focus?" before I remembered that 3D was a thing now, then I put the glasses on and thought "Hey that does look 3D." Then I put the glasses down and left the store shortly afterwards.

I've enjoyed the 3D films I've seen, though I think the effect was ancillary to the merits of the films being shown, and ultimately my own reaction to this technologay is that it simply doesn't grab me or wow me or even interest me... Sorry?

Maybe future itterations/demonstrations will draw me in.

 

[The Rockerfly]

In cinemas it's more expensive, annoying to carry glasses and just plain hurts my eyes. I do hate it but I do think that one day it's going to be a step forward if used correctly, for example the 3DS is going to be awesome because it implements the technology very well

 

[dorkette1990]

I think it's lovely in an animated film, but in live action, it's terrible. Depth of field through 3d is AWFUL - because your brain tells you it's in the foreground, you automatically try to see around the thing and let your eye focus on the background = instant headache from trying to see fuzzy images.

 

[Snotnarok]

Because you have to pay a ...luxury fee, for 3D when it's really not as interesting as they push it to be. I played 3D games, I've seen the best of the best 3D stuff and it's just not what I would consider to be the next biggest thing that has that kind of price to it.

 

[loc978]

It's all just fuzzy mirror images when I go to see 3D stuff. My eyes are too messed up to take it in properly... almost works better without the 3D glasses.

...I'm holding out for practical mass-market holo-emitters.

 

[Imbechile]

I like 3d but it's hated because EVERYONE wants to film their films in 3d after Avatar made so much money

 

[Wolfenbarg]

The glasses are incredibly obvious while I'm wearing them. Even in movies I'm totally engrossed in, eventually I notice the edges of those damned glasses and I'm pulled right out of the experience. Also, I've never seen a movie where the 3D is noticeable from start to finish. Even in the pinnacle of 3D technology, Avatar, I was wowed by the depth in one of the opening scenes, then nothing.

Does 3D have potential to be something amazing? Yes. But there was a reason it was only a fad in the 80's, and there's a reason it'll be nothing more than a fad now. The current method of doing it isn't engaging, it's annoying.

 

[rockera]

it's extra money for a slight slight difference, in ice age dawn of the dinosaurs a 2D tale came out of the screen
that was it and I have seen other 3D films that were the same.

 

[Blind Sight]

I've never seen anything in 3D that didn't give me a massive headache and cause my eyes to ache. I literally had to take my glasses off at Avatar and stare at the floor every half hour or so. Anything 3D has generally been a painful experience to me, does that sound like a reasonable answer?

 

[Rainforce]

Because 3D doesn't matter one bit if youre immersed in a movie/game/etc.
The Information your brain provides after visual interpretation is almost the same.

For the argument that it gives us a feeling of depth: you can interpret depth information from the way objects move in a 3D space, even if you only have 2D vision. And cameras move A LOT in movies these days.

 

[Debirufisshu]

What's that? I have to put glasses over my glasses? fuck that!
and no, I can't wear contacts because they refuse to go in. I have tried many times both on my own and another person holding me down and clamping my eyelids open.

 

[DevilWolf47]

Truth be told i don't have much of a problem with 3D as far as games are concerned.

As far as movies are concerned, i have two major gripes.

1. The tickets cost more
2. Without fail, 3D movies have all been SHIT. It's been a cheap gimmick to try and make movies cool again that ignores the fact that the reason there hasn't been an epic movie for years is because the writers have all stopped giving a shit. Truth be told after Paranormal Activity and Resident Evil: Afterlife i'm not even sure if film writers still exist and that the slew of horrible films we've had over the past few years is an effort to cover up that the Writers Guild of America strike ended with the use of a man-made virus that kills only creative people and that anyone who enters the profession is at risk.
...of course i also haven't slept much since then, so maybe you shouldn't focus too much on that theory.

 

[captaincabbage]

Meh, I don't hate it, I just think it's unnecessary.

 

[IzisviAziria]

As far as I see it, 3D is an innovation

That's your problem. You're viewing it as an innovation. It's not. It's been around. The technology is 60 years old. And it hasn't changed much. It's still the same basic concept, 2 different images with a set of glasses that trick your eyes into viewing the images on different "dimensions". It's scrounging up old technology and reselling it to make a quick buck.

I remember seeing "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" in 3D at Disney Land when I was 10. 10 years later, I went and saw Avatar in 3D when it came out. The picture doesn't look any better. It still gives me a headache. It still requires the glasses to view. It's still just a gimmick. I'd rather see a movie in 1080p than 3D.