Wednesday, February 3, 2010
If The Future Is 3D Let's Not Go
Avatar has become the highest grossing movie of all time and now suddenly all the media big whigs think we want to see everything in 3D. Michael Jackson's tribute on the Grammy's was in 3D. Beyonce, Rihanna and Wil.i.am got to look like dorks in their glasses to watch it. The rest of the audience and everyone at home got to watch it blurry. How fun for us. The footage from the new "We Are The Wolrd" recording? 3D! So we get to watch that blurry during the Olympics too. And now there's a scramble on to convert as many movies as they can into 3D that are coming soon (Clash Of The Titans, Harry Potter). Any way to charge us a few extra bucks... even if the movie was never made with 3D in mind! 3D TVs are on the way! Because we all want to wear glasses and sit directly in front of the TV to be able to watch the news and Oprah. Entire 3D channels are in the works. The TVs? Oh, they'll be at a 'higher price point' than high def HD TVs. And the glasses? Well they'll only cost you $50 a pair! Wow, where do I sign up? Call me crazy, but I'd like to watch my favorite TV shows without goofy glasses. I'm really just fine seeing made up stories in 2D. It's OK, I know they aren't real and I still enjoy them! I'm fine with new technology. I'm just not wild about it being forced on me.
