3D Cinema With The Avengers And 48 FPS With The Hobbit

As I watched The Avengers over the weekend, I didn’t enjoy it.  This was due to watching it in 3D.  The Avengers did seem like a film that you want to sit back and enjoy.  Due to the 3D, my experience was some how limited and distracted me from the story. 

As I just read from Wikipedia (I know, it’s not a reliable source), The Avengers wasn’t shot in 3D, but was done in post-production.  I understand, why the studio did this and of course it’s was all for profit.  What I don’t like is that the studio tries to enforce the effect of 3D, when it wasn’t necessary. 

From reading and watching a lot reviews and criticism about 3D in film, I can agree that 3D is a gimmick, but it is definitely here to stay.  What will be interesting is the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey later this year.  I can’t remember where I got the source from, but Peter Jackson has shot the film at a rate of 48 frames per second (double the frame rate of conventional cinema).  With this frame rate Mr Jackson said it would make 3D a better experience.

Overall, I think 3D should be handled carefully to give the viewer an enhanced cinema experience.  At present, 3D is used as a marketing ploy in order to get customers in cinemas.  With my experience with The Avengers, I would want to go back to the cinema and watch it in it’s original form i.e 2D.  Despite the criticism of the 3D, The Avengers is a badass film and has set a bar for Superhero films.  All I have to do now, is wait for The Dark Knight Rises.


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