The Like/Hate Thread

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I have a problem with how 3D is used in almost every case, yes, and the root of that problem is with the general perception of 3D and the gimmicky nature of it- that you can add it to something and it instantly becomes more appealing to the mass market.

Alright, fine that was a little bit of hyperbole. Make it "money, time, effort etc". All those things that are put towards adding the 3D could be put to other uses, all of which will undoubtably have a better effect on the quality of a film than adding 3D would. Of course, it wont increase the profits...

You're commenting on a specific example (the Star Wars PT). In that specific example they sacrificied good production (and pre-production) quality for CGI. Over and over and over again. Just watch some of the making of videos and you'll see examples of this happening in the production process.

I don't recall actually criticizing CGI. That would be pretty funny though, if I were to, since I'm studying animation and all. In fact, I'm pretty sure that what you quoted was me criticizing the use of CGI in a paticular set of films, rather than CGI itself...

the new SW movies were the first movies of their kind. of course there is a learning curve to all new things, that doesn't make it wrong or bad. it's amazing that lucas was able to spearhead the film industry into a paradigm shift by combining complete digital film with extensive use of digital effects. it's been a little more than ten years since episode1 and things are not just better, it's getting better at an accelerating rate.

the same can be said of 3D technology. sure, it's a gimmick and is often poorly used today. by definition of it being new tech, the industry doesn't have many people who know what to do with it. what's really crazy is that things are changing so fast these days, 3D is going to be obsolete before the end of the decade.