Department of Ideas: 2-D

by Brian Reich | 29 Jan 2010, 10:56pm

I have an idea: 2-D is good enough.

I don’t have any desire to see Avatar.  Even if I was a fan of science fiction I wouldn’t go.  I am not interested in Tim Burton’s soon-to-be-released version of Alice in Wonderland either (and I actually like Tim Burton movies). The reason: they are in 3-D.

I don’t understand the obsession with 3-D.  I don’t want things flying at me, real or virtual.  I don’t feel the need to be surrounded by the people I am watching on screen.  When I sit down to watch a movie, I am not interested in also being a part of that movie.  But I’m definitely in the minority it seems.  The movie industry is obsessed with 3-D.  The TV networks are starting to think about 3-D.  Televisions, cameras, and other consumer technologies are starting to offer 3-D functionality.

Stop it.

There is nothing wrong with 2-D.  The entertainment industry has barely scratched the surface of what is possible in regular television.  Most of the movies that hit theaters are a giant flop.  Just because James Cameron made a bajillion dollars with his opus about a future world inhabited by blue people doesn’t mean that the opportunity to sport a pair of special glasses will have audiences rushing to see anything that hits theaters.

You can succeed without putting everything in 3-D.  You can write interesting scripts.  You can tell compelling stories.  You can hire talented actors.  There is plenty of opportunity to create great movies and television shows without them having to be in 3-D.

2-D is good enough.

Its just an idea…

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