3D

Recently it seems that 3D Films (and to a lesser extent, TV,) has really gone from fad to mainstream. Anyone over the age of 30 probably remembers when a slew of horrid 3D films sporatically came out and everyone donned those blue and red glasses. The effects were pretty neat for the time, but it was simply a fad.

Nowadays, technology has given 3D new life, we now have glasses that moreso resemble sunglasses, and the 3D effect is pretty awesome. Director James Cameron has recently stated that he believes 100% of movies will be 3D within the next 5 years. If the technology becomes such that we don't need glasses (and that is already becoming a reality, i.e. Nintendo 3DS,) then maybe there is a chance that everything will be shot in 3D.

I have not totally embraced all of this 3D entertainment just yet. I have seen a couple 3D movies and yes, I enjoyed them, but then again, I have seen thousands of 2D movies and enjoyed those just as much. The higher ticket prices for 3D movies vs. 2D movies is a huge factor that keeps me away from the theatre, and I don't particularly like watching movies with sunglasses on.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all about the next step in entertainment... we went from silent black & white films, to audible black and white, to color, to better color, to HD and now to 3D. As James Cameron believes, 3D could very well be the next step for films and television, but I am not in a big hurry to buy a new TV and start wearing glasses whenever I sit down to watch some Two and a Half Men, or Football. Maybe that's just me though.