On Monday, I went with my friend, Will, to see “Alice in Wonderland” in 3D at the Metreon. He was seeking a break from moving, and I hadn’t been to a movie in quite a while, so relished the opportunity to see it. Plus, I usually like Tim Burton movies.
As expected, the landscape was surreal and bizzare, the costumes and makeup crazy and odd, and most everything about the movie I really enjoyed, except I kept asking myself, “why does this need to be in 3D? what feature of 3D are they using that without, the movie would be diminished?”
The answer is none whatsoever. Yes, the 3D is nice. Yes, it does create a somewhat more immersive experience, but so what? It didn’t detract, but it certainly didn’t add anything, neither. I was thinking of testing out this hypothesis by seeing the movie in 2D.
The week has continued on, and today I went to see “Shutter Island” with Jason. This movie could have benefited from 3D, especially in the “ward c” scenes. It would have made an already excellent movie even better. And the surprise ending? I’m still not 100% certain which section of the movie was supposed to be real, and which the delusion. And that uncertainty makes the movie wonderful.
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