It seems as if every other movie these days is advertised as being in 3D. Ever since Avatar was released in 2009, a lot of people have been saying that 3D is the future. Despite the current 3D craze, I doubt it’ll stick around for the long run.
3D has a long history of having a few glory years before dropping back into obscurity. It started in the early 1950’s, then died away and popped up again in the 1960’s, and then again in the 1980’s, and then another time in the late 1990’s-early 2000’s, and now once again, we’ve have two or three years of 3D film being shoved down consumers throats. In case you can’t figure out what I’m implying here, I’m saying that more than likely 3D film is simply a reoccurring trend.

People who seriously think that we will have a mass conversion to 3D filmography within the next few years are painfully misinformed about how many theaters can only afford one or two 3D projectors, and I would be willing to say that they probably don’t understand that certain films will simply come off as schlock if they are shot in 3D.

I will gladly be the first to inform anyone that first off, many of the films use being in 3D as their main marketing point are quickly forgotten. Does anyone remember The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl? What about Piranha 3D? Of course you don’t and there’s a reason why: Both had no intellectual significance and the only reason it existed was to make a terrible 3D movie for a quick cash in.
Of course I will say that 3D can enhance an experience, and in certain situations it can be used to make the movie an overall better experience, but it will not magically turn a terrible movie into a good one like many directors obviously think it will.

Another reason why a full 3D conversion is far off is the simple fact that many people still get headaches and nausea just from watching a 3D movie. A movie theater isn’t going to go full 3D if many people will refuse to watch a 3D movie for fear of getting sick.

The bottom line is, 3D is currently too expensive, and makes too many people sick. Lets be entirely honest, if every movie was in 3D you would be paying three more dollars for all of your tickets, which would suck. I can also guarantee that if you’re going to go see a romantic comedy or a drama then 3D isn’t going to add much anything to the experience, in fact, it might just detract from it.