I think I'm going to be sick...

I am a movie lover. Hands down one of my favorite things to do is go to the movies or even just curl up on the couch with a friend, eat some popcorn, and enjoy the show. My own main problem these days is that after Avatar hit the box office there seems to have been a stream of 3-D movies. In a lot of cases I feel that being 3-D has added nothing additional to the film except for a hefty price tag. And in addition to that I had heard that there are actually negative side-effects of these films on our brains. I checked out an article written for CNN and you can click here to go to the full article, or read further to hear my interpretation.

In order to explain the basic principle of what three dimensional is to place your thumb in front of your face. Close one eye, then the other, and you will see that your thumb seems to have moved even though it hasn't. By wearing the 3-D glasses you are helping your brain make sense of this movement and make the two images into one. Now that being said, our brains were not made to process information this way. The movie itself "presents two slightly different perspectives of the same scene" and they are slightly separated.

The next time you sit down and settle in to watch one of these over-promoted films, just keep in mind the following. There are actual side effects to watching these films, including "mild symptoms such as disorientation and, in rare cases, seizures". Your eyes are working during the entire film to make sense of these superimposed images and we all know at least one friend who can't handle it who ends up getting sick in the movie theater.... So all of these 3-D movies are straining our ocular nerves and apparently 80% of people won't be affected, but what if you're one of the 20%!!

Anyway, here is what I feel. These movies strain the eyes and lately it seems that directors are so focused on making some huge big change that they forget about the script and the movie is bad anyway. So not only are you "straining your ocular nerve" but you're watching a horrible movie as well...