John Carpenter, the legendary director of films such as The Thing and Assault on Precinct 13, is a fan of videogames. What is he not a fan of? The film and game industries pushing 3D on consumers.
Today, at a roundtable session where Carpenter discussed his involvement in writing the story for F.E.A.R. 3, he had the following to say about the tech everyone is parroting:
I was around for the first wave of 3D in the 1950’s. In my opinion, against a lot of the industry experts who have said recently every movie will be in 3D very soon, I think it’s bullshit. I don’t think it will. It’s a way to take more of your money. It’s a way to separate you from a lot of bucks. It’s cool, but it’s gimmicky, I think.
Personally, I agree with Carpenter. I remember 3D movies popping up in the eighties and nineties, only to be quickly dismissed. The technology has improved, but I can’t imagine it overtaking everything in the manner we’re being told it will.
