Like it or not, there's a 3D avalanche coming from Hollywood and it's bleeding over to other forms of media, including video games. At the 3D Gaming Summit in Los Angeles today, director Paul W.S. Anderson, known for adapting Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil to the silver screen, was one of the keynote speakers at the event and discussed his reactions to 3D so far.
"3D's a huge thrill," said Anderson, discussing the risks of becoming an early embracer of this new technology. "If you're the first to invest in something, that's more than outweighed by the sheer thrill that you get from seeing 3D images. I really feel like -- this has become a cliche -- [but] Avatar was a game changer. I think 3D really is going to change the game for everyone."
Anderson's next film, Resident Evil: Afterlife, will incorporate 3D into the movie. Anderson described how an otherwise simple scene, a crowd walking through a rainy Shibuya Square in Tokyo with umbrellas, was made more interesting because of the added 3D elements, despite their subtle nature.
"It's beautiful to look at," he said. "In 3D, it takes on a whole new feel of interest. Working with the third dimension just makes things more interesting. It really does."
The addition of 3D, Anderson argued, makes otherwise simple scenes "interesting" again. He relayed how audiences responded with loud cheering to Mortal Kombat's inclusion of then-new wire-fu fighting techniques, but these days, you need to have a million camera angles and 15 people fighting at once to maintain the interest of the audience. When 3D's added to the mix, that changes, he said. Resident Evil: Afterlife, for example, includes an otherwise simple maneuver of an actor flipping off a wall.
"It looks amazing in 3D," he said. "It makes the whole thing interesting once again."
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dantastic4
How bout actally making them scary and unpredictible instead.Then maybe I'll actaually sit through a whole entire movie based on the RE series.
SpunkusMaximus
There's no point to seeing Milla Jovovich in 3d, she has nothing to pop out. Seeing her in real life she's still in 2d.
Chris12163
Cant wait!!! I support all the Resident Evil Franchises (Games and Movies) so this is definatly my alley to go to. Wanna see this in 3D!
spiritregan
I Love the Resident Evil Series Personally, and can't wait for the next movie to come out, but Why do people credit Avatar with bring 3d movies to the public, yes it was a good movie, but they did a lousy job for 3d there is so much more they could have done. I don't know if Resident Evil will be good for 3d, but I look forward to it either way.
MuramasaSquid
I really don't like these movies, however I may go see it in 3D for the hell of it.
Tygur Triple 7
Say what you will about 3-D however this may be good 3-D. The first trailer said that it's filmed with that Fusion Camera System that Avatar was filmed with. So it's 3-D from day one, not a studio afterthought like Clash was. So, despite the story not being everyone's cup o' tea, at least the 3-D will be good.
Then again, I'm only guessing...even with the right tools Anderson could screw it up, I'll reserve my judgment until I see the film.
blueboykc
milla jovovich in 3d? id wait in line to see that..
MindCarrot
It's going to suck. 3D or no 3D. They should have just left it alone after the first film.
tyler4307
i can't wait for this one. im not a huge 3d fan, but i think ill make an exception and see REA that way...plus it'll be cool to see the introduction of Chris Redfield!
jthmrocks
The resident evil movies sucked...why are we talking about it?
DefiantBrood
Why do people keep using Avatar as an example why 3d is a guarantee success.
Avatar was successful because it was a good movie, not because it was in 3d. Everyone get ready for an avalanche of crappy content brought to you in 3d.
Symicide
I though they were supposed to goto Japan in afterlife. O_o
tutelsongo
But sadly for mister Anderson 3d does not make a movie become good. And the Resident Evil (film) franchise is horrible 3d or not.
7Hokage
Can't wait, BIG Resident Evil, 3D will just make it a little more interesting.
player263004
forget 3D gaming when will the day come when we can completely immerse our selves into a virtual world Matrix style...but you know without the whole drilling plugs into our brains and dyng in real life if you die in the game..WHEN!!1!one!!
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