The 3D Movie Phenomena Thursday, February 23, 2012 By Caroline Cerand - Yahoo Advertising     From the beginning of 2011 to the ending of 2012, there have been about 90 movies released or re-released in 3-Dimensional form (3D).     Many students are excited about the phenomenon because it makes the movies so much better than the old 2D movies.     “I’m definitely going to go see them because they have a lot more depth than 2D movies, which makes the movie experience so much better,” senior Keith Shaw said.     However, other students are angered by the switch to 3D popularity.      “Hollywood has run out of ideas and now reruns old movies, while I could just watch them at my house and not pay extra for something that gives me a headache,” vented senior Tiffany Chin. “It doesn’t make the movie better if it looks like things are going to hit you in the face.”     The expense of the 3D movies also impacts as to how students feels about how many are being released. The average cost of a 2D movie is about $10.00, while the average cost of a 3D movie is about $12.50.     “The $2.00 won’t make a difference; the experience pays for itself,” claimed Shaw.      Some of the movies coming into theaters are re-releases of previous movies, such as Titanic and all six of the Star Wars movies.    “Re-releasing Titanic in 3D will only ruin the greatness of the original movie,” pointed out Chin. “Nothing is better than the original.”     Chin and Shaw both agree that the new fad allows the producers to save and keep their money in a safe place.     “It takes less time to reproduce a movie into 3D because they were popular before, and 3D is the new fad,” explained Chin.     Re-releasing old movies into the new 3D fad will allow movie-goers to get the realistic “feel” of some of their favorite movies. Some popular movies that are being re-released (or sequels/prequels to older movies) are Titanic, the six Star Wars’, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.         There are so many movies coming out this year. A majority of them are being either released or re-released into 3D. So what’s your opinion? Would you rather spend an extra $2.00 for a realistic experience, or go see a good, old 2D movie?

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