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Titanic Movie in 3D | Titanic Returns in 3D Print | Titanic to Be Releasing in 3D.Titanic Movie in 3D | Titanic Returns in 3D Print | Titanic to Be Releasing in 3D.In April 1912 The, “unsinkable” RMS Titanic set sail only to meet tragedy and sink just days later.
Survivors stories varied, and were believed to be embellished, but historians and artists remain fascinated with this magnificent ship. In December 1997, James Cameron released an epic film, Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The film went on to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and is no doubt one of this biggest films ever to hit theaters.
In 2009, James Cameron created another critically acclaimed box off smash, Avatar- in 3D. The tremendous success of Avatar set in motion astring of 3D films in it’s wake, and may have contributed to the development of 3D televisons.
Now, Cameron is combining his talent for 3D blockbuster with his talent for historical epic as he prepares for the April 2012 rerelease of Titanicin 3D. Personally, I haven’t bought into the whole 3D hype. I saw both Titanic and Avatar(in 2D) and enjoyed them. Generally speeaking, I prefer my movies to stay on the screen where they belong, but that’s just me. If I want to see something in 3D, I’ll go to a play. Still, the idea of Titanicin 3D has me intrigued, and even I may succumb to the urge to relive a bit of film, and literal, history in three dimensional wonder – preferably in an IMax theater, where I can feel like I’m being swallowed by the ship itself.
How successful will Titanic 3D be and what type of audience will it bring? Certainly it will attract history buffs and fans of the original film. The fact that it opens on the 100th year Anniversary of the original voyage will also be an attraction.
But it will interesting to see how they pull off taking a movie that was epic in it’s original 2D form and subjecting it to manipulation in order to obtain the 3D effect.
At least one movie that underwent a 2D to 3D conversion after the success of Avatar, the 2010 movie Clash of the Titans met with criticism for not being authentic enough. Of course, the conversion of Clashwas a bit of a rush job, while there is still over a year to remaster Titanic.
There’s also the consideration that Titanic is a very long movie, 194 minutes. Will people be willing to pay to rewatch a 15 year old movie and pay theater prices to sit for over three hours? Shortening it will certainly upset the purists, but of course so will changing it to make it 3D.
The release of the 2012 Titanic in 3D should certainly make a profit, and is definitely a worthwhile venture from a film-making standpoint, but I don’t think Cameron or anyone else involved in the remastered film should set their expectations too high.
Many will find that they still prefer the original, and the hype will certainly motivate a lot of them to upgrade their old VHS copy for DVD or BluRay, but the film might not get the attention from theAcademy that Cameron expects.
http://www.titanic-facts.com/h istory-of-titanic.html
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