A Rebuttal Of Roger Ebert’s Diatribe Against 3D Cinema
Roger Ebert. I love the guy, but love can be complicated. I respect and admire so much about him, from his honest take on movies to his courageous embrace of technology to replace his voice, that I feel obligated to give anything he says a fair shake. But his recent dismissal of games as art, and this attack on 3D cinema, demonstrate a curmudgeonly side that I wasn’t aware of. Nicholas already addressed the former position admirably, and I’d like to address the latter, not as a mere fan of 3D cinema (far from it) but as an evangelist for technology in general.
It pains me to differ with someone so distinguished, but I feel that I have an obligation to as someone with a megaphone and the ability to craft what I hope is a cogent rebuttal. His complaints are variously earnest, short-sighted, and inexplicable, but because he is a serious voice in cinema, they deserve a full response.
