I guess it depends on how you watch it? We saw it in one of the new Dolby Cinema rooms and it was mind blowing good.
And I’m not sure what you mean by “compared to VR” - do you watch some kind of 3D movies in VR? These are very different experiences to me. In the theater it’s just an aid for immersion, a full 3D environment wouldn’t allow for traditional cinema direction to happen.
>a full 3D environment wouldn’t allow for traditional cinema direction to happen.
I spent a few years in the early days of the VR rebirth doing live action VR. The issue you mentioned was one of the biggest problems for me. When the camera is locked down in a stationary position, the issue is not as noticeable. You can look where ever when ever you want. Just because the other people are talking to you does not mean you have to look at them.
However, no modern director wants a locked off shot, and wants the camera to move to add _________ to the shot. You've now removed that choice in the environment for the user. If the user is looking in a different direction when the camera starts moving, it is very unsettling. The user is no longer in control of this environment that is meant to give the user control.
For any significant market, I doubt we will have movies or shows go to a full 3D experience. These are storytelling, not interactive experiences.
You aren't going to be able to pause and get up and see what is inside the briefcase in a 3D Pulp Fiction remake. You won't be able to watch Jaws entirely from the point of view of the shark. What is being shown in the shot is the story being told.
People can and do make fully interactive experiences where you could do that. I would argue once you let the audience all walk around on the stage and asking if they can go back to the previous scene in the middle of the performance, you're no longer putting on a play. You're doing something entirely new.
