MX4D Experience

Recap

This past week we got to experience Justice Leauge in MX4D. MX4D studios provide an experience that places you in the movie. You sit in chairs about as big as an airplane seat and throughout the movie you are experiencing the movement that takes place in the movie. 4D is very precise when it comes to sensory detail. Sight, smell, touch, and sound are all integrated into the movie. When it comes to watching Justice Leauge in the MX4D studio I felt that it took away from the overall feel of the movie. The biggest thing that pulled away from the overall experience was that it was somewhat distracting. In class, we did a recap where we talked about how we felt about the movie and much of what was said was that the 4D effects, did not line up with certain parts of the movie. During fight scenes, your seat was being moved around a lot and it was hard to figure out which character you were mimicking because so much was going on at one time. When it came to Batman or Superman flying, the wind that was blown on you during the movie was very loud so you were very much able to hear the 4D which drew away from the sound of the actual movie. In my opinion, 4D is a really unique experience, and I do not regret going at all. I think that it has to be the "right" movie to experience a really good MX4D effect.

Favorites vs. Least Favorites 

I loved the movie as just the movie. I felt that it was done very well and the CGI effects used were amazing. There were not a lot of continuity errors, nor prolonged parts that made the movie drag on. However, I do wish certain characters would have been developed more. Aquaman and Flash were characters in the movie, but I feel that you barely knew anything about them. When it comes to the other characters like Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, you are already aware of their stories because of the movies that have recently come out featuring their life stories. I really did not have many complaints about the movie. I loved the cinematography as well as the music, I felt that this movie was directed and executed very well. 

MX4D I think is something that would be really interesting to watch in different genres like horror. As I am someone that loves the rush you get from jump scares and things like that. This is something I would love to watch a horror movie in. I think when it comes to our feature films in school, this would help enhance the experience if the effects were done correctly. That was the hardest thing about watching Justice Leauge was that the effects did not always line up with what was taking place. When it comes to MX4D verses a normal 2D movie, I feel that it really does change the normal movie experience. I don`t go see movies very often so it was very exciting to get to experience the movie with all the added effects. As 3D is something I really try to avoid my choice to go see Justice Leauge again would be to see it in 2D as I think that is how the movie would look best. 

When adding improvements to MX4D or making changes to the technology, the first thing I would fix would be the smells provided throughout the film. Justice Leauge we got to smell things like grass, and dirt, and whiskey and the only smell that I thought was accurate was the dirt as it smelt like fresh mulch. I would also change how things like snow and ash and fog are produced throughout the theatre. A large group of us sat in the first two rows and while we experience the fog from the front of the movie theatre, we didn't get to experience the snow or ash because it took place behind us. 

Overall Thoughts/Conclusion 

This is something I was very happy I got to be included in. While I did not like the effects of Justice League in MX4D, I am excited to see what other movies are shown because it really does change the average experience of new movies. There are a few things I wish would have been better, but I am happy that I went and I got to see the movie because it was a very good movie.