Why watching "Avatar" can feel like eating bad mushrooms
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The stunning 3-D technology featured in “Avatar” is undoubtedly crucial to the sci-fi epic’s nine Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and speedy rise to become the world's highest-grossing film worldwide. But despite its phenomenal popularity, not everybody has “3-D ready” eyes. A big group of people around the world have reported feeling nausea, dizziness and other ill effects while watching the film in 3-D.
And if you got sick during “Avatar,” forget about going to see the 3-D versions of “Alice in Wonderland” (opening on March 5), “Clash of the Titans” or the next “Harry Potter” movies.
A variety of visual and neurological conditions can cause someone to experience nausea and headache while watching a movie in 3-D, especially a group of disorders related to the body’s vestibular system — the network of nerves, fluids and canals in the ear that connect to the brain and help us keep our balance and orient ourselves in space. About 35 to 40 percent of adults over age 40 have some sort of vestibular problems, according to Lisa Haven, executive director of the Vestibular Disorders Association, who says she has trouble herself. She hasn’t seen “Avatar.” “I think about it with trepidation,” she said.
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And if you got sick during “Avatar,” forget about going to see the 3-D versions of “Alice in Wonderland” (opening on March 5), “Clash of the Titans” or the next “Harry Potter” movies.
A variety of visual and neurological conditions can cause someone to experience nausea and headache while watching a movie in 3-D, especially a group of disorders related to the body’s vestibular system — the network of nerves, fluids and canals in the ear that connect to the brain and help us keep our balance and orient ourselves in space. About 35 to 40 percent of adults over age 40 have some sort of vestibular problems, according to Lisa Haven, executive director of the Vestibular Disorders Association, who says she has trouble herself. She hasn’t seen “Avatar.” “I think about it with trepidation,” she said.
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