Recently I was in Nashville for a national show choir competition. Everything was incredible there, of course. And the warmer weather is always a welcome change. However, our hotel happened to be near a movie theatre with an 3D IMAX screen. Living in Iowa, it is a rare thing to find an IMAX screen within 50 miles of you. Needless to say, once I saw the theatre near our hotel, I freaked out and probably annoyed a few people around me with my random shrieks of excitement. Regardless of their unenthusiastic responses, I was completely pumped. Captain America: The Winter Soldier was fresh and new that weekend; I knew what I'd be doing.
IMAX screens, as you probably know, are just ridiculously huge. The reason I'm writing this blog post is because I personally believe everyone should be able to experience an IMAX screening of a show. When you walk in, the screen is stretched wide, top to bottom, side to side, taking up what seems like three regular sized movie screens on top of eachother. When the movie starts, the surround sound completely envelops you and the 3D is purely phenomenal.
As a movie nerd, and having never seen a 3D IMAX showing, I was in absolute heaven. There was no greater joy to me than seeing Captain America speed through the city and perform ridiculously awesome stunts and action sequences. There were collective gasps when a particularly beautiful visual sequence took place, and those are the kinds of moments I live for.
Movies are definitely meant to be experiences, not just something you watch, disassociated with whatever's happening on screen. It's supposed to draw you in, make you think, make you feel, make you mesmerized. The IMAX allows that to happen, and I can safely say I would gladly spend the crazy amount it costs for a ticket.
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