It isn't really possible to separate the movie from the venue.
The venue: - best surround sound localization I've ever heard by a very wide margin - kind of in-your-face sound quality that I'm not sure if I liked - vibrating chairs are a bit nonsense - wind effects were cool but you could hear the fans that power them
The movie: - all the nature shots and shots of humans are beautiful - a couple of the shots actually give you the same feeling you get when visiting a place in person, which I've never experienced before over video, VR, or anything - all of the sci-fi parts are kind of pointless and the "plot" is dumb (it's kind of preachy about the environment but in a way that's so abstract that it falls flat) - there's a sequence that is just a barrage of sound and light which is disorientating
Overall this is a technical achievement and did a few things I've never been able to experience on a screen before. This is the level of immersion I was hoping for with a VR headset, with a great field of view, great visual fidelity, and great sound, all while not having a device sitting on your face!
Review by jaredVIP EP 9BlockedParent2023-12-05T19:23:45Z
It isn't really possible to separate the movie from the venue.
The venue:
- best surround sound localization I've ever heard by a very wide margin
- kind of in-your-face sound quality that I'm not sure if I liked
- vibrating chairs are a bit nonsense
- wind effects were cool but you could hear the fans that power them
The movie:
- all the nature shots and shots of humans are beautiful
- a couple of the shots actually give you the same feeling you get when visiting a place in person, which I've never experienced before over video, VR, or anything
- all of the sci-fi parts are kind of pointless and the "plot" is dumb (it's kind of preachy about the environment but in a way that's so abstract that it falls flat)
- there's a sequence that is just a barrage of sound and light which is disorientating
Overall this is a technical achievement and did a few things I've never been able to experience on a screen before. This is the level of immersion I was hoping for with a VR headset, with a great field of view, great visual fidelity, and great sound, all while not having a device sitting on your face!