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Old 06-08-2012, 04:12 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Blueflare View Post
I don't really understand what an IMAX is. I've heard of it before, obviously. I googled it and I gather it's kind of a screen that wraps around you? That sounds weird. How do you know which part of it to look at? I imagine I'd be getting distracted by stuff in my peripheral vision all the time.
When you are seeing a documentary-type "museum" film, such as footage showing the majesty of a rainforest, the terrible destruction from the inside of a tornado, or point-blank footage of a space shuttle launch, you want that screen to wrap around your peripheral vision and literally submerge you inside the experience. You know how "surround sound" works? Well this is surround sight.
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