Editorial September 28, 1992 Issue

A motion picture not to be believed

Russ Gerber

When the theater doors opened we quickly moved to the middle of the auditorium, searching for the best possible view of the screen. That important because the film was to be shown on a seventy-foot, curved screen designed to fill one's entire field of vision. Before the flying, driving, ballooning, and roller-coaster action began, though, a man stepped out in front of the audience to give a warning.

He explained that watching this film would create the sensation of moving. He warned that we might feel the physical effects known as motion sickness, and that if we did feel this discomfort, there was no need to panic, no need to leave the theater. The remedy was simple. He smiled and said, "Just close your eyes!"

From the sighs of relief heard throughout the audience, you could tell how grateful they were that he had opened our eyes to the illusive nature of what we were about to see.

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