The Disappointment of 3D Glasses

The credits roll and lights fill the room, it is now over, your eyes and that area above your ears ache slightly, you are glad that they usually only make shorter films in 3d.

You can hardly contain your excitement, you have seen how wearing the special glasses has added an extra dimension to images on a 2d screen, you are trying to imagine what real world 3d objects will look like if given a 4th dimension, perhaps that dimension will be time, how exciting to be able to see into the future, or the past, or both, you have no idea how this additional dimension will manifest itself.

The audience is slowly filing out through the back, you join them, trembling with anticipation, the crowd moves slower than usual, it appears to be due to a female staff member standing by the exit with a tray collecting the magical spectacles, most people already have them in their hands, ready to relinquish them on their way out, you still wear yours on your head, do you have to give yours in too? Handing them in will make you miss out on the special 4th dimension, you have a decision to make, what will you do?

It is now your turn, the lady calls you "Sir" and asks you to return the glasses, you freeze momentarily unsure of what to do, you look up, the area slightly dimmed by the hue of your film goggles, you look into her face, then past her towards the front of the building and the main exit, in a moment, your mind is made up, you are sure you can make it.

You run, and head towards the door, pushing past clustered groups of film-goers, there is shouting, but you ignore it, running as fast as your legs can carry you until you are just a few feet away from the door and just as you are about to touch the glass the let yourself outside, you are tackled to the ground by a large man keen to help, the glasses are plucked from your face and taken away before you are able to comprehend what is happening.

Maybe next time you will make it outside, it will probably have to be a different cinema though, you might not be allowed back in this one.