A big hit all over the world. “Top Gun Maverick“.The author also gave it up on the first day of the release and praised it very much, but seriouslyIt ’s a great movie that does n’t praise you no matter how many times you praise it.。
Overwhelmed by the awesomeness of the movie, I felt the need to see it in a higher standard cinema. As a result, I ended up with “IMAX Laser GT」。
There are various non-standard specifications, and there are only two in Japan.In Japan nowOne of the best movie theaters to have a great video experienceright. She had a great experience there …What about that seat?
・ IMAX Laser GT
There are two movie theaters with IMAX Laser GT, “Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro” and “109 Cinemas Osaka Expocity”. I visited Ikebukuro.
There are many great things, but as mentioned in this article, the screen is huge.
For other screening formats, the seats near the center of the theater are the ones that give you the best viewing experience. However, the IMAX Laser GT seems to be easier to see in the back.
In all seatsThe strongest is the l-row premium class with 2 seats in the middle.. There’s no mistake. The next best thing is near the center of rows k and m on the left, right, front and back.
The grand class in row p and the n rows in front of it also seem to be excellent in terms of visibility. I think these two rows are the only ones that can naturally face the front and see the entire screen without any pain.
Instead, the immersive feeling and power are likely to decrease a little, but the balance with visibility will depend largely on individual tastes. Regarding the quality of the obtained video experience, I would like to think that columns k to p are equivalent.
・ Super unpopular
forThe front row is unpopular with transcendence.. Of course, the seats on both sides of each row are also unpopular, but I feel that the front row is not selling better than the edges.
First of all, the competition rate of the good seats mentioned above is extremely dangerous. The ban on online ticket purchases will be lifted at midnight two days ago, but the two strongest seats are basically reserved by paid members whose purchases will be lifted a little earlier.
You can’t get other good seats unless you win the reserved race from midnight. It may settle down more time after its release, and I’m not sure if it’s in other movies, but it was in “Top Gun His Maverick” about a week after its release.
As for the other rows, the closer to the center of the screen, the higher the competition rate, and the sooner they sell out.But only the front row is different.. No matter how close I bought the ticket, the rate of unsold in the middle was overwhelming.
By the way, the seats in the front row are wider than ordinary seats,Really luxurious feeling.. It’s a nobleman or a nobleman who looks at it while sleeping on a bigger sheet than others. The price is the same as a regular seat,Still unpopular enough to not sell。
It’s no wonder why it doesn’t sell so well. This seat is about the same height as the bottom of the screen. Wanchan, down to the bottom. And the height of the screen is 18m, which is comparable to a 6-story building. It looks terribly hard to see.
・ I bought it
But … very rarely, even if there are more seats availableThere is a challenger who dares to reserve this seat.. I noticed that I was checking the ticket for “Top Gun He Maverick” every day to secure the best seat.
Seeing such a figure also stimulates curiosity. What is the viewing experience on that sheet? It’s definitely hard to see, but it’s also unheard of. I can’t help but be worried.
So I bought it.
Without complaint, it’s in the middle of the front row.
What is the view of the screen from here? It looks like this.
this isTaken with an ultra-wide-angle lens with a focal length of 12 mm.. The range of the horizontal view from the lens is approximately 112 degrees. Therefore, I can see almost the whole thing …
This is 50 mm, which is said to be close to the human field of view.I can only see part of the kisso yeah yeah yeah yeah !!!
・ Subtitles that are bigger than people
However, up to this point, as expected. What if I watched the best movie to the end …? The first thing I felt wasDie with subtitlesThat is.
Frighteningly, with the IMAX Laser GT,The size of one subtitle is as big as one person.. A few letters fill your view.I can’t read it !!!There is no choice but to switch language recognition to English.
・ Some people may get drunk
What I felt next was something close to “the feeling of playing an FPS game on a big monitor”. Oh, this is the one who gets drunk for some people.
Especially in movies with a lot of intense camera work such as “Top Gun Maverick”. I didn’t mind because I didn’t get drunk even in games, but if you’re not good, you can get drunk in 10 minutes after the opening.
・ Feel G with sound pressure
What was unexpected in a good way wasThe sound is awesome.. In the first place, the volume of the IMAX laser is not good even if you look at the best seat in the back. It’s probably because of the 12ch sound system.Obviously the sound is bigger than other standards and the sound quality is also good.。
At the previous stage, I was only thinking about the visual impact, but if you think about it, the front row seat seems to be the closest to the speaker that will be in front.
And, the dangerousness of the output of the speaker is quickly noticed in the scene of the launch of the fighter from the ship, which is reminiscent of the first work at the beginning.
It feels like “Gacha! (Oh?)” “Doooooooo !! (Big !!!)”.Feel G throughout the body with sound pressure.. I think this seat is completely overwhelmed by the powerful sound that you feel.
・ Everyone Buzz Lightyear
And the ones that had the strongest impact were Maverick and others.All characters become Buzz LightyearThing. Mainly the area of the lower jaw (chin) with respect to the face.
What do you mean? The best way to explain it is to process Tom’s photo, but if you do it, you’ll be cut off from many directions.
So, I will explain using the illustrations drawn by the author who has no experience in painting. First, I saw this from a normal angle,Let’s say normal Tom Cruise。
And this isTom seen from the center of the front row of the IMAX Laser GT。
This is the view with the naked eye.
It’s probably because I’m looking up at the ridiculous screen of a curved 6-story building from my feet. It has a strong perspective, the bottom of the screen is unusually big, and the top looks endlessly small.
And the one that comes to the bottom of the screen with the face upAbout the chin!As a result, the jaws of all the characters, not just Tom, grow overwhelmingly rapidly.
From the lower lip to the tip of the chin, there are about 3 humans..It’s the skeleton I saw somewhere … Oh, I’m doing a preview of the new movie before the main storyBuzz Lightyearor!
All have Buzz Lightyear genes !!Infinity and Beyondoooooooo beyond the infinite jaw!!!
・ Play of the chosen person
Whatever you think, what Tom and Jerry would have expectedA viewing experience that seems to pass each other at Mach 10Followed, but was great for some scenes.
It’s a first-person perspective from the cockpit. I often enter in the scene of flying low in the valley or the scene of dogfight,The power at that time is dunch!
There is a strong perspective problem. However, it’s pretty close to what it looks like when you sit down for a trial at an air show, and it’s really flying in the movie. Good or bad,It was a perspective from a fighter with a non-standard and realistic feel.。
Since I had watched it multiple times in the best seat in advance, even under the influence of limited visibility and bad perspective, etc.For some reason I was able to enjoy it to the end。
The whole picture of the screen is not always visible, but on the contrary, only a small part looks abnormally good, soI noticed details that I hadn’t noticed beforeThere was also a merit.
But to be clear, this is no longerHigh-dimensional play for the chosen one.. I think it’s still a lot early to try this seat by paying 2600 yen for watching it once or twice normally.
No, for many human beings, regardless of the number of viewsIt could be forever early.. Well, even so … If it’s a movie that you’ve watched all over, it might be an ant to try it with a playful feeling of an aristocrat.The dimensions were really different。
Reference link: Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro
Writing & Illustration: Egawa Seki
Photo：RocketNews24.
