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With award season upon us， movie-lovers are rushing to the theaters to see the big contenders. And if you’re like most people， you sit fairly far back， maybe even in the very last row.
As for the movies， when we were little， most of us didn’t mind sitting up by the screen. But as we age， we seem to gravitate toward the rear. We’re even told that we should sit a prescribed distance back， usually the dead center of the auditorium. A distance of two to three times the screen height is a common recommendation.
With the rise of 3D─there are now over 22，000 3D screens world-wide─the debate about where to sit has been rekindled. Some say the sweet spot remains the same， but others prefer to sit further back. A more distant view， they think， lessens the eyestrain of constantly refocusing on the changing depth.
Movie fans have never understood the impulse to flee from the action. For them， the very first row is perfect. Sitting there is hard-core movie-going. Nobody’s head looms in front of you. You’re less disturbed by latecomers. You have more leg room， and should you wish to leave， the front row is the only one that lets you sneak out easily from any seat. More than that， front row let people scan the frame in great sweeps and even sometimes turning my head to follow the action. The early wide-screen technologies used huge screens to immerse the audience， and even with today’s smaller multiplex screens， people can recover something like that sense of being snugly wrapped in the movie’s world.
When the picture first comes looming up， you do feel a little disconcerted and overwhelmed. But you’ll find yourself adapting in a minute or two. Even the extreme angle isn’t a problem， partly because of perceptual constancy─the brain’s tendency to see familiar objects as having a standard shape and size， despite changes in perspective.
Most people find this sheer madness， but sitting close is the preference of many devoted movie fans.
随着电影颁奖季的到来，影迷们纷纷前往影院观看竞争奖项的热门大片。如果你和大多数人一样，那你肯定会坐在比较靠后的位置，甚至有可能在最后一排。
小时候看电影，大多数人都不介意坐在屏幕前。但随着年龄越来越大，我们似乎在慢慢往后靠。我们甚至被告知应该坐在特定距离的后排位置，通常是影厅的正中。一般建议是距离应为屏幕高度的两到三倍。
随着3D的崛起，人们重新对观影位置展开了争论。目前全球共有2.2万多家3D影院。有人说最佳位置依然是影厅正中，但有人则喜欢更靠后的位置。他们认为，眼部需要不断根据变化的景深来调整焦距，靠后的位置能降低眼部疲劳。
影迷们搞不懂人们为何会有这种逃避的念头。对他们来说，第一排就是完美的位置。坐在第一排就是铁杆影迷。前面没有人头攒动的影子，也不会经常被迟到者打扰。腿的活动空间较大，而且如果你想离开，只有在第一排才能轻松地悄悄溜走。还有，第一排可以让人仔细观察影片的每一帧画面，有时甚至随着画面的节奏摇头晃脑。早期宽屏技术用巨型银幕让观众身临其境，即便是现在更小的多厅影院，人们也能找回完全沉浸在电影世界里的那种感觉。
当第一个镜头慢慢浮现，确实会让人感到有点不安，有压迫感。但一到两分钟你就会适应了。最偏的角度也不是问题，这是因为人有知觉恒常性：尽管角度发生变化，但大脑往往会对熟悉物体的形状和大小保持恒定映象。
大多数人会觉得这疯狂至极，但前排座位确实受到忠实影迷的欢迎。
As for the movies， when we were little， most of us didn’t mind sitting up by the screen. But as we age， we seem to gravitate toward the rear. We’re even told that we should sit a prescribed distance back， usually the dead center of the auditorium. A distance of two to three times the screen height is a common recommendation.
With the rise of 3D─there are now over 22，000 3D screens world-wide─the debate about where to sit has been rekindled. Some say the sweet spot remains the same， but others prefer to sit further back. A more distant view， they think， lessens the eyestrain of constantly refocusing on the changing depth.
Movie fans have never understood the impulse to flee from the action. For them， the very first row is perfect. Sitting there is hard-core movie-going. Nobody’s head looms in front of you. You’re less disturbed by latecomers. You have more leg room， and should you wish to leave， the front row is the only one that lets you sneak out easily from any seat. More than that， front row let people scan the frame in great sweeps and even sometimes turning my head to follow the action. The early wide-screen technologies used huge screens to immerse the audience， and even with today’s smaller multiplex screens， people can recover something like that sense of being snugly wrapped in the movie’s world.
When the picture first comes looming up， you do feel a little disconcerted and overwhelmed. But you’ll find yourself adapting in a minute or two. Even the extreme angle isn’t a problem， partly because of perceptual constancy─the brain’s tendency to see familiar objects as having a standard shape and size， despite changes in perspective.
Most people find this sheer madness， but sitting close is the preference of many devoted movie fans.
随着电影颁奖季的到来，影迷们纷纷前往影院观看竞争奖项的热门大片。如果你和大多数人一样，那你肯定会坐在比较靠后的位置，甚至有可能在最后一排。
小时候看电影，大多数人都不介意坐在屏幕前。但随着年龄越来越大，我们似乎在慢慢往后靠。我们甚至被告知应该坐在特定距离的后排位置，通常是影厅的正中。一般建议是距离应为屏幕高度的两到三倍。
随着3D的崛起，人们重新对观影位置展开了争论。目前全球共有2.2万多家3D影院。有人说最佳位置依然是影厅正中，但有人则喜欢更靠后的位置。他们认为，眼部需要不断根据变化的景深来调整焦距，靠后的位置能降低眼部疲劳。
影迷们搞不懂人们为何会有这种逃避的念头。对他们来说，第一排就是完美的位置。坐在第一排就是铁杆影迷。前面没有人头攒动的影子，也不会经常被迟到者打扰。腿的活动空间较大，而且如果你想离开，只有在第一排才能轻松地悄悄溜走。还有，第一排可以让人仔细观察影片的每一帧画面，有时甚至随着画面的节奏摇头晃脑。早期宽屏技术用巨型银幕让观众身临其境，即便是现在更小的多厅影院，人们也能找回完全沉浸在电影世界里的那种感觉。
当第一个镜头慢慢浮现，确实会让人感到有点不安，有压迫感。但一到两分钟你就会适应了。最偏的角度也不是问题，这是因为人有知觉恒常性：尽管角度发生变化，但大脑往往会对熟悉物体的形状和大小保持恒定映象。
大多数人会觉得这疯狂至极，但前排座位确实受到忠实影迷的欢迎。