Taiwan man dies after watching 'Avatar'
Posted: 19 January 2010 1442 hrs
TAIPEI : A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of
high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by
over-excitement from watching the blockbuster "Avatar" in 3D, a
doctor said Tuesday.
The man, identified only by his surname Kuo, started to feel unwell
during the screening earlier this month in the northern city of
Hsinchu and was taken to hospital.
Kuo, who suffered from hypertension, was unconscious when he
arrived at the Nan Men General Hospital and a scan showed that his
brain was haemorrhaging, emergency room doctor Peng Chin-chih
said.
"It's likely that the over-excitement from watching the movie
triggered his symptoms," he told AFP.
Kuo died 11 days later from the brain haemorrhage, and the China
Times newspaper said it was the first death linked to watching
James Cameron's science-fiction epic "Avatar".
Film blogging sites have reported complaints of headaches,
dizziness, nausea and blurry eyesight from viewers of "Avatar" and
other movies rich in 3D imagery.
