[ELI5] Why do movies always start with a reminder that it has been modified from its original format to fit my screen? Duh…right?
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A lot of effort goes into making a film. Given all the movie ideas, concepts, scripts and such that are out there, the idea that any movie at all gets made is a miracle.
So if you go through all that work and then some broadcasting company alters it, you might not like that. You want people to see *your* vision, *your* work.
In the early 90’s Congress was debating a law that would mandate notices whenever a film was altered, be it cut for time, or cropping the image to fit screens of different aspect ratios.
In anticipation of this, the MPAA recommended broadcasters and such to start displaying these notices voluntarily.
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