Pretty much what the title says. I understand that widescreen works in movie theaters, but the content will inevitably spend the vast majority of its life on the screens people have at home. Why lose so much picture real estate in favor of two thick black bars?
I’m sure there’s an obvious answer I’m missing, so please go gentle on me. I’m no cinematographer; this is just something that has been bugging me for quite some time. I feel like I’m not getting everything I could from movies/shows nowadays, because everyone seems to be determined to pursue this (imho pointless) “cinematic” look.
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> imho pointless
Well as long as you’re not biased.
Movie makers are making movies for cinemas. They’re not concerned by you thinking it’s “pointless”. They’re making an experience for cinemas.
There’s another issue here, though, which is that movie theatres want to offer you something you can’t get at home. This is why movies went widescreen when TVs where still 4:3.
Which is another point — TVs only went widescreen relatively easily. Movies were widescreen decades before.
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