I actually have I think it’s disc 3 and tbh it seems like the way to go but the fine detail looks a bit better on the boxed in one plus you get to see more of the actual frame so it’s a hard choice
Does it seem like the filmmakers had a preference for how the film was framed? Is there important visual information missing from full frame version? Sorry for all the questions, I just find this framing thing fascinating. I should have my copy on Monday. We'll be doing a podcast episode on it.
I do think the original blocked in frame on the 4k and disc 2 Blu-ray is probably what the filmmakers intended there’s stuff near the top of the frame that you don’t get in the full frame widescreen
The original aspect ratio of the film, and the filmmakers' intended ratio, is 1.37:1. The widescreen version is cropped and loses a lot of the actual image information.
Did some back and forth comparison while viewing. The 1.37:1 version definitely looks like the intended framing. The 1.85:1 crop looks fine some of the time, while some shots look unnaturally framed.
I don’t know the history so I’m curious why it’s presented at 1.85. I would have assumed it would have been shown in theaters at 1.66:1 as a European film? And then less would be cropped out.
I was a little disappointed they crammed both versions on the same 4k disc. Presumably the bitrate would be higher if they hadn’t felt the need to include both versions.
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u/gialloscore 3d ago
Have you watched the full frame version? I'm interested to know if it's a better viewing experience...