It was shot that way apparently. The movie is not cropped but that is the full-frame. No idea yet though about the why of it.
Zack Snyder's Justice League
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Some updates regarding the weird choice of 4:3 AR for the movie.
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And for me, TIL that 4:3 is an IMAX ratio. I wonder how many IMAX theatres in India are 4:3 and how many digital. Probably all digital considering we got IMAX pretty late.
- In a nutshell, Snyder thought the taller format was more complimentary to the taller, larger than life heroes of DC.
- They put 70 million dollars into the full-frame restoration.
- The entire movie would be presented in 1.43:1 format, not just select scenes.
- Snyder shot the movie with spherical “regular” lenses, not anamorphic. That’s why it’s more square sized.
- Full frame of the film negative is in this AR.
- Right now there is no 16:9 version of the Snyder Cut. If there is, it will require post work to ensure all of the framing is correct.
- This AR is also an ode to the traditional IMAX (1.43:1) screen theatres. In a traditional IMAX theatre, this movie will play perfectly with no shifting ARs through scenes. But traditional IMAX theatres are disappearing as most of them have replaced by digital IMAX theatres (1.90:1). So this film would have the top and bottoms sliced off to fit the screen to avoid pillar boxing (black bars on the side).
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And for me, TIL that 4:3 is an IMAX ratio. I wonder how many IMAX theatres in India are 4:3 and how many digital. Probably all digital considering we got IMAX pretty late.
There will be a black and white version of the movie as well - Justice is Grey. No release details yet.
Why The Snyder Cut of Justice League Isn't Widescreen - IGN
Zack Snyder's Justice League cut isn't widescreen, which has confused some fans as they tune in to the long-awaited version of the film on HBO Max. So why exactly did the director decide to release his cut in the 1.33:1 "square" format instead of the standard widescreen format, 1.85:1 aspect...
No idea about a theatrical release but it will release on Bookmyshow stream on March 18. Indians can watch it legally too then. And the BMS app supports native Chromecasting.
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Will release on March 18, 1:31 PM.
Price: Rs 149 Rent / Rs 699 Buy
Once rented, can checkout anytime in 30 days and in 2 days once play is pressed
Only HD available even though the BMS app supports 4k titles
Dolby 5.1 Audio
BMS App is available for Firestick, Apple TV and Android TV as well and supports Chromecast.
It will release also on Tata Sky, Apple TV, Google Play/Youtube and Hungama Play (only rental on Hungama) as well.
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