Oh..well if people of the internet have a problem with it..well..that changes everything.
I guess we can only watch HDR colour balanced Marvel films all using the same colour gradients and never dare using a shadow or god forbid, contrast.
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I guess we can only watch HDR colour balanced Marvel films all using the same colour gradients and never dare using a shadow or god forbid, contrast.
Yeah what's the deal with that?
Except 99% of people at home have 16:9 TVs so we're all sitting there with wasted picture space left and right. 4:3 for home viewing is dumb. It's a shame as it was shot for IMAX but it's highly annoying having to look at a smaller picture when you know they would have framed it acceptably in camera for 16:9.
Snyder choose to film it that way.
Technically 16:9 blocks out the top and bottom reducing the picture size. This was done when using 35mm film. This uses the full frame available and its how the director wanted it to look. It feels bigger.
Its not wasted space though is it the picture is meant to be like that. You could say the same thing about 2:33:1 ratio top and bottom bars.
It wouldnt have been framed acceptably because you would be missing nearly half the detail in the frame. With the current 4:3 you are actually getting a lot more picture in each frame.
As steve5424 said above it was filmed for iMax 1:43:1 ratio which is as tall as it is wide.
Ah, OK. I've never been to an IMax cinema so didn't realise the aspect was different! That makes sense.
Its like a bigger canvas painting but you have stepped a few paces back to take in the bigger picture.
Really enjoyed that a lot, 4hrs passed very quickly and I didn't even notice the time fly by. As to the film, well the dumb bits are still dumb, but overall it's just such a better crafted film and story than the original release and the introduction of revived Superman to Steppenwolf was fantastic, a proper hero moment that was way better than Whedon's version!
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Yeah I enjoyed the film but most of the first 2 hours should be elsewhere, prequel films etc. The centre section which is essentially the reworked film and is a fair bit tighter, prettier and better paced and the tone works better. Still full of dumb exposition where they tell you stuff they have no way of knowing. The script overall is still naff 75+% of MCU films have better scripts than this but it's an improvement. The epilogue was nice but felt unconnected to the film. This is a mini series of which part of it is also a film.
Superman remains a problem he makes all the other characters redundant. When he goes rogue it doesn't feel right. In the MCU when Hulk goes rogue it feels more appropriate. Although Thor got pretty overpowered in the MCU towards the end there was still a meaningful place for the other characters. This is not a criticism of this film because it is substantially better than the previous version but the DC team thing doesn't work as well as the MCU team thing.
I agree with the comments about Cyborg, a more central and developed character. No doubt Fisher got his nose out of join that he lost out in the slim down needed for the original release. He should have had his own movie before Justice League because his backstory is what substantially bloats this movie out.
I'm glad it was made and released I'd love to see a Batfleck movie and the continuation of some of the epilogue stuff to conclusion. Warner Brothers just screwed the pooch on the DCEU this helps right the ship a bit and draws a line under what went before and should be a good jumping off point.
Superman remains a problem he makes all the other characters redundant. When he goes rogue it doesn't feel right. In the MCU when Hulk goes rogue it feels more appropriate. Although Thor got pretty overpowered in the MCU towards the end there was still a meaningful place for the other characters. This is not a criticism of this film because it is substantially better than the previous version but the DC team thing doesn't work as well as the MCU team thing.
I agree with the comments about Cyborg, a more central and developed character. No doubt Fisher got his nose out of join that he lost out in the slim down needed for the original release. He should have had his own movie before Justice League because his backstory is what substantially bloats this movie out.
I'm glad it was made and released I'd love to see a Batfleck movie and the continuation of some of the epilogue stuff to conclusion. Warner Brothers just screwed the pooch on the DCEU this helps right the ship a bit and draws a line under what went before and should be a good jumping off point.
as you notice negan playing batman dad, you should have notice that the actress that plays Maggie in the walking dead is also playing batman mum in BvS: DoJI decided to go back one and watch Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition (again) which I`m rather enjoying this time round too and then watch JL Snyder Cut next. One thing I didnt realise was
NEGAN IS BATMAN's DAD !!!
You ain't seen nothing yet.
No I didnt you do not really get a good look at her face.
Technically hiring him proves the OP point. He's got a multi film deal...... that's on WB
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Well 15 mins into the new version on NowTV and liking the way it's going so far - only 3 hours 37 mins to go...!
Fair enough I'll admit it's not really the wasted space, it's more the fact it makes the pic seem so small. I'd prefer a 16x9 crop.
They will be simultaneously framing for 4x3 and 16x9 (or something similar), I guarantee it. They'll do a pan and scan for dvd or something. And how do you think it was going to play in regular theatres?
It depends how you want to look at it. I would say my TV has XX amount of real estate and they're not using half of it. Considering this is a home release they should be bearing this in mind.
I also hate IMAX so my perspective is somewhat skewed...
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And done - much better than the original cut IMO, epilogue was a nice finishing touch.
Turned it off after about 5 mins, just couldn't deal with 4:3, seems like I saved myself nearly 4 hours of misery
That because 2:33:1 (do you mean 2.39:1?) is the aspect ratio for Cinema, some would say the natural home of motion pictures, watching it at home where predominately it's 16:9 then you get black bars.
As other have already said it seems that Synder was really more worried abou IMAX than home viewing, not sure how the really lines up with the reality of all cinemas being shut, Directors huh!
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/zack-snyder-justice-league-4-3-aspect-ratio/
Yeah there's a reason why nobody's doing that Zack, especially in a global pandemic
To be fair I guess this was in production long before the pandemic hit, some will admire his commitment to watching a film at the Cinema (IMAX) in order to get the best viewing experience.
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Watched it last night, huge improvement on the first pathetic attempt, made so much more sense and I was actually hooked throughout which was surprising considering the run time. Visually it was great in places and seemed to have that bit more polish about it.
Although it could have been a three hour film if they played all the slow mo bits at real speed
Although it could have been a three hour film if they played all the slow mo bits at real speed
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This was filmed back in 2015/2016. This version was put together and edited etc during last year.
You should give it a chance. Its a good movie.
It's also known as the 'academy standard' and up till the 50s was the ratio used in all movies.Turned it off after about 5 mins, just couldn't deal with 4:3, seems like I saved myself nearly 4 hours of misery
That because 2:33:1 (do you mean 2.39:1?) is the aspect ratio for Cinema, some would say the natural home of motion pictures, watching it at home where predominately it's 16:9 then you get black bars.
As other have already said it seems that Synder was really more worried abou IMAX than home viewing, not sure how the really lines up with the reality of all cinemas being shut, Directors huh!
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/zack-snyder-justice-league-4-3-aspect-ratio/
Yeah there's a reason why nobody's doing that Zack, especially in a global pandemic
This was filmed back in 2015/2016. This version was put together and edited etc during last year.
You should give it a chance. Its a good movie.
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