Snyder cut aspect ratio

[aatwo]

Hi. I purchased a month of Now TV basically to watch the Snyder cut of Justice League, but the aspect ratio appears to be set to 4:3 and so has two massive black bars at the edge of the screen.

Other Now TV content looks fine.

[schnapps · Accepted solution]

Hi @aatwo 

Sky & NOW are showing the aspect ratio what the Director intended (hence the black vertical bars on each side of the picture).

Here's a part copied review from the AVForums website.

Zack Snyder's Justice League comes to UK shores exclusively on Sky / Now TV, framed in open matte 1.33:1 and IMAX 1.43:1, which is yet another bold choice by Snyder but absolutely stunning in realisation. Sure, many will balk at the idea of huge black bars on the side of their TV

[aatwo]

Oh man that's really stupid. I have a particularly small TV too making it extremely prominent. Superb.

Thanks for the info though, I really appreciate it!

[schnapps]

Hi @aatwo 

Here's an internet article talking about the aspect ratio chosen by Zack Snyder for the Justice League movie.

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/justice-league-aspect-ratio-why-the-snyder-cut-isnt-in-widescreen 

[aatwo]

Thanks for that link, it was interesting.

On a side note, now that I finished the Snyder cut I just wanted to point out that I got used to the aspect ratio pretty much immediately and it didn't detract from the film at all.

Film was absolutely cracking.

[ukbobboy]

@aatwo  @schnapps 

Well  Fellas

I was shocked and stunned by the 4:3 aspect ratio, I felt something had gone wrong with the film. However, when I realised that's how "The Man" Zack created the film, I thought it was another WB/DC creative that had gone off his head, i.e. god complex.

But when I watched the full film, no breaks, I thought "This is how a film should be made", to borrow A2's words, "This was a CRACKING good film" and I sincerely hope that WB let's Zack the Main Man make the next instalment Justice League. 

And BTW, Zack's version of Justice League makes Joss Whedon's version look like a pile of cows' waste (and with only half the usefulness).

UK Bob

[ukbobboy]

Fellas

This is my verdict on " Zack Snyder's Justice League"

#RestoreTheSnyderVerse

UK Bob

[Cgil]

Does this also cause the runtime to be longer im already well beyond the 3 hour 52 minutes and still have nearly an hour to watch

[gavs82008]

@Cgil 

Have a look at this article.

www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1411930/Zack-Snyders-Justice-League-UK-run-time-Snyder-Cut-dif...

In short the answer is due to a difference in FPS. Don’t worry we still get the exact same version in terms of film itself than the US

[Mike_B_]

@ukbobboy 

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And BTW, Zack's version of Justice League makes Joss Whedon's version look like a pile of cows' waste (and with only half the usefulness).

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I would hope so, he had quite literally an entire full length films amount of time extra that could be dedicate to making the mess of a story expanded and feel less rushed. Whedons version would have been good with that, and Snyders just as bad if it had to be cut down.