First of all, it cuts off half the picture! Isn't a movie supposed to take up the full screen monitor? I just don't understand why they started making them!
2006-10-29 02:35:09 · 12 answers · asked by xxiangel 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Movies are filmed to be shown on a wide movie theater screen, the proportions of which are approx 16X9. The director of the movie uses ALL this space to tell his story. When the movie comes to TV to be shown, they either chop off the outer edges on the left and right side of the screen, or they elongate the height to fit the whole movie onto a TV screen (the "Johnny Long-Torso" syndrome) or, something even more detestable; the "Pan and Scan", where an editor actually moves the TV "window" back and forth to show the action on both sides of the screen.
If you've ever been to one of those IMAX 3D movies, try imagining what that same movie would look like on your square screened TV. It wouldn't work. Movie directors have adapted their styles to keep the action a bit more in the middle of the screen (for future square TV play), but with the advent of widescreen TVs, directors are now able to go back and just tell the story, without worrying about it fitting on the screen for future TV showings.
Watching a widescreen movie on a regular TV does look like its wasting screen space, (it does to me, because the only DVDs I'll buy are widescreen) but eventually I'll have a widescreen TV to watch these movies in their original format and that won't be.a problem anymore.
The thing is, if you buy your DVDs in widescreen, youre looking toward the future when eventually the only TVs available for purchase will BE widescreen HD TVs. Once everyone has one of those, then 3D TV will be invented and everyone will have to go out and get all new equipment. It's called "Planned Obsolescence", sorta like vinyl records went to 8 track tapes, then cassette tapes, then CDs, then Mini CDs and soon HD CDs, then who knows?
All I know is, I ain't gonna keep buying "Scarface" in all these different formats.... and I for some reason HATE the message which comes on the beginning of movies which says, "This movie has been altered to fit your screen (or for content or to run in the time allotted)..
I hope this helps answer your question. Widescreen is the way to go if you truly love movies as much as I do.
2006-10-29 02:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the widescreen SHOWS the whole picture. Because when a movie is filmed and put on screen, it has that long rectangular box that can't all be shown on a regular tv. So the letter box version (or full tv screen) is what cuts off the right and left end and a little from the top and bottom. What widescreen does is shrink the size of the of the screen down so that the whole thing fits into the tv screen, which is why you get those black bars on the top and bottom.
I'd recommend only getting the widescreen version of a DVD if you have a large enough tv so that you're not watching too small of a movie. So you had it a little backwards. But understandably so.
2006-10-29 02:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by bennyjoe81 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Movies are not supposed to take up the full screen. When a movie takes up the full screen on your television, it is because they cut off the ends of it to make it fit, which means that you are missing some of the picture. There could be things happening to the left and right that are important to the shot, that make the shot, but may be missed because of it.
2006-10-29 03:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Gray 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The widescreen actually shows more of the movie, being longer (wider). Does that make sense? It's kinda hard to explain, but it doesn't cut off half the movie.
2006-10-29 02:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by save trestles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wide screen DVD's and movies are meant for Wide screen
2006-10-29 03:32:18 · answer #5 · answered by Debby M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Widescreen show the director's vision. Fullscreen is pan and scan and is altering the directors vision
2006-10-29 02:43:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer full screen, personally.
2006-10-29 03:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by LMJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can see more. I don't like movies wide screen on
my TV, but really like it on my computer.
2006-10-29 03:16:18 · answer #8 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
better sound and picture qaulity well at least thats what my boyfriend says about his i dont realy get that either its just a tv to me.
2006-10-29 02:39:44 · answer #9 · answered by baby dust for me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually it shows more than a normal movie.
2006-10-29 02:39:34 · answer #10 · answered by iron chef bryan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋