James Cameron and Scope ratio

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Originally Posted by stubiedoo

Why do you prefer it though ,is it because the director can you show you more? Wouldn't you prefer movies to be shot in 1:78 so you get all of your screen in use at home?

I'm not sure what causes it, but I find the wider ratio is more cinematic and draws me into a film moreso (more immersive) then 1.78:1 and 1.85:1. I am OAR all the way, but my prefernce is deffinatly with the wider ratios.

There's also more that one can do in terms of composition with a 2.40:1 image in my opinion then you can with a 1.78:1.


I wonder what your opinion would be if you went front projection and had a bigger screen (which is very affordable and you can get a very good 100"image for less then $700).