Are movies altered to be on Blu-ray?

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Originally Posted by wallendo

I guess it depends on the director's intent. In many movies, the color balance is intentionally altered for artistic effect (e.g., the green tint in The Matrix). These color shifts should not be corrected.

In other cases, the colors of the original film have shifted during the aging process. I suspect most people would want these colors corrected.

I agree that sometimes some reviewers seem to be more obsessed with pretty pixels than the original appearance of the film. Old grainy movies should be grainy, but faded film should be restored (my opinion - it's worth what you paid for it).

Anyone remember the discussion surrounding the restoration of Gone With the Wind for VHS? How naturalistic should the color really be? How red were those fires when the film was first released. Those sort of conversations.

If the filmmaker approves a look for the film, that should be what is seen IMO.