Question about viewing original aspect ratio

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Originally Posted by UFAlien

Unlike DVDs, Blu-ray uses square pixels, so you don't need to set anything differently. All Blu-rays are encoded at 16:9 and use black bars to fill any unused space. So no matter what the aspect ratio of the film is, the technical aspect ratio of the video on the disc is 16:9, and that's where you should leave your settings.

Thanks, but is that how it's suppose to look like in cinemas? It's because I found this interesting argument on the web:

And then we have Encoding Aspect Ratio. For example full-resolution 2.35:1 anamorphic aspect ratio encoding is 2538x1080. Blu-Ray discs is 16:9 (1920x1080) aspect ratio encoded. But the original Film Aspect Ratio is still 2.35:1 anamorphic/letterbox scope or 1.85:1 widescreen or what ever film aspect ratio. All depending on what film aspect ratio/framing the Director has chosen to use.

a Blu-Ray player cannot playback anamorphic/letterbox material (Film Aspect Ratio and Encoding Aspect Ratio) but the anamorphic/letterbox scope, as mentioned above, is still in the transfer/encode.

Which suggests to watch the film in original 2.35:1 like in the theater by setting the aspect ratio to 2:35:1 in the software player and display setting on a 16:9 flat screen to 1:1 pixel mapping. Thus the apperance of the 2nd image.