Who exactly would enforce this this new 16:9 "rule"? What about the hundreds of thousands of movies, television shows that are already in 4:3, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, 2:65 and 2.75:1 aspect ratios? What about the concerns of the theaters who have invested in huge screens for the 2.3:5 to one blockbuster summer films while smaller budget films get shown on their 1.85:1 screens? Do they all have to submit to some 16:9 Gestapo? There is after all a zoom command if filling up those unused pixels is so important to people who freak out about "black bars". I'm much more inclined to trust the creator of a movie or TV show to make the decision about the aspect ratio over some industry standards consortium.
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Who exactly would enforce this this new 16:9 "rule"? What about the hundreds of thousands of movies, television shows that are already in 4:3, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, 2:65 and 2.75:1 aspect ratios? What about the concerns of the theaters who have invested in huge screens for the 2.3:5 to one blockbuster summer films while smaller budget films get shown on their 1.85:1 screens? Do they all have to submit to some 16:9 Gestapo? There is after all a zoom command if filling up those unused pixels is so important to people who freak out about "black bars". I'm much more inclined to trust the creator of a movie or TV show to make the decision about the aspect ratio over some industry standards consortium.