Summary of how TV screens made watching movies worse

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The author of the video argues that, although modern screens are larger and more immersive, traditional movie-watching formats such as letterboxing and pan and scan are still necessary for some viewers. He suggests that viewers use headsets to experience films the way they were intended to be seen, and that this is a concept that is still attainable.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses how movie screens have changed over the years and how this has affected the way movies are watched. The author argues that, even though modern screens are larger and more immersive, traditional movie-watching formats such as letterboxing and pan and scan are still necessary for some viewers.
• 00:05:00 The author of the video discusses how TVs have made watching movies worse, starting with the issue of picture quality. He describes how movies were originally meant to be seen in the theater with a specific ratio, but due to TVs being shaped in 16x9, movies began to be made in that ratio but with cropping and pan and scan resulting in a "mangled butchered version." He talks about how private internet access (PIA) solves this by allowing users to watch movies in their original ratio with no cropping or pan and scan. This is contrasted with modern TVs, which are shaped in the wider 16x9 ratio but still suffer from letterboxing and pillarboxing, which prevents users from seeing all of the information on the screen. The author compares this to the 1995 Pixar movie Bug's Life, which was made in the original ratio and was "truly the perfect solution."
• 00:10:00 In recent years, many people have noticed that the way movies are screened on TV screens has changed. With vertically panned and scanned releases of The Simpsons and Seinfeld, respectively, some fans have voiced their displeasure on social media. Netflix recently released a 4k-upscaled version of Seinfeld that was panning scanned across the board, which caused further outrage. Apparently, this is not the only time this has happened. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was originally released in 4x3 on home video, but was later released in 1.67:1 on Blu-ray and Disney Plus. This article discusses the history of this practice and its implications.
• 00:15:00 The author of the video discusses how, since movie theaters have shrunk in size, viewing films on TV has become worse. He explains that, because the frame of a movie is larger in a theater, it is more immersive, and that the experience is more meaningful. However, because movies are now available on TVs in cropped versions, the experience is not as meaningful to most people. The author suggests that viewers use headsets to experience films the way they were intended to be seen, and that this is a concept that is still attainable.