One of the frustrating things about streaming movies is that you can never really be sure that you're getting the proper aspect ratio, not unless you go and look it up later. HBO is particularly bad about this, but I recently watched Gangs of New York on Amazon and discovered that it was streaming in 16:9 instead of the much wider 2.35:1 theatrical format it’s supposed to be in.
I was pretty frustrated by this, but it turns out, Gangs of New York is a very odd exception to the rule. Rather than its 16:9 "crop" cutting down on the image, it actually opens up the image to reveal even more (see: 2.35:1 vs. 16:9). This isn't ideal, because the film was framed for the narrower format, but it means you at least aren't missing anything.
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