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Originally Posted by Lex M
Why, one must ask, is Ridley Scott's HANNIBAL in boring 1.85, while MATCHSTICK MEN is in glorious widescreen?
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I believe Scott said somewhere that Hannibal was shot in 1.85 to match Silence of the Lambs.
I tend to preffer scope as well for almost any movie... I have never watched a 2.35 and said "damn I wish this was 1.85", but I have done the opposite many times. Spider-Man was a good example, as it cried out for scope.
Then you have crazy bastards like Kubrick who framed for 1.33!! In the end, Directors are artists, and I think they just act with what they like. For some reason a lot of them like 1.85, and their reasons are probably varied. I wonder if growing up on TV has something to do with it?