So I think to myself "The Dark Knight, that was a good film - maybe I'll watch it" - BAD idea. I was getting back into the feel of the movie, when all of a sudden the ratio suddenly switches from 16:9 (1.78:1) to 64:27 (2.37:1) - and I think to myself "what the hell?" Then I stop watching the film, and instead look at the remainder of the film in segments - and I figure "this thing's broken". I really don't know if I can bare to sit through the entire movie like this now - all I know is it spoiled for me what was going to be a good movie. Apparently it's what the director wanted - but then I don't really care if he wanted to paint the entire movie in a deep red hue tint; it's a horrible horrible thing to do. A quick google search reveals that IMAX cinemas showed the "changing ratio"... but I have news for you - Imax screens are 3:4 in aspect ratio (well 1.44:1 which may as well be 3:4).
Before I close the deal on this monstrosity, I will try and watch the film in its entirety. But I still feel that it was VERY wrong to distribute a movie containing aspect ratio switching - especially as the ratio switches all the way throughout the film and not just "once or twice" which I'd be more inclined to understand (as long as it was justified as by being at the start of the film). But I suspect it'll be as horrible as Spielberg's Schindler's List with that awful distracting red coat - thankfully if I ever want to watch that film again I can remember to turn the colour off on my system first.
Before I close the deal on this monstrosity, I will try and watch the film in its entirety. But I still feel that it was VERY wrong to distribute a movie containing aspect ratio switching - especially as the ratio switches all the way throughout the film and not just "once or twice" which I'd be more inclined to understand (as long as it was justified as by being at the start of the film). But I suspect it'll be as horrible as Spielberg's Schindler's List with that awful distracting red coat - thankfully if I ever want to watch that film again I can remember to turn the colour off on my system first.