You Won’t Believe How Much Netflix Crops Your Movies

You Won’t Believe How Much Netflix Crops Your Movies

Did you know that Netflix is cropping the hell out of movies? I didn’t. But even if you had noticed, it’s unlikely you realise just how bad it gets. A semi-new Tumblr called What Netflix Does has pointed out the extent of the trimming. And it’s atrocious.

If you were born before, let’s say, 2000, you’re probably used to seeing the following disclaimer before the start of a movie:

This film has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit this screen.

Well, as you can surmise, Netflix doesn’t give you any such warnings. Most everything is shot in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and it appears that Netflix is cropping the 2.39:1 image from the original frame to fill your television screen, which results in the following:

Original

Cropped

It’s really bad, right? We’ve reached out to Netflix for comment, but in the meantime, check out some more of the egregious croppings here. [What Netflix Does via Flavor Wire]


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