There& #39;s a lot that strange about Snyder& #39;s JUSTICE LEAGUE remake, but I& #39;ve become obsessed over the wild decision to release the film in the proprietary IMAX aspect ratio of 1.43:1.

It& #39;s a weird flex, but it& #39;s an interesting one! I think it& #39;ll turn off a lot of casual viewers, but if that& #39;s how that movie was shot, it& #39;s neat to see it preserved that way! Only, that wasn& #39;t how it was shot.

I checked and exactly 0 minutes of JUSTICE LEAGUE were shot with IMAX cameras (they were all being used on DUNKIRK). I thought it was odd that the version released in 2017 was presented in 1.85:1 (rather than the more traditionally "cinematic" 2.35:1), but now it makes sense.

Snyder shot the movie at 1.85, with considerations for an IMAX version cropped to 1.43. Yes, *cropped!* There& #39;s no way regular theaters would& #39;ve shown such an odd ratio, so theoretically, the special, expensive IMAX version would& #39;ve shown *less* picture than the standard release!

That approach is weird, but not exactly without precedent. Most films released in 2.35:1 are not shot with anamorphic lenses, but are instead matted to achieve that "bigger" look. The difference, though, is you& #39;re usually not paying twice the price over an open matte version.

This feels like Snyder in microcosm: copying an aesthetic he thinks is "cool" absent the substance that justifies its reason for being.