That "is he behind you?" Line was alot more menacing in vr because you couldn't fully look behind you

When I watched the original, I felt like I understood why something as simple as a different aspect ratio and smaller screen size can ruin a movie. But I didn't truly understand until this video released, and I compared it to the original. It's just... off. I always feel like the screen is too close, the movie theater ended up slightly distorted, and (as you said) Imax just isn't impressive viewed in 2D.

the fact the 2d version feels so wrong, even though i don't have a working headset and watched the vr one on my phone in a spinny chair, really rubs in the point.

This artstyle is disgustingly cute. I love it. I want a plushie of the talkie person thing you made, and the fact that one probs doesn't exist makes me MAD for inexplicable, dumb reasons.

Very cool that you decided to make the 2D version. Would be a shame if the original video would become unwatchable in the future, thus rendering it an example of the problem it tackles.

It's awesome that you made it 2D, but the fact that it lacks the "Cope Seethe Mald" poster makes it clear that the intended way to enjoy it at it's fullest is by VR. The irony of this video needing to be made in 2D so many people could watch is a magnificent way to showcase your point!

8:37 I actually have an ear infection in that ear rn so this part of the video was a bit of a jumpscare lol

6:28 I watched this video as an adblocker first and now again as a premium member. I have transcended labels

I feel like uploading this 2D version perfectly cemented the idea that while watching the original is better, it doesn't hurt to give the audience choices.

This feels so cramped. This version actually adds a lot to the point that watching something the way it wasn't designed for can make watching it much worse lol

thank u noodle for listening to your fan base. if you ever plan on making future VR content, also releasing a 2D version is really useful for accessibility with your audience. with this version of the video, I now feel like I understand your intention with the original, but when I initially watched the original when it came out, I found it really hard to pay attention as my ADHD/autism made it hard to concentrate as so much stuff was happening around me. hell, even in this version I found myself looking at the broken house more than your wee little screen on the table. but sincerely, thank you. keep making what you want, you're an inspiration

this entire version of the video existing makes me realize youtube vr was honestly really cool and they should update it again

I loved the original, even with the finicky controls of youtube VR, but I respect your decision and ability to make the video 2D. I feel like giving **us** the option to watch it however we prefer (even if the VR vid is objectively so much cooler) speaks to the core of your message really well

The VR version was so fun to watch. Thank you for taking the time to make both versions! Very cool and epic of you to do that.

love the new feeling that this video gives . I'm actually amazed by the fact that every video you are trying to explore new techniques, new artstyles, new everything basically. keep up the good work

For whatever it's worth, I went through the (somewhat arduous) process of getting the video to work on my headset and I had a blast. I understand why this version exists, but I still really liked the original, and think it was worth your effort making it in VR.

I love how your proving your whole point by uploading both how the video is intended and the one to accommodate for people without a VR headset

I love how your entire atmosphere of these videos feels like Chaotic Neutral with a point. Just enough craziness to keep you tuned in while still sending home the facts of whatever topic your covering. Love it!

Honestly, considering the topic of both videos, the 2D version serves as an interesting (and I'd argue artistic to an extent) companion to the original, as the existence of both is a great example of the "two version" problem you mention in the video, much like how the original being made for VR and being watched on 2D screens served as an example of "It was made for X medium and is now being forced onto Y medium."

It’s pretty meta how we all get to experience this change in format for accessibility in real time

As painful and janky KZfaq VR is on my tiny phone, seeing the opening to the dark knight and the awe-inspiring sandworm in dune as though I'm in in actual IMAX theater made the whole experience worth it; Even if you choose to watch this version instead of the original I highly recommend just jumping to the IMAX part in the original to truly understand.

10:50 The "zoomed out" home video release thing is actually a result of overscanning. Many movies were shot on 4-perforation 35mm film (Academy 1.375:1), however, the SMPTE "flat" standard aspect ratio (1.85:1) is wider. Film was distributed on 4-perf 35mm film just like it was shot on, so in order to crop it down, you used an aperture plate, which just blocks the top and bottom of the image in the projector. If you're out of frame (showing too much of the top or bottom, or in home video's case, overscanned) you are showing things that the director didn't want you to see (boom mics, sethands, etc).

I love his delivery at 2:44

The fact that you took the time to edit this, so u could constantly remind us we're watching a worse version, encapsulates the whole reason I subbed to your channel in the first place.

Witnessing both versions of this video adds a new level of appreciation for Noodle because he literally had to change the aspect ratio and other things to make the 2d version work. An actually mastermind at work.

As a cinemagrapher, this video was amazing. I always shoot/record by 16:9 because I hate how widescreeen literally removes almost everything from the movie. Great video man.

This man is really just a visionary of animation for youtube😂

What a lad. He actually has the patience to listen to his audience and adapt his videos to people that need it. Keep it up!

Thank you! I had to miss out on the VR one because I literally cannot play videos at a higher resolution than 144p, so the 3D one was nothing but unintelligible fuzz. This one is watchable. Thank you.

Loved how you originally used the VR format to convey scale/size and really get the aspect ratio experiences across, but this version's alright for people who only have mobile or smthn

Love this fade to white for the "it's a lie" theme ❤ You should totally keep it... as well as those "like a car" jokes out of nowhere ;P

I love how this video isn't an exact carbon copy of the original video, with new jokes that land perfectly

i love how the thumbnail shows that this is the 2d version by having someone watching the original video, its like someone filming a 3d movie with a normal camera. pretty cool

Really enjoyed this video in the VR mode, even tho on phones its pretty jacked up. Cool that you reposted in 2D, hope it gets the same message through as good as the VR one

This legend just made a video about ruining movies with formats they weren't meant for, and then ruined that video with a format it wasn't meant for

I appreciate the extra video. The original version was really cool, but it could be difficult to watch if you weren't actively using/interacting with the VR aspect of it. It's rather amusing that a video that goes into how the various methods of adapting movies for home viewing could drastically negatively impact how they were intended to be experienced ended up being altered from its intended method of viewing.

I'm really glad to see this, I still like the concept behind the original, and I hope KZfaq makes things easier to use for their VR controls because that was my biggest issue with it, but having this is really good, and like others said great to have a backup for when KZfaq inevitably fucks up and takes all VR videos down or some nonsense

I hate how much I love your videos that I had to come back three weeks after you posted it just to say how much I love this video

That midroll was done way too well

Thank you noodle! It really sucks not to watch the way it was intended but as you discoursed in your video, sometimes directors gotta sacrifice some things in order to fit the device/screen. I'm really happy you made a second version

I really just want to express how awesome it is that you not only listened, but changed some (admittedly minor) things in the 2d version of this video, which of course means a ton of extra work that technically you didn't have to do. Both versions are great, and you remain one of the best creators on the platform.

I just realize the application all of the critiques in the video. have yet to watch the VR version, but the fact that you are not only preaching what other creators had to go through, you’re also demonstrating the solutions and how we’re able to capture the narrative with framing

Thank you for making this version of the video. I had one of the bigger comments about phone issues and nausea, and it was a whole lot more comfortable to watch this format. As others have already mentioned, this does actually do a good job of illustrating your point. With certain gags being missed and the difference between different formats not seeming as large

i appreciate that this version existing basically prove the Conclusion even better, yeah it is accessible & that's good, but it's also the worse version of the experience... but at least for now the intended version is still accessible so we got the options

For those of you wondering, yes the zoom at 12:19 was in the VR video too... actually scared me.

9:00 Just noticed Fred replaced the fucking Joker. That’s good.

Thank you for doing both versions.

Seeing the aspect ratios in VR honestly confused me and it took me like straight up two minutes to realize what you meant by title of your video. While I the VR version was definitely unique and cool to look at and I also get the point of having it in VR, I’m glad that there’s a normal version that can help those who can’t handle VR. Awesome job on both videos! 😁👍

The video looks great both ways, and that’s actually impressive.

thanks for linking the music in the vid!

Some interesting notes from film history: On the Waterfront is a film made in 1954. Its a grest one. It was also shot to protect three aspect ratios: academy ratio (1.33:1), widescreen (1.85:1), and the middle ground 1.66:1, the widest image older square screen theaters could project. A lot of films from this era were shot this way so they could be sold to the largest number of theaters, and the director had no preference for any specific ratio. Criterion Collection released a whole set where the main feature on disc 1 is the middle ratio and the second disc has the film in both full frame and widescreen. TWO YEARS EARLIER This is Cinerama released. And at release it only was shown in roadshow settings. This thing was not only taller (6 perfs high vs 4 perfs of literally every other film) but also used three reels of synced film side-by-side (along with a fourth for surround sound and a fifth with a “breakdown reel” of extra scenes for when this delicate system inevitabley broke and something went out of sync) for the first popular ultra widescreen experience. And for the Blu-ray releases of Cinerama films they invented “Smileboxing” to curve the image along the flat screens to simulate the giant Cinerama screens. So you can only see it sorta like it was intended at home if you have a curved TV or monitor, cause there’s only two or three Cinerama theaters left in the whole world.

Thank you so much. I've seen it in the original but KZfaq made it really hard. I still annoyed it and now I can also see it completely. Thank you again!

I think the original version was inventive and fun. I commend you for making this version as well, but i also want to acknowledge that i liked the VR idea and think it was worth doing / exploring.

I'm glad you mentioned Transformers, the aspect ratio is super noticeable in Revenge o the Fallen during that scene where Optimus Prime and Megatron are tumbling into a forest

11:18 Apparently, CAPS animated most of the 80's and early 90's Disney movies in native 1.6:1 to accommodate both theater and home release crop. Was the Blu-Ray release trying to emulate that??? I honestly don't know; as you said, the decision makes no sense.

Honestly, as someone who watched this in VR I still think it's kind of cool to watch this version just to see how you adapted it for 2D

Thank you for accounting for us poor lads out here with no VR or patience to move our phone screens around. Great video, looking forward to the next one!

It’s interesting how much people worry about “the fear of missing out” Missing out on watching movies the “intended” way or playing games the “intended” way. At some point, does it matter at all? We can’t experience everything, and no environment can fit in this elusive concept of artistic intent. The more you whittle it down, things are just not going to line up with this imaginary scenario. Isn’t it more important the experience you walk away with, rather than focusing on what you missed out on?

Cool that you actively pulled the sponsorship. Came back to give a thumbs up for keeping track of quality of your endorsements.

I watched the VR version and enjoyed it a lot but I like this version so I can appreciate the very nice 3D you did for this, I love it

As much as I enjoyed the VR version of this video, one can only last so long being in the same room as noodle before they are overcome with holy fear, so I'm glad this much less terrifying version exists.

Oh cool the Thumbnail changed (very nice)

I love that this version was re-rendered like an old home media Pixar film.

VR is grate my guy. Especially your bald spot

Glad you made a version of the video I could actually enjoy. Nothing worse than having to sit perfectly still to watch a video without feeling motion sick

Your comment about Zack Schneider seeing an IMAX screen had me rolling. But then you said why you saw the Dark Knight and I subbed.

I can't believe watching the same video in different format, is a lot enjoyable. It's like watching the same movie for the second time, and pick up on things you haven't noticed before, but it's a youtube video.

Really liked the original video, but I'm glad you made this available! I see them as complementary experiences in a way, you can actually corroborate your original point by giving the option of seeing the version as you originally intended and this simplified yet more accessible one

I can actually watch the video now, thank you

You have one of the coolest most distinct and entertaining video formats I've yet to come across It feels like so much heart is put into these videos, great work!

This drives the point home when you can't see the embroidered cope seeth mald wall image like in the vr vid.

Nice initiative, but I can't help but love the irony of making a video about the effect of changing mediums and then change its medium.

Very impressed how well this turned out, and how quickly you did it! I hadn't considered that you have full control of the 3d camera. At least, I thought it would take a lot of effort to recompose each shot, but it seems to have worked out quite well without needing to move any geometry (that I could notice). This just goes to further reinforce the ideas of preservation and tailor made accommodation discussed in the video too! I do appreciate the editor notes though, to make it clear that this is a compromise, not the best way to experience it. Seriously, cannot praise the VR version enough!

To me someone that don't like VR, this is the best version

Thank you so much for this version. Objectively, the original is stylistically better and immersive, but there's a comfort in watching at any angle comfortably and getting all the info at once

When watching the original, I REALLY understood the point about how VR can alter a movie's screen to fit whatever aspect ratio the movie director wanted. When rewatching it in 2D (either downloading the original or this version) I absolutely get the part where "It has to be widely adopted" for it to work.

Aww so kind, thanks for actually doing this for the people who couldn't stomach vr even if it makes the point worser. Cool video bro

2:13 he do a lil dance!!!!!

I said that watching your vids are like an experience that's an understatement. It's crazy that this version was created within discussing the topic of releases not going with the direction and choices of the creator and it really highlights it. You took an experience and you made it into a video. A regular old video that takes the magic of an experience and kinda tosses it in the trash can. Further amplifying and strengthening your point. A meta joke that just makes you even more correct. You, my boy, are the smartest dummy I have ever did done lain my droopy little eyes on.

As someone who doesn't have a vr headset, I'm glad you brought this

Loved the original, showed it to my friends with my Index. Glad you're making it more accesible

0:50 watch the little boy move! I love ‘im

I love you sound design in this one. hearing you pull things outta my ear was so neat. all the little things happening on each side of the screen just made me laugh as it happend.

The VR version was such a fun treat, I loved it

So glad you did this noodle. I didn't want to say anything for fear of getting torn apart by fanboys. It was really hard for me to watch and this was much better in my opinion :)

Interesting thing I've done with Samurai Jack eheh. It occasionally likes to be WIIIIDE with black bars on the top and bottom. The Bluray has black bars on the side, then I got an amazing idea... 4:3 content will stay 4:3+black bars=16:9 ratio, then crop around as much black as possible while also keeping the content with the remaining letterboxes to retain that same 16:9 ratio. I did this for several big episodes and I'm liking the semi widescreen experience. Granted I had to downscale (or upscale) everything down (or up) to a single resolution to mux all the segments back together using VirtualDub2 because cropping removes pixels.

Corrections: 16:9 is an invention of the digital age. People who saw Robin Hood in theaters originally would have saw it in 1.66:1 most likely, but there was leeway in either direction (1.85 and 1.33 being the most common by far). Some theaters would still have had 4:3 screens and shown it that way. In fact if you were to look at print of a sound movie from this era, the picture would actually be about 1.2:1 because the sound part takes up some of what used to be picture, so even in 4:3 it's cropped slightly. These movies were never meant to be seen in this full 1.2:1 height, and it was not uncommon for boom mics or other unwanted parts of the set to be at the extremes of the frame that would have been cropped out, even for home video releases. Seinfeld wasn't "upscaled" to 4k, it was shot on film and rescanned in the 4k (or so) resolution it always existed in. Digital IMAX is usually 1.89:1

As someone who loves movies and suffers from motion sickness, I really hope that VR is not the future of movie-watching 😬

Thank you for uploading this version. I absolutely love the original, and I sincerely believe you used youtube's VR functions better than 99% of VR videos. It also just didn't vibe with my phone at all and I had no better way to go about it. You're honestly one of my favourite youtubers, and I always love hearing your thoughts on things I thought I never cared about.

i love those videos where you rant about something that didnt bother me before so i can rant about it to my friend now

12:41 is pure gold

RIP to anyone who can't experience you theater scenes in VR. They were honestly soo cool.

I actually didn't think about this before. I actually just realized while watching this video that everything in this video is true. I used to LOVE going to the theatres, because it was on a big wide screen. But finding this out just makes me mad. I'm glad they made screens wide on tvs. (btw I just wanna say you're my new favorite animator I love watching you rant about controversy without worrying about other people getting mad)

Man, the amount of times I rewatch your videos is insane. They are just really good.

The very fact he made a 360 vr version and that only a bit of the video could be watched by all while lots of space couldn’t be utilized without making less people able to enjoy all of the video is an amazing example of all the problems presented in the video.

It’s kinda ironic how your solution to showcase every aspect ratio ended up being excluded from certain people who weren’t able to view the thing the way the creator intended. Love you and the video tho

This is a good amount of dimensions. Very nice

I actually watched the original video on my VR headset, but I still watch this one because I support your content!

Noodle when he makes a video that only a fraction of his audience can enjoy the way he intended, then releases it in a way that all of his audience can enjoy but enjoy slightly less than if they had the original version

I really appreciate this. Noodle, u remain one of the coolest creators on the platform