Blu-Ray serious question?

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They say Blu-Ray is supposed to be 1080P.
That means 1920 X 1080.
But, all of my movies arent full screen.
There are 2 big fat black lines, one on top and one on the bottom.
My question is - why dont they release blu-rays in fullscreen?
 
Full Screen for 1080p televisions is 16:9, or 1.78:1 aspect ratio.

There are numerous Blu-ray Disc releases that will fill your television set, but there are also others which are 2.35:1 to 2.40:1 which are the ones that will give you the bigger black bars on the top and the bottom. This isn't some kind of error, it's the original aspect ratio (OAR) that the film was shot in. If they were to change these movies to be 1.78:1 you would be losing out on over 20% of what the director intended you to see.

Most people prefer that the studios leave the movies in the OAR - they want to see the director's original vision.

There are also plenty of releases with 1.85:1 aspect ratio, which are much closer to 1.78:1 and as such will only show a minuscule area of black bar at the top and the bottom.

Here is some excellent reading on the topic - http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=5528
 
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