The Big Lebowski has more picture in the 4:3 version than the 16:9 widescreen cut

So I was going through some old DVDs to back them up to my media server and popped in The Big Lebowski. Noticed the disc has two video tracks one in 4:3 and the other in 16:9 widescreen. I figured the 16:9 one was the “real” version since that’s what was apperantly shown in theaters.

But I realized the 4:3 version actually shows more of the image vertically kind of like an IMAX movie. -> look at the beer bottle at the top

I always thought 4:3 versions were just cropped in some way, but apparently not in this case. I’m debating which one to keep. I’m leaning towards the 4:3 because… well, more picture.

https://preview.redd.it/a47xpn9ku70f1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d32802ce8387b3bb9728ffefd6f0ae73e9e2609a

Since I can only add one picture here the scene in 16:9: click

or as a youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WiQWOXtY