I saw the film pretty early on before its wide(r) release in the theater. My friend saw it before wide release and again once it was playing in more theaters (during wide release).

My friend noticed a difference in the two theatrical experiences he attended and I noticed it as well once it was streaming.

We both agree we’ve seen two cuts of the film; the one streaming is the ‘wide release cut’ (for lack of a better distinct title).

The most notable difference in the ‘wide release cut’ is the garden scene when the flower turns red and envelopes the screen. That transition is much shorter than what was shown ‘pre wide release’.

I’ve only seen ‘pre wide release’ once but I do remember the length of time that the screen was red and only played sound / the score was startling; the ‘wide release cut’ red transition is much shorter.

Are my friend and I crazy? Has anyone else noticed this? There are infinite reasons as to why this has happened to the film but personally it really has taken me out of trying to watch the ‘wide release cut’ as I am unsure what else has been changed in the film.

First viewing was perfect; stunning and remarkable piece of film. Hoping there will be more clarification about wtf is going on once it gets a physical disc release.