If you're working on a movie you want it to be projected on the largest tapestry possible and the sound to be perfect and for that kind of communal experience of the movies to take place for it.
Part of filmmaking is always a guessing game and part of it is always a game...
It evolved from my experience in the fifties growing up during the McCarthy...
You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of plus some that are beyond imagination.