Yeah, it does change the framing of the original shots. You can clearly see the differences on the newer comparison images.
Rene gets it.
Probably no easy way to do it with how they dynamically letterboxed the engine scenes to be more cinematic. It was designed around 16:9 HDTVs, and they didn't do the work to display them properly on wider screens. So best we'll probably get for now.
Comparisons: https://imgur.com/a/SWdz8KU