As a film nerd, this is my favorite detail in Mass Effect: Andromeda.

When light sources are out of focus in the game their shape is an oval. In movies, the shape of this blur (called the "bokeh") is only an oval when something is shot on anamorphic widescreen film.

Most digital cameras use lenses with a circular aperture, whereas anamorphic film cameras use lenses with an oval shape because of the squeezing that happens to get a widescreen image on to 35mm film. (Wiki on anamorphic film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamorphic_format)

Here's an example from The Dark Knight. Notice how all the police car lights are ovals.

Christopher Nolan only shoots on film, so most of his films have this oval-shapped bokeh. (exception: the car chase scene from The Dark Knight has a more circular bokeh because it was shot on an IMAX camera and thus not anamorphic)

As a film nerd, when I noticed this in the first scene I was irrationally excited.

It's a very small detail which gives the cut scenes an extra cinematic quality, and one that I bet many people won't ever consciously notice or appreciate, but I think it's awesome!

(Ryder design credit to /u/alwayshuntress. Check out the link for the CC sliders: https://redd.it/5zrx31)

Also, I make YouTube videos, so if you like The Dark Knight and want to learn about why The Joker is the ultimate antagonist... :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFUKeD3FJm8