We may not be able to change their minds, but we don't ever have to agree with a filmmaker's choices--not with changes, and not with the original choices for that matter. We're always free to say "hey, I think what you did was a bad idea".
Just to be clear: Does Storaro favor the 2:1 ratio because he thinks video resolution is too limited, or has he decided he now prefers that ratio for ALL showings of his "scope" films?