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I love the way that movie treats this...so much better than speaking English with a Russian accent which makes no sense at all.
by claydavisss 8y ago
I love the way that movie treats this...so much better than speaking English with a Russian accent which makes no sense at all.
- kibwen 8y agoThirded. IMO movies/shows for English-speaking should either use the native language of their setting accompanied by subtitles, or just speak English in whatever disparate accent the actors normally have. So many productions are diminished by Americans doing poor British accents, British doing poor American accents, both of these poorly imitating their own country's other regional dialects, etc. Though sadly at this point I don't think we'll ever break free of the "everyone in generic fantasy settings must speak in a modern British accent" trope...
- wodenokoto 8y agoI just watched the first episode of "Norsemen" on Netflix. One of the best parts of that show is the thick Norwegian accent of all the Vikings. So on one hand it follows the argument that actors should use their own accent (since all actors are Norwegian) on the other hand, you can't put a German or British actor on the Viking cast and ask them to use their own accent without ruining the show. My point is, the accent can make sense.