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I hate it when movies try to portray foreign language speakers as speaking accented English. That’s not how any of this works! If they want to go for accuracy,
by mikeash 7y ago
I hate it when movies try to portray foreign language speakers as speaking accented English. That’s not how any of this works!
If they want to go for accuracy, the actors should speak the actual language. Provide subtitles for outside audiences.
Otherwise, just have the actors speak normally. It’s no less authentic than speaking with an accent, and the actors can focus on acting.
Another prominent Soviet example of doing this well is The Death of Stalin. You actually get a sense of the people as real people instead of scary foreigners.
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- TaylorAlexander 7y agoI’ve heard some audiences (probably Americans) don’t like subtitles. So it’s a matter of money in some ways.
- FPGAhacker 7y agoAfter seeing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I became a fan of subtitled movies. Part way through the movie it felt like I understood Mandarin.
- MistahKoala 7y agoI wonder if that explains Amazon Prime's dubbed shows? I thought it was unusual (along with Netflix's 3%); in the UK I'm used to foreign programmes only being subtitled.