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You know, that might be about the first legitimately good use of deep fakes. Personally I've tried to watch programs dubbed into English before and found it ve

You know, that might be about the first legitimately good use of deep fakes. Personally I've tried to watch programs dubbed into English before and found it very distracting, to the point I'd almost rather watch it in the original language subtitled (though that takes considerably more concentration). I'm not sure how much of an issue this is to people who don't have English as a first language, where they have presumably encountered dubbed English films since childhood.

nicolas_t 6y ago
I'm a native French speaker, watched dubbed English movies since childhood but started hating it and being disturbed by dubs when I was a teen (didn't really notice or care about it when I was a child). Lips not moving in sync with the audio break immersion for me. Plus, more often than not, voice actors for dubs are just not very good and that destroys the actor's performance. So, I transitioned to only watching subtitled movies around 16 once I could just buy dvds and have access to the original version.
- sverhagen 6y ago
  Growing up in the Netherlands (everything subtitled) we had access to German television (everything dubbed) and we always frowned about how everything sounded the same. I'm still convinced that the same three voice actors were doing all the characters in all the properties I ever saw on german television. When you grow up with subtitles, it's second nature, and dubbing is annoying.
tsimionescu 6y ago
Dubbed cinema is a horror, you are watching a completely different movie if you're not watching the original. With subbing, you can enjoy the real acting and easily follow along with what is being said so you can understand the plot as well. Of course, there's something lost in translation with subbing as well, but it's still much closer to the original than a dub. Please never judge a movie by the quality of a dub.

nicolas_t 6y ago

I'm a native French speaker, watched dubbed English movies since childhood but started hating it and being disturbed by dubs when I was a teen (didn't really notice or care about it when I was a child). Lips not moving in sync with the audio break immersion for me. Plus, more often than not, voice actors for dubs are just not very good and that destroys the actor's performance. So, I transitioned to only watching subtitled movies around 16 once I could just buy dvds and have access to the original version.

sverhagen 6y ago
Growing up in the Netherlands (everything subtitled) we had access to German television (everything dubbed) and we always frowned about how everything sounded the same. I'm still convinced that the same three voice actors were doing all the characters in all the properties I ever saw on german television. When you grow up with subtitles, it's second nature, and dubbing is annoying.

tsimionescu 6y ago

Dubbed cinema is a horror, you are watching a completely different movie if you're not watching the original. With subbing, you can enjoy the real acting and easily follow along with what is being said so you can understand the plot as well. Of course, there's something lost in translation with subbing as well, but it's still much closer to the original than a dub. Please never judge a movie by the quality of a dub.