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I've always taken that as the characters not knowing which language is being spoken. If it's been established I expect to see [SPEAKING MANDARIN] or some such.
by dahdum 4y ago
I've always taken that as the characters not knowing which language is being spoken. If it's been established I expect to see [SPEAKING MANDARIN] or some such.
They don't subtitle it because the audience isn't expected to know what's being said.
- CRConrad 4y agoBut when it's subtitled in the movie itself (which is then covered by the TV's closed-captioning system), the audience is clearly expected to get to know what's being said.