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The reality is, language itself does not capture the entirety of what is really going on. And I'd get argue its the poorest way of expressing - but one that ena
by utyop22 1y ago
The reality is, language itself does not capture the entirety of what is really going on. And I'd get argue its the poorest way of expressing - but one that enables transmission through various mediums efficiently on a cost basis.
E.g. when I explain a concept, what comes to my mind is not a string of letters and words. There is a mix of imagery and even sounds that I may have acquired from learning about a concept - then I translate that into text so it can be communicated.
Theres a reason why people use native subtitles when watching netflix - text complements imagery and sounds.
- pawelmurias 1y agoI would assume most people use native subtitles when it's hard to understand what words the actors said.
- utyop22 1y agoNo that is not the reason. People watch Netflix to switch their brain off - having the text there helps along with the visual and sound to deliver the content. However, text is inferior to both visual and sound as a delivery mechanism.
- keanebean86 1y agoSubtitles increase the signal to noise ratio. At least in our house. We have to keep the tv low to not wake the child. A volume of 10 with subtitles is similar to volume at 16 without subtitles.
- jibal 1y agoThat's why I do.
- TacticalCoder 1y ago[dead]
- ekianjo 1y agoYeah because modern filmmakers make it very hard to hear dialogs for some reason and actors are encouraged to mumble. If I remember correctly even Nolan admitted it.
- jibal 1y agoAnd they often speak very quickly--I often rewind to catch critical plot points. It's a lot different from a stage play, where actors enunciate so clearly. (Not that I want stage cadence and booming voices from a film ... they are different art forms.) Also I watch of English language material that uses accents quite different from what my ears are tuned to.
- kelnos 1y agoI use subtitles becomes sometimes I have trouble understanding the actors. I believe I read something that suggested that the sound mix in movies and cinematic TV shows has changed a lot in the past couple decades, and a result is that it's harder to understand dialogue. I don't like this; I find my eyes spending more time than I'd like on the text, and not enough on the visual imagery on the rest of the screen. If I truly wanted more text, I'd just read a book.