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Are these for the purpose of selling to non-Brits right? "Being British is supposed to be classy and surely not associated with Trump as much as being an Americ
by anovikov 8mo ago
Are these for the purpose of selling to non-Brits right? "Being British is supposed to be classy and surely not associated with Trump as much as being an American"?
That might work, but not for selling to Brits because they expect some sort of a local accent. Universal/unlocalised voice does not sound natural or believable to them.
- mkarliner 8mo agoIn movies, English accents, are usually villains...
- anovikov 8mo agoFun observation! A similar thing existed in Soviet movies: villains usually spoke with Ukrainian accent.
- RupertSalt 8mo agoDuring an opening scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Dr. Jones is surrounded by hostile Russian soldiers, but he immediately observes that Dr. Irina Spalko [Cate Blanchett] "isn't from around here" and he goes on to describe her unique accent, correctly naming her origin as Eastern Ukrain[ian Soviet Socialist Republic]. https://youtu.be/Wr6VlTfdhxw?si=Eqy8j6jz49-vAA5x https://youtu.be/Wr6VlTfdhxw?si=Eqy8j6jz49-vAA5x
- voidUpdate 8mo agoSomewhat less true in english movies, or movies set in england. I don't think any of the kids in Harry Potter were the villains