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I'd argue that Disney is responsible for a certain globalisation of culture but they help with the language problem. We're a multilingual family with me speakin
by sersi 1mo ago
I'd argue that Disney is responsible for a certain globalisation of culture but they help with the language problem. We're a multilingual family with me speaking French and my wife speaking Cantonese (with school being English and Mandarin). Disney is one of the very few cartoon maker that actually dubs in all 4 languages. It would not be this easy to find Cantonese content otherwise. And the quality of dubs is surprisingly high. They don't only translate, the actually adapt to the local culture.
That said, I agree with your overall point.
- materielle 1mo agoI agree, Disneys’ dubs are generally of high quality. Netflix seems to just grab radio announcers or something. The dubs are stripped of all emotions and acting. It’s like the voices are reading out an advertisement. Obviously there’s exceptions, but Disney seems to employ actual actors. The dubs feel natural and native for the most part.
- sersi 29d agoYes and not only that, they translate lyrics so that it rhymes and preserve the connotations without doing literal translations. An example of that is Moana's French translation compared to original. The translation of the You're welcome song in Pour les Hommes (translate to For mankind) is a great example, the meaning of the song is kept while also keeping the same rhyme for the chorus. Even something like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is very well translated. The Cantonese translation is very good and replaces "Hot Diggidy Dog" with something that works better for young Cantonese speakers... Only criticism I'd make is that the subtitles tend to be more literal translations rather than transcribing the dubs.