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[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

What the fuck?
Most theaters I know simply put the subtitles in the local language in EVERY movie.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 19 points 1 week ago

This doesn't happen in native English speaking countries (when the movie language is English, which it is 99.999% of the time).

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Yeah but the thing about being British is the local language is English. So I don't need subtitles to watch John Wick.

Usually subtitles are only for the benefit of people who are deaf who obviously aren't very large percentage of the population so they get a little plexiglass thing so everyone else doesn't have to look at pointless subtitles.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago

Yeah no. So much dialogue is unclear in movies. I started using subs when I had kids because they’re loud and discovered so many lines in movies I’ve seen many times but had never understood before. Now we watch everything with subs even if kids aren’t present.

[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

I'm also a native English speaker and I tend to disagree. I often find it hard to understand what the actors are saying due to poor sound quality and/or mixing. The explosions are too loud, the speech is too soft and I find myself turning on subtitles and playing around with the volume when watching movies at home.

[–] Muaddib@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have working ears and I always watch media with subtitles. Don't pretend to speak for me.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Good for you?

I have nothing against people watching with subtitles if they want to watch with subtitles. When did you get that idea?