With the audio mix so bad these days, and actors increasingly mumbling their dialogue in a ‘naturalistic’ manner, I often turn on subtitles even for english-language shows. And I’m not alone.
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I like to use my big surround sound setup so I crank it up to where I can easily hear dialogue. I don't like subtitles because now my eyes have 2 jobs. I feel like I miss out on some of the visuals and atmosphere because I'm reading the whole time.
Haha, yeah, just thinking of that now has me laughing. Someone says something in English that's normally Japanese and the Anjin doesn't react or understand what's going on. It would paint his as mentally handicapped the entire time. Even weirder for the Japanese characters who just spoke in English, and didn't understand what was just said. Lots of weird repetition with the translations as well. It would become unwatchable pretty quickly.
With the audio mix so bad these days, and actors increasingly mumbling their dialogue in a ‘naturalistic’ manner, I often turn on subtitles even for english-language shows. And I’m not alone.
I've opted to turn my TV up to obnoxious levels instead.
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The subtitles are intimidating but essential to the experience given the importance of the language barrier and unreliable translation to the story.
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With the audio mix so bad these days, and actors increasingly mumbling their dialogue in a ‘naturalistic’ manner, I often turn on subtitles even for english-language shows. And I’m not alone.
Streaming services really need to update the subtitle system with how people use turn nowadays. There should be multiple levels of subtitles available, I only want dialogue, I don't need music subs, noise subs etc.
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Streaming services really need to update the subtitle system with how people use turn nowadays. There should be multiple levels of subtitles available, I only want dialogue, I don't need music subs, noise subs etc.
Sometimes those are important. Though captions over something that is already subtitled is annoying, where the dialogue is transcribed in English by the show, but captions sometimes appear showing, “speaking in foreign language” and blocking the actual subtitles.
Sometimes those are important. Though captions over something that is already subtitled is annoying, where the dialogue is transcribed in English by the show, but captions sometimes appear showing, “speaking in foreign language” and blocking the actual subtitles.
Sure which is why subtitle options should be vastly more dynamic
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So what do you think so far? Have you watched any?
Finished ep8 last night, it's very good but not quite extremely good like GOT which some people were saying. It stalls a little too long in some episodes but I'm intrigued with the story.
Hiroyuki Sanada is great as always and the beautiful Anna Sawai is becoming a very accomplished top actress in a short time.
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Finished ep8 last night, it's very good but not quite extremely good like GOT which some people were saying. It stalls a little too long in some episodes but I'm intrigued with the story.
Hiroyuki Sanada is great as always and the beautiful Anna Sawai is becoming a very accomplished top actress in a short time.
I'm perplexed by the ratings, to be honest. Here and elsewhere. To say "it stalls a little too long" is incredibly kind. What has happened?
It is an intriguing story. Costumes are fabulous, cinematography as well. I keep thinking something is about to happen, then it doesn't. Unless you count an earthquake as something, or bashing your head on a rock. They just talk endlessly, unfortunately. I really want to see what these other people do..
Streaming services really need to update the subtitle system with how people use turn nowadays. There should be multiple levels of subtitles available, I only want dialogue, I don't need music subs, noise subs etc.
That would be great. But I do admire the dedication of subtitle authors when they include stuff like <frustrated mumbling> and <eerie discordant piano> and <alarmed shouts in distance>. You can tell they take pride in their craft and aren’t just mailing it in.
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