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© 2020 AFPCan foreign-language films ever win over Hollywood?
By Javier TOVAR LOS ANGELES©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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BackpackingNepal
Most people don't like to watch Great classic foreign films, Not because of the subtitle But of the quality they think it is just not modern.
Nowdays most of the those Great classic films have been remux or remastered in very high quality. If they know this, they will try because those people do watch modern foreign shows in subtitle, E.g. Terrace House!
lostrune2
Cinema-goers everywhere tend to be averse to subtitles, including Japanese
The Original Wing
In my movie-watching lifetime, a non-English movie should've won the "Best Picture" Oscar twice:
2000: "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" should've beaten out "Gladiator" (another great movie)
2019: "Roma" was robbed by "Green Book" (a not-great movie)
Tom
For Japanese tv programs of all genre I appreciate the sub titles.
For movies, it gets tiresome to watch and rad at the same time.
And for dubbing...omg...that is so bad.
Bugle Boy of Company B
No.
Isa
I watch everything I can with subtitles because I struggle with processing speech, especially if it's not a conversation I'm actively involved in...you get used to it really quickly.
DaDude
How about The Artist which had no speaking at all?
1glenn
I know from experience that most (but not all) Americans do not want to read sub-titles. Have been trying for decades to get our kids to watch "Seven Samurai," and they just plain refuse, even when we gift them their own copy. Sad thing is that we know they would love it, if only they would give it a try. However, for my partner and me, I can't imagine missing all those great movies and TV shows. I especially like Korean and Japanese shows, while my wife is heavily into Russian and Hispanic language shows.
I was first exposed to foreign films at Uni. Once a week, for 25 cents or 50 cents, we could watch a foreign film, or an indie American film. The little converted theatre in the cafeteria was always filled up. I got hooked, and have been watching them ever since.
Speed
Doesn't say much for the average American intelligence level, does it. Come on, it ain't that hard. You can do it, Johnny.