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Subtitles or Dubbed Movies?

November 12, 2009

When watching foreign, non-English language films, do you prefer reading subtitles or watching an English-dubbed version?

Personally, I enjoy watching original films with subtitles. I like hearing the real voices of the actors, even if I don’t particularly understand what they’re saying. Sometimes, dubbing takes away the nuances of performance - translations can deplete some subtleties, and not to mention that I find the out-of-synch audio and lip movements annoying. But I guess it all come down to preference. Like choosing between a Kohler faucet and an ordinary faucet.

Some of the non-English movies I recently watched are Pan’s Labyrinth (Spanish), Angel A (French), Let the Right One In (Swedish), Water (Hindi), and So Close (Mandarin). Made me want to learn a new language. Spanish or French are preferred.

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ako din, pag movies, mas gusto ko subtitles, lalo na pag european yung language.

pero pag koreanovela, mas gusto ko dubbed! he! he!

Posted by kg at November 12, 2009, 6:23 am

Subtitles! Even in animes, I want to hear the original voice. :)

Posted by mordsith at November 13, 2009, 11:32 pm

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