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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.

Posted by zarine at 12:45 am | permalink

Previous Comments

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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