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Things You Hate in Modern Cinema

posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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When US animated films are redubbed in other English-speaking territories, like the UK and US (with local 'celebrities'). For instance, new animated release Wonder Park redubs a pair of characters played by Kenan Thompson and Ken Jeong in the UK, with Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee respectively.

Now, I know who Thompson and Jeong are because I'm familiar with SNL and The Hangover films, but I have no frickin idea who Sugg and Lee are. I also find it bizarre that even as we keep toting diversity, we have a black man and a Korean man's voices being replaced by a pair of dorky-looking young white dudes. Why?!? Can't British audiences understand American and South Korean voices?

[–] samoanjoes (56646) 6 years ago

I absolutely despise the sound of movies when they come on home video or Netflix. The dialogue will be really low, then when the sound effects or music come on, it's so loud that you have to rush to turn the volume lower and then turn it back up when the dialogue starts again. This wasn't really an issue about 10 years ago.

[–] NiggardlyChigger (99) 6 years ago

Started around the time of Batman Begins.

[–] samoanjoes (56646) 6 years ago

Around that time it was only a few. But the last ten years, about half of the movies I see are like this. I often gravitate to old films just to avoid the headache of me putting the volume up and down the entire duration of the film.

[–] Wint3rFir3 (7146) 6 years ago

So true, and so very annoying.

[–] Ghaleon (606) 6 years ago

For this reason, I always turn on subtitles whenever available. Even if the film is in English.

[–] samoanjoes (56646) 6 years ago

I could have enjoyed so many more movies if I could hear the dialogue. I have to try and find a middle ground with the volume, loud enough for me to barely hear the dialogue, but low enough where the sound effects don't hurt my ears.

[–] NiggardlyChigger (99) 6 years ago

Comic book style traits are showing up everywhere. Emotionless plot heavy ciphers.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

For once I'm inclined to agree with you.

[–] Mattc164 (618) 6 years ago

Modern cinema is so beyond pitiful this would be a shorter, more valuable, thread if we list things we like in today's cinema.

[–] Ghaleon (606) 6 years ago

Yeah. The first thing that comes to mind is picture quality. Although, movies from before digital cameras started being used have a certain charm to them. In some ways the lack of details in the background made it easier to focus on the intended focal point of each shot.

Modern CGI, if used conservatively. I do miss old animatronic and prosthetic effects, though.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

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