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Locke: Closed Captioning a Must

posted 9 years ago by LauraLeeWasHere
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I highly recommend you turn on the CC while watching the film "Locke" (starring Tom Hardy) especially if you are NOT from the UK. My Mom was deaf so I've used CC in general for years and discovered it helps when I'm watching anything with people using accents not the same as my own. I was missing a lot I didn't realize.
Since the dialogue in "Locke" is the most important thing and there are several different people talking and there's not much happening on the screen you will miss while you are reading, watching it with Closed Captioning is the best advice I can give you.

THEN, go back and watch it AGAIN to pick up the details in the car because the "set design" is extremely important too. Look carefully at everything IN the car. WHAT is there & WHERE it's placed is important. (Example: on the Passenger seat you will find those wooden balls that make it comfortable to sit if you're in the car for a long trip. You usually NEVER see them on the PASSENGER side. That means TWO people sit in this car a lot. It speaks to the marriage and personality of the main character.)

[–] gregbarnes 9 years ago

I watched it late last night. I didn't have a problem with the accents, but I usually watch everything with subtitles on. I really hate missing words and I'll keep hitting the rewind button until I can figure out what has been said if no subtitles are available. What throws me off is when the spoken dialogue and the subtitles are different.

[–] LauraLeeWasHere 9 years ago

That is so true. At least I'm not actually Hearing Impaired so I know there is a difference between the CC and what's actually being said.
It's the same with subtitles for a movie in a different language. You see the actor's lips going on and on for a couple minutes and the only subtitle they put down is "Hi". And you know they said a LOT more than that.
I usually put the CC on for everything now. At first I found it distracting but like all things, I got used to it. Now I catch a lot I didn't know was going on. Especially if it's not JUST the Text titles but for "hearing impaired". They will tell you what sounds are going on in the back ground. For example: "Playing 'Stairway to Heaven' in background." with a little musical note next to it and I think, "I can't hear that". But it's still important and adds a layer to the film.

Thanks for backing me up. Maybe together we've convinced a few people. ☺ L-L

I'd be a better "living sacrifice" if I stopped trying to wiggle off the altar.(Romans 12:1)

[–] blanche-2 9 years ago

I have become hard of hearing in the last few years, and I never watch anything without CC. If a disc doesn't have CC, I watch it on my DVD player with earphones. Only way to go. A lot of times with British films, people swallow their words.

[–] bishp23 9 years ago

Awhile back, a friend got me into watching every movie with subtitles. Now I have to have them on with every movie, although I usually only do it when I'm alone.

[–] PancakeConnoisseur 9 years ago

I watched it just earlier today. I'm not from the UK and I could understand everything they were saying..

[–] Jay_Rusty 9 years ago

What exactly do you mean by:

"on the Passenger seat you will find those wooden balls that make it comfortable to sit if you're in the car for a long trip. You usually NEVER see them on the PASSENGER side. That means TWO people sit in this car a lot. It speaks to the marriage and personality of the main character"

Your last sentence: What exactly do you mean by it? Please explain.

[–] Stirchley 8 years ago

It's an odd comment, but I think he was making the point that Ivan is usually not alone in the car. In other words, a family member is usually with him.