Weird language confession. (1 Viewer)

[Paul_Sjordal]

Lately I've been watching movies in foreign languages, and I don't mean watching Mononoke Hime in its original language (although I also do that). I'm talking about watching, say, Lilo and Stitch in Spanish or Matrix: Reloaded in French. With English subtitles of course.

Why? Because it really changes my perception of the visual part of a movie. To be more accurate, it forces me to pay more attention to the visual aspect. Then again, I could just be imagining things. *shrug*

Psychosomatic or not, I've been going through my DVD collection and re-watching movies in foreign languages. The English subtitles are there in case I can't remember what's being said in a particular scene, but mostly I'm watching the composition, the odd little background details, etc. I'm having a blast doing it to boot.

So does anyone else do this, or am I just weird?

OK, scratch the second part of that question.

 

[Christ Reynolds]

i do the same thing, from time to time. i started doing it when i found a HILARIOUS version of caddyshack in spanish on telemundo. i figured it would be on the dvd release, but no luck. i then started looking for other spanish dubs of movies that i knew basically every word, in order to learn something about the language. but the other day, i was about to watch amelie and somehow didnt turn the subtitles on, so i just left it and looked at the movie, i had already seen it, so i just took in the visuals. so, if you are just weird for doing this, then so am i. i quite enjoy it too.

CJ

 

[Rob Lutter]

The French dub of South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut is worth watching all the way though... hilarious

 

[Dan Rudolph]

I'd say the Spanish dub of Dogma is worth watchign. Same with The Jungle Book, if you can find it.

 

[ThomasC]

i was about to watch amelie and somehow didnt turn the subtitles on, so i just left it and looked at the movie, i had already seen it, so i just took in the visuals.

I did the same a few weeks ago with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Good stuff!

 

[Michael Reuben]

Steven Spielberg advises beginning filmmakers to watch movies with the sound entirely off. It's a way to focus on how much of the story is being conveyed through purely visual information.

M.