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Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by Veuxdo on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @01:30AM (#32733235)
Nobody is the target audience when you're aiming for everybody...
Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by IshKebab on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @01:54AM (#32733408)
But... they're aiming for every language not every person surely. Do you think that only English speakers want to watch good fantasy TV?
Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by Veuxdo on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @02:13AM (#32733557)
I wouldn't be so sure. There's a reason why Big Dumb Action movies get cranked out while comedies have largely died: they do well in the foreign market. This is basic least-common-denominator thinking that leads to bland schlock.
Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by Vespasian on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @03:34AM (#32734120)
Based solely on my anecdotal data it seems like many comedies where I live are local (aka not from the US).

Some of them do well others don't but they are certainly there.

Is there a similar set of movies in the US (aimed at the national/state level market) or is all the money sucked up by productions for the international market.

Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by mrits on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @01:33AM (#32733264)
I don't know what Amazon pays for subtitles but I could probably get it done for around $50/language. Hardly a relevant metric
Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by dclowd9901 on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @03:14AM (#32733956)
I seriously doubt that.
Re:Amazon putting a three-day pause on reviews for Rings of ... by xxs on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @05:02AM (#32734659)
for 50$, I mean they could use "google translate". Seriously though localizations and translations are a serious business and important. Not everyone speaks (or understand movie/tv show) English.