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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by deltasevennine on Sunday September 18, 2022 @12:40AM (#32884482)
>Actors need to go do some stage acting and learn how to e n u n c i a t e and project their voices.

Hard disagree. I want realism. The sophistication of modern audiences is now so high that the level of enunciation and clarity in older movies now sounds comical to modern audiences. Believe it or not this old style speak you see in Older movies was Literally artificial and made for acting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpv_IkO_ZBU

Modern Audiences want realism. They want a certain level of believably that matches with reality. And a dialect artificially designed for "clarity" on radio just doesn't work.

Clarity takes a hit in the name of realism... but who cares? I have closed captions for that. Literally I don't see what's wrong with it.

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by LAC-Tech on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:40AM (#32885651)
The sophistication of modern audiences is now so high that the level of enunciation and clarity in older movies now sounds comical to modern audiences.

My mind immediately went to that scene in idiocracy - "You talk like a fag, and your shit's all retarded"

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by deltasevennine on Sunday September 18, 2022 @11:10AM (#32888174)
That wasn't the intention. Watch the video. If anything old style talking in movies sounds less intelligent and artificial.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by LAC-Tech on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:43PM (#32891325)
It's pretty clear to me that modern mumbling smarmy sarcasm is the low culture, and the Shakespearian trained actors of the past are high culture.

It's just like with fashion. We may pretend that hoodies and patagonia vests are just as respectable as a 20th century suit, but if we see two photos side by side we deep down know who is better dressed.

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by deltasevennine on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:27PM (#32891652)
Not that far past. Did you even watch the video? I'm talking about the Mid-Atlantic accent not Shakespeare.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by LAC-Tech on Monday September 19, 2022 @02:44AM (#32895061)
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart were both Shakespearean actors and have been active this century.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by deltasevennine on Monday September 19, 2022 @07:50AM (#32897082)
Except that's not what I'm talking about. And neither were you. Again did you watch the video?

Both of the actors you refer to talk in a certain British accent. It's not "Shakespearean" in any way; and that specific accent doesn't work outside of any of those contexts of playing high class British people or older "wise" professor types. Patrick and Ian, though both very good actors, have very limited range and their accents do sound comical outside of relevant contexts.

I think you're trolling.

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