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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by d3ckard on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:03AM (#32885773)
> You may notice that in movie theaters—the most focused and immersive watching experience there is—they don’t show captions except maybe when translating foreign language.

Well, it just tells you come from the English speaking country. For the rest of us, subtitles in a movie theatre are among most normal things in the world.

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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by snowwrestler on Sunday September 18, 2022 @08:48AM (#32887091)
I bet they don’t show subtitles when the film is in your native language.
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Re:Why do all these 20-somethings have closed captions turne... by d3ckard on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:09PM (#32904000)
You’re right - except I don’t think there are many countries where national movie industry can seriously compete with international (predominantly American). Therefore, subtitles are a standard for your movie going experience.
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