Triela wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 10:39 am
apparently we don't all have the talent to pick up what's the movie's about without subs
Oh ho no, don't overestimate me there, it is only SOME movies where I can do that. A talky French drama, not a chance. A quiet Japanese movie about family relationships where everyone sits unmoving on their tatami and avoids actually talking about what is on their minds for fear they might offend someone: totally lost. (With subtitles, I love Ozu films.)
But there are certain movies where the story is told visually, and that is more common in children's movies. Children are also more emotionally expressive and likely to show everything on their faces. I can figure things out from that. Adults talk (or write
) quite a bit but say nothing. (Yes, criticizing myself here!)
I had convinced myself as an adult that I needed subtitles for "foreign" movies and acted accordingly. Eventually I was courageous (or bored?) enough to give some movies a chance without them, and was surprised at how much I understood. When I finally DID get subtitles, it turned out that I was generally correct in what I figured out. There was just so much MORE to it beyond that.
Honestly, "Lime" might NOT be a movie that is one of those easy to figure out. I watched it, but I don't remember it!
nor do we all have the capacity to enjoy movies in that way.
That is a fair point: I would never argue with what a person LIKES. You likes what you likes and I likes what I likes!
But supposedly you have been looking for subtitles for this movie for 22 years. (I have to presume that is off and on casually, rather than obsessively like Captain Ahab and his whale.) In all that time you NEVER watched it, and NEVER got any enjoyment from it?? If so, then why would you even care about it? I have seen plenty of movies without subtitles, and have only had LIMITED understanding of what was going on --- but there was still enough that it engaged my interest and left me wanting to know more. By my definition, that still counts as enjoying something, even if it was not fully satisfactory. In the olden days if I saw a movie based on a book that did not have the necessary subtitles and I wanted more understanding, I would search and see if I could find an English translation of the original source. I was rarely successful, but I still looked. ... Other movies I watch and see nothing that would motivate me to watch it again, so subtitles are not necessary for a non-viewing. This movie I would like to watch again with subtitles this time, even though I don't remember too well what I DID watch.
Like what?
I dunno. I always leave open the GREAT possibility that I can MISunderstand someone. Children are easier to understand but adults are trickier. So if I was leaping to unwarranted conclusions, I was ready to be corrected! But it seems that you WERE asking how someone could "watch" a movie without subtitles. And I had a very literal response. Put the videotape in the player and press Play and then sit back with one's eyes open.
I do hope you get to ENJOY this now, thanks to reptile12's subtitles!
