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by alexdbird 838 days ago
I prefer subs over dubbing for foreign languages, but I cannot stand closed captions (for people who can’t hear at all) because having your eye drawn to the bottom of the screen for a description of something I don’t need to know about is horrible!
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Sometimes it's hilarious when they're trying to describe the dramatic tension from sounds or music, and "reveal" all the cliches, though. "Music swells to a tear-jerking crescendo"