no matter what the critics say…
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Eumenides_0 — 15 years ago(January 02, 2011 03:36 AM)
The movie won awards at Cannes and got seven Oscar nominations. I'd say the critics considered it a fine movie. What this movie is is underrated. More people need to discover this movie. I finally saw it yesterday, motivated by my love for Morricone's score and my quest to watch all movies written by the great Robert Bolt, and it was a wonderful experience.
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oknar1977 — 11 years ago(August 25, 2014 12:43 PM)
I find it boring at moments, however it is still watchable. The ending was shocking. I find music beautiful, I've been listening to Gabriel's oboe theme for 2 years now, and just like Girl with pearl earring, I finally watched and movie itself now.
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Robbmonster — 10 years ago(August 09, 2015 10:42 AM)
And the Spanish and Portuguese command of - and willingness to use - English made it so much more appealing and digestible.
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Robbmonster — 10 years ago(August 22, 2015 01:45 AM)
Of course not.
A far simpler solution would have been to cast actor who already spoke the language.
I'm sure there were plenty out there struggling to find work.
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Robbmonster — 10 years ago(August 22, 2015 01:52 AM)
Now you're suggesting that no one who speaks Portuguese could possibly also speak English.
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degree7 — 10 years ago(August 22, 2015 01:59 AM)
No, but the director would have a harder time interpreting the script and getting the right performance out of the actor if he didn't know the language as well. Because they might as well be speaking gibberish.
Also, a film isn't automatically better just because it has subtitles.
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Robbmonster — 10 years ago(August 22, 2015 02:57 AM)
Nah, I know what you mean, I just didn't like The Mission, and didn't connect with it, partly because of the use of English. Not only the fact the missionaries spoke English, but because the 'natives' did not. Why not have the missionaries speak Portuguese, and the natives speak English?
If the compromise must be made to not use the correct language, don't discriminate, go one, go all.
And I would NEVER say a film is better because it has subtitles. I hate reading subtitles.
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