Though, it seems like something that probably makes entirely too much sense.
Personally, I'll be jackin in through a Linksys BEFSR41 (PPPoE capable 4 port switch).
"For Christ's sake. None of you speak Japanese, so why do you want a Japanese soundtrack? In fact, how do you even know you've got a Japanese soundtrack?"
I don't speak a lick of french, italian, spanish or german but, like most people, I know when it's being spoken. Also, many of us do read and speak Japanese.
I'm sure you knew and understood that when you made this post. Though, posing ludicrous asseretions in the form of questions often does an excellent job of diverting attention from your baseless argument.
"Think about this. You are, quite literally, whining over the fact that comebody dared to dub.... a cartoon. A fucking cartoon."
Mononoke is not a cartoon. It is an animated film. Please see your local dictionary for clarification.
"It is stupid enough to whine about subtitles vs. dubbing when the context is a film with actual actors, where there is a variety of nuance to the performance which might be lost in translation."
As stated above, this is a film. An animated film which was originally voiced with as much emotion and nuance as any hollywood production.
"To do the same thing over a cartoon, worse, a specific style of cartoon which erases facial details and animates to the crudest, jerkiest standard possible, is purely asinine."
It's plain to see that you are basing your opinions on the preconceived notion of "a cartoon" rather than the actual subject matter... Princess Mononoke.
Cartoons are crude by definition whereas Mononoke and anime in general are anything but. As pure fps go most anime would rank quite low but animation is an illusion and anime happens to be an exceptionally efficient illusion. Of course, Mononoke isn't most anime.
Mononoke employs very delicate and intentional motion blurring, distoration or exaggeration to illicit a sense of intense motion in few frames. The same film employs a wonderfully complex scene in which countless vines, stems and buds of all kinds sprout from the ground then bend twist and intertwine with each other at 24-30 fps.
True, anime rarely puts a focus on facial expressions. Emotions are more often expressed through the eyes or voice.
"Or do you think that the little flat people provide all the voices themselves?"
"For Christ's sake. None of you speak Japanese, so why do you want a Japanese soundtrack? In fact, how do you even know you've got a Japanese soundtrack?"
I don't speak a lick of french, italian, spanish or german but, like most people, I know when it's being spoken. Also, many of us do read and speak Japanese.
I'm sure you knew and understood that when you made this post. Though, posing ludicrous asseretions in the form of questions often does an excellent job of diverting attention from your baseless argument.
"Think about this. You are, quite literally, whining over the fact that comebody dared to dub.... a cartoon. A fucking cartoon."
Mononoke is not a cartoon. It is an animated film. Please see your local dictionary for clarification.
"It is stupid enough to whine about subtitles vs. dubbing when the context is a film with actual actors, where there is a variety of nuance to the performance which might be lost in translation."
As stated above, this is a film. An animated film which was originally voiced with as much emotion and nuance as any hollywood production.
"To do the same thing over a cartoon, worse, a specific style of cartoon which erases facial details and animates to the crudest, jerkiest standard possible, is purely asinine."
It's plain to see that you are basing your opinions on the preconceived notion of "a cartoon" rather than the actual subject matter...
Princess Mononoke.
Cartoons are crude by definition whereas Mononoke and anime in general are anything but.
As pure fps go most anime would rank quite low but animation is an illusion and anime happens to be an exceptionally efficient illusion. Of course, Mononoke isn't most anime.
Mononoke employs very delicate and intentional motion blurring, distoration or exaggeration to illicit a sense of intense motion in few frames. The same film employs a wonderfully complex scene in which countless vines, stems and buds of all kinds sprout from the ground then bend twist and intertwine with each other at 24-30 fps.
True, anime rarely puts a focus on facial expressions. Emotions are more often expressed through the eyes or voice.
"Or do you think that the little flat people provide all the voices themselves?"
Huh?
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Though, it seems like something that probably makes entirely too much sense. Personally, I'll be jackin in through a Linksys BEFSR41 (PPPoE capable 4 port switch).
"For Christ's sake. None of you speak Japanese, so why do you want a Japanese soundtrack? In fact, how do you even know you've got a Japanese soundtrack?"
.... a cartoon. A fucking cartoon."
I don't speak a lick of french, italian, spanish or german but, like most people, I know when it's being spoken. Also, many of us do read and speak Japanese.
I'm sure you knew and understood that when you made this post. Though, posing ludicrous asseretions in the form of questions often does an excellent job of diverting attention from your baseless argument.
"Think about this. You are, quite literally, whining over the fact that comebody dared to dub
Mononoke is not a cartoon. It is an animated film. Please see your local dictionary for clarification.
"It is stupid enough to whine about subtitles vs. dubbing when the context is a film with actual actors, where there is a variety of nuance to the performance which might be lost in translation."
As stated above, this is a film. An animated film which was originally voiced with as much emotion and nuance as any hollywood production.
"To do the same thing over a cartoon, worse, a specific style of cartoon which erases facial details and animates to the crudest, jerkiest standard possible, is purely asinine."
It's plain to see that you are basing your opinions on the preconceived notion of "a cartoon" rather than the actual subject matter... Princess Mononoke.
Cartoons are crude by definition whereas Mononoke and anime in general are anything but. As pure fps go most anime would rank quite low but animation is an illusion and anime happens to be an exceptionally efficient illusion. Of course, Mononoke isn't most anime.
Mononoke employs very delicate and intentional motion blurring, distoration or exaggeration to illicit a sense of intense motion in few frames. The same film employs a wonderfully complex scene in which countless vines, stems and buds of all kinds sprout from the ground then bend twist and intertwine with each other at 24-30 fps.
True, anime rarely puts a focus on facial expressions. Emotions are more often expressed through the eyes or voice.
"Or do you think that the little flat people provide all the voices themselves?"
Huh?
"For Christ's sake. None of you speak Japanese, so why do you want a Japanese soundtrack? In fact, how do you even know you've got a Japanese soundtrack?" I don't speak a lick of french, italian, spanish or german but, like most people, I know when it's being spoken. Also, many of us do read and speak Japanese. I'm sure you knew and understood that when you made this post. Though, posing ludicrous asseretions in the form of questions often does an excellent job of diverting attention from your baseless argument. "Think about this. You are, quite literally, whining over the fact that comebody dared to dub .... a cartoon. A fucking cartoon."
Mononoke is not a cartoon. It is an animated film. Please see your local dictionary for clarification.
"It is stupid enough to whine about subtitles vs. dubbing when the context is a film with actual actors, where there is a variety of nuance to the performance which might be lost in translation."
As stated above, this is a film. An animated film which was originally voiced with as much emotion and nuance as any hollywood production.
"To do the same thing over a cartoon, worse, a specific style of cartoon which erases facial details and animates to the crudest, jerkiest standard possible, is purely asinine."
It's plain to see that you are basing your opinions on the preconceived notion of "a cartoon" rather than the actual subject matter...
Princess Mononoke.
Cartoons are crude by definition whereas Mononoke and anime in general are anything but.
As pure fps go most anime would rank quite low but animation is an illusion and anime happens to be an exceptionally efficient illusion. Of course, Mononoke isn't most anime.
Mononoke employs very delicate and intentional motion blurring, distoration or exaggeration to illicit a sense of intense motion in few frames. The same film employs a wonderfully complex scene in which countless vines, stems and buds of all kinds sprout from the ground then bend twist and intertwine with each other at 24-30 fps.
True, anime rarely puts a focus on facial expressions. Emotions are more often expressed through the eyes or voice.
"Or do you think that the little flat people provide all the voices themselves?"
Huh?