Read along for fun.
You ever watch a movie with the closed captioning on, on purpose?
The boys and I do this sometimes for fun.
Just to see if any mistakes get made between what's being said, and what's printed on the screen.
I actually don't mind captioning though. There are some movies that while watching and reading along, the director has done such an amazing job, that it blends in seamlessly and you don't even realize that you're reading and watching at the same time anymore.
Pan's Labyrinth was like that.
So well done, so gorgeous to look at, I completely forgot I was reading the movie.
Comments
I watch nearly all movies with captions on--so I don't miss anything. I'm a teacher, too, so if I have cause to use film in the classroom, I use captions to help English language learners and to address accents and dialects.
Just found your blog today--will have to look around!
Posted by: Alarming Female | August 3, 2007 5:25 PM
I have to have it on for me. I can still hear enough to catch the errors but most times it is the "errors" the captioner is making that I get the most or bad transmission.
Posted by: Diane | August 3, 2007 5:35 PM
I do that! I think it helped my daughter learn to read much faster than the rest of her class. Hmm. Subconscious learning. Who knew?
Posted by: Christine | August 3, 2007 6:06 PM
I watch almost everything with the captioning on, if I can help it. I just straight up can't hear well, and always miss something if I don't.
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | August 4, 2007 4:21 PM