30 Aspects Of Modern Films That Annoy People The Most, As Shared In This Online Group

...and there's dust on the screen which reflects light from the surroundings and limits light emitted from the screen.

.... while on a zoom call pretending to work...

We got blackout curtains for this reason. We have a huge window at the stairs and so we bought a huge backkout curtain so we could see the tv

Especially when the hero walks into a dark room with a flashlight and doesn't turn on the freakin light because, DRAMA!

Maybe not watch in the middle of the day, or pull the curtains?

this!

Because maybe they didn't work THAT hard

But you shouldn’t have to turn on subtitles because you can’t hear half the movie at a normal volume.

I would rather watch foreign movies with subtitles (instead of the English dubbed version, since the voice acting is never as good and it often slightly changes some dialogue), but I don't like subtitles on movies that are already in English because I find it distracting. If I'm focused on reading, then there are things I might miss, especially since my favorite part of movies is often the cinematography 🫤

As a deaf person, subtitles and captions are a must. I don't find it hard to focus on the screen. The trick is to focus on the middle of the subtitles rather than reading left to right. By keeping focus on the middle, your brain can capture the rest of the subtitles. It might take some practice, but it is a speed reading trick. I actually learned to read faster because of captions, otherwise I'd miss things. This doesn't seem to work with live events like news, talk shows, etc. The captions are too fast usually.

Some folks have dyslexia and struggle. People who have vision issues.

Not me, but my hubby who cannot read as fast as the subtitles are on screen, and if he's reading he's not picking up facial expressions.

If I want to read subtitles, I'll watch a foreign film. Sometimes I'd rather relax and just hear the familiar language. It's ridiculous when they don't prioritize the dialog in the audio. It should be a choice whether you want to read or listen to the movie.

Me too!! My husband hates it because he suffers from dyslexia and always turns it off. Whenever a movie has subtitles pop up or text (not the credits) I have to read them out loud to him because he can't read them fast enough before it changes.

Personally, the reason I don't use subtitles is because I have issues with focus. Even when I watching a movie or show, I have to be doing at least one other thing, like drawing or knitting or something, which makes it impossible to read subtitles. That's a me problem, though. I don't know why other people hate them.

Y'all speak english as a first language and it shows😁 Just kidding. We're used to subtitles, ever since we were 5-6 yo. This was the only way you could enjoy a movie together with the grown-ups

I don't mind them, but I hate that they're necessary simply because the mixing is so bad. The music should not be louder than the dialogue. That's just poor workmanship.

I always have subtitles on because I can't hear dialogue and I do find that they can be a distraction from films that are really pretty or cool looking because I'm reading so much I can't really take all that other stuff in fully.

Yep. I can't hear without subtitles

It depends for me. They can hurt my immersion in the story sometimes.

Because then you're reading and not looking at the cinematography.

And some dialogue are you not supposed to hear that well?

I am being driven to this solution. I can't see it because it's too dark, and I can't hear what they are saying if I keep it low enough to save my hearing. So if it's dark AND inaudible, It drives me away entirely. Edit: I find that British films are especially bad at making dialogue clear and loud enough. It's low pitched and fuzzy. So sad.

I have subtitles on all the time I can't hear anything but my wife can hear a pin drop in the next suburb

Yes, I use them all the time for movies, especially when there is an accent.

there not annoying

Because my brain makes me read them even when I completely understand what's being said and then I'm not looking at the rest of the screen as much.

"BeCaUsE yOu MiSs WhAt'S gOiNg OoOoOon." They're talking...that's it...

I used to think that they were for old people. But after catching some hidden gems in background dialogue I have subtitles on everything 💖

I find them useful, but very distracting. Even if I don't need them for a particular scene, I still catch myself reading along with them, and I miss what's actually happening on the screen, that is why I find them annoying

With you. I don't even bother with volume anymore. I'm not gonna catch everything anyways, even after adding a sound bar (it's not that I can't turn it up enough to hear, it's that I can't turn it up enough to hear words and not traumatize my dogs when I watch a Michael Bay movie)

Upvote for mysterious benedict society

That is true. Some things just don't adapt well on screen. But sometimes filmmakers twist a story so badly it's unrecognisable. Looking at you, 'The Giver'. A horrible monstrosity that's not even a good movie if you don't know the book. I liked the movie the Spiderwick Chronicles because I'd never heard of the books. Yes the movie mangled the books badly but it was still a good movie on its own. But some movies do such a bad job that there is absolutely nothing left from the book AND it's really bad too. That are the worst

It’s a much better adaptation than the Artemis fowl movie, the mysterious Benedict society stayed much more consistent with the book.

Yeah there are certain things you can overlook. Percy Jackson movies replacing actors between movies isn't a huge deal. But combining 2 main characters who are supposed to fill a friend and enemy roll into one generic hot girl and then completely derailing the plot and inventing some new ending killed the series. The names in it were great at first, but they really mangled the important parts.

Yes! More bi representation please, and lesbians should look like lesbians not supermodels. There are lipstick lesbians out there, but most are "normal" or masculine of centre, and those folks are rarely represented on screen.

Half Bad : The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself does a great job of just that.

Disney had been doing this for awhile - they put f/f or m/m couples in the scene or story and don't say ac word about it - it's just there in the story like it is in real life. No banging a drum, no making a scene because it's no more important than the m/f couples that are there, because why should it be?

Same here! And the fact that it was actually accepted by the majority. I love that series

or be the hero and it is not because they overcome the difficulties of race, but just because they are heroic. I mean, apart from will smith. We've seen tons of him. Idris Alba is good. More of that.

And that has often been exactly the case. They show you the gold in the preview and then you watch the movie and find out the gold was just the gilding on the turd. :)

Ashton Kutcher felt that.

That movie would be wild to watch with zero idea what it's about going into it.