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Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 8 Aug 2000 17:19:39 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Mark Sandlin writes:
> You know, the first time I heard them, I didn't think it was an Asian
> accent.
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> I don't think we should blame ol' George for our own racisms being ascribed
> to his movie.
I lived in Japan for a year, full emersion, and am conversationally capable
(not quite fluent) in the language, and I've been complemented often on my
Japanese accent and a couple of times mistaken for a native speaker on the
phone by native Japanese speakers.
My first impression of the Nemoidians was that they sounded like a deliberate
American charicature of a Japanese accent. I was more than a little miffed.
Aside from Jar Jar, Midichlorians, and the Imaculate Conception, losing the
subtitles was the worst thing Lucas did in TPM, IMHO.
--Karim
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| (...) But in the story as it stands, there aren't many places for subtitles. Boss Nass could be a possibility, but I don't think the plot would have been better served by having JarJar speak in full Gungan with subtitling. Any inclusion of JarJar at (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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| You know, the first time I heard them, I didn't think it was an Asian accent. I don't think we should blame ol' George for our own racisms being ascribed to his movie. Still, I think he shoulda kept subtitles, just to cover his bum. ~Mark (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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