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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 17:30:05 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Karim Nassar writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Aside from Jar Jar, Midichlorians, and the Imaculate Conception, losing the
> subtitles was the worst thing Lucas did in TPM, IMHO.
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 all, of course, worsens the plot, but that's George's baby.
In addition to your list, I would also have to include the two-headed
announcer among the "worst things" in TPM.
Dave!
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