Re: North American SF writers?
- From: Josh Hill <usereplyto@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:01:52 +0000 (UTC)
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:00:30 +0000 (UTC), "Christophe Bachmann"
<Chris_CII@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I'm inclined to think it also has to do with the economic power of
>USAmerica, which combined with the powerful advantage of the english
>tongue being de facto international standard gives english-language
>science fiction a very hefty boost in visibility and dominance.
>
>There are lots of science fiction in non english languages, I could give
>lists of french, russian and even flemish but they are not often
>translated in american, when US production is often translated in any
>language.
>
>I would also think that the US superiority complex (most evident in
>movies) that makes the US industry think that if it's not american it's
>bad, and if it could be good, it would be better remade with a US crew
>can explain some. When even french movies are shot in english and dubbed
>in french how can one compete with the impression that english language,
>and specifically the US hold the lion's share.
A handful of urban highbrows aside, the common wisdom seems to be that
American audiences won't watch dubbed or subtitled movies, that
they've been spoiled by the fact that there are so many movies
available in English.
--
Josh
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