I just sit in there and soak it in at that point. I might not get all the dialogue, but I'll get enough of it and more importantly get the emotional parts of a good movie. I've even watched some films in languages I don't understand without subtitles - it's a fun exercise every now and then.

[–] Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Couples? I have both myself. I only watch the subtitles.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Have you tried books?

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 19 hours ago

Oh would love a book with atmospheric music that changes through the pages and sound effects at the right time.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 7 points 22 hours ago

My wife just doesn't wear her glasses, the subtitles get too blurry to be distracting.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If I have to watch a film with subtitles, I try to position myself such that some object blocks my view of them. If I can't, I will hold a finger horizontally for the entire time.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 14 hours ago

You might be inadvertently making the problem worse. Your brain is generally pretty good at ignoring things after some exposure, but you're not giving it exposure and forcing yourself to think about it by having to position your finger

[–] greygore@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

I accept that I’m going to be distracted from the amazing visuals and beautiful cinematography, as well as as have punchlines spoiled by reading ahead. Or worse - the jarring mismatch between the spoken dialogue and the closed captioning.

On the bright side I don’t rewind or miss dialogue as much because of terrible audio any more.