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So my loved one and I go to prince kuhio for a rare live movie last night.
The movie is shown with impossible to ignore captioning. I thought it was some sort of mistake and call. They say there is a new Hawaii state law. Sure enough.
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Probably won't go out and pay $12 a ticket again unless I can verify there will be no subtitles.
I doubt that anyone in the audience was deaf. They all seemed to be talking to each other.
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The movie is shown with impossible to ignore captioning.
Maybe that THX Deep Note Intro before the movie finally made enough people go deaf?
(Personally, I always thought the sound levels at a movie theater were already set for the extremely hard of hearing, and in the case of Michael Bay action films ((Transformers, Armageddon)), even the deaf.)
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We also rarely go to the movies. But, last time there were subtitles. We went to management and asked if they could be turned off.....there were about six of us in the theater. We were told that the subtitles are only at certain times or showings. Can't remember the day or the time, but I will call the theater first before we go again and make sure it is not a subtitle day. And, I do totally understand and respect the need for subtitles, but I prefer not to go to those particular showings.
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Thanks, I didn't know about this. I don't mind subtitles but then I rarely go to the movies either.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30857...captioning
"The law mandates theaters play at least two showings per week of each movie produced with open captioning."
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Oh, the travesty of accommodating the deaf and hard of hearing with certain showings featuring captioning at least a couple times a week. Political correctness run amok! Those with disabilities trampling over the rights of all the regular people. What next??
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This is called "open captioning" meaning it's always visible. I, for one, welcome it bc I've gotten used to closed captioning while watching TV. I can no longer watch TV without it. Haven't seen it in the theater yet, but I do hope it lags a bit (unlike local news broadcast, which precedes what's actually said - drives me nuts). I want to be able to look down just after someone has said something to see what they said. So thanks to the state of hawaii for making life a little easier for me, one showing a week.
Previously, theaters provided devices to view closed captioning. I guess they're like eyeglasses? Dunno - never asked for them. I didn't know they existed until the news stories on open captioning! Wish I had known. Then it's not intrusive to those of you who don't want it.
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Originally posted by PunaMauka2
Oh, the travesty of accommodating the deaf and hard of hearing with certain showings featuring captioning at least a couple times a week. Political correctness run amok! Those with disabilities trampling over the rights of all the regular people. What next??
Not sure who you are responding to. No one called it a travesty.
I do question why closed captioning with a device is not "good enough". Seems another case of flooding the campground to put out a campfire...
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Perhaps captions are more common because as the population ages there are more people who need hearing assistance than there are devices.
Or maybe it's because some people won't shut up during the movie and even people with perfect hearing can't tell what's being said without a caption.
I would be nice if both TV and movies kept the caption below the action. I hate it when the words block something important.
Like, "HE'S GOT A GUN!" hiding the gun...
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It's nice with the captions if you do have hearing loss, as any outside noise with hearing aids turns into "white noise static gibberish" ( my dual hearing aid wearing friends words, not mine) much like what you get between radio channels. Loads of fun trying to hear what they are saying as the hearing aid takes in all the noise in the room, not being able to filter it as to whether close, or far away, and amplifies it equally.
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This all could have been avoided ... IF they just post all the movies with CC on in advanced. That way the def and the non def could figure out the times to go. I guess I don't go that often enough, but never ran into this problem. Also, I think CC should only be on if requested by the ticket holder, as why play the movie with CC if no one needs it on?
