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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29177597

“In times of tyranny and injustice when the law oppresses the people, the outlaw takes his place in history” 

Plaster this quote EVERYWHERE!

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[–] eRac@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a international variant of the video. The intention is to have the text rendered as a forced subtitle so that it can be localized without having to serve a different video for every language.

They don't have the English version doing that, likely because it was assumed it would serve the original video instead.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I watch a lot of movies with subtitles, the usual approach is to have "forced" subtitles track (to be used in combination with a foreign language VO/dub).

That being said, it's possible that you are right. But considering the overall approach used by American oligarchs, it's reasonable to be sceptical and not give them the benefit of the doubt.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 0 points 1 year ago

The other guy know what they're talking about.

Local subtitle tracks to overlap with physical prop text are a thing, too, but not the same. Distributors do have "clean" versions of movies for local distributors and localization houses to recreate and overlay titles and text inserts. It is not that unusual for a TV station (and I presume a streamer, although I've never been behind the scenes in one) to get that clean version from the distributor when they purchase a piece of media.

Whether those will take the time to recreate the subtitles themselves, request a localized version or a version with the baked original text is up to how much the people in charge care or how much time they have to care.

IF that is the frame you get it sure looks like a blank background for that purpose. If you cut content for other reasons you... you know, cut the content. You don't photoshop text out and leave the background that's both more conspicuous and more work. I tried to verify, but Robin Hood 2010 is not part of Prime in my region and I'm not paying for Robin Hood 2010 for this (or most other reasons).

I would delete this one. It's almost certainly misinfo.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I'm sure this is having a massive impact on pacifying all the people watching the 2010 Robin Hood movie.

[–] ModestCrab@lemmy.wtf 0 points 1 year ago

Hollywood is filled with drama lovers (citation needed).

Being told to censor stuff like this would get leaked, like it was every other time. Every can’t even stop their primary products from being leaked.

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a million movies and shows you can stream with anti-authority or anti-capitalist messages, with lots of them being popular today. Why would they choose this particular movie to censor? The 2010 Robin Hood isn't exactly at the top of the streaming charts.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

That's a fair point.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

I prefer:

The people fearing their government is tyranny. The government fearing the people is liberty.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm surprised anyone watched this movie enough times to notice.

I’m surprised anyone who can read has watched this movie.

Ah, Robin Hood (2010 film). That famous bulwark against oppression.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We can't all be Napoleon. My psychiatrist said so.