Why Germans Hate Subtitles

If you turn on the TV in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and many other European countries, English-language films and series are most likely broadcast in the original language with added subtitles. In my home country, Germany, however, things are completely different: Europe's largest voice acting industry has developed here - and almost every film and series is meticulously translated into German. Why is that? And why don't Germans like subtitles? A film by Matthias Schwarzer and Noah Matzat. ------------------------------ Want to see more pop culture videos? Check out my filming location channel: https://youtube.com/@film.safari ------------------------------ Sources for the video: Germany, a dubbing nation (Goethe Institute, German): https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/de/kul/mag/20894148.html The magic of dubbing (NDR, German): https://www.ndr.de/kultur/film/Der-Zauber-der-Synchronisation-eine-Zeitreise,synchrongeschichte100.html The history of dubbing in Germany (SprecherSprecher.de, German): https://web.archive.org/web/20240226015835/https://www.sprechersprecher.de/blog/die-geschichte-der-film-synchronisation-in-deutschland A short history of dubbing (Meine Südstadt, German): https://www.meinesuedstadt.de/die-nazis-wollten-keine-vielfalt-kleine-geschichte-der-synchronisation-im-kino/ The triumph of the sound film (Planet Wissen, German): https://www.planet-wissen.de/kultur/medien/anfaenge_des_films/pwiedersiegeszugdestonfilms100.html Interview Joseph Garncarz (Deutschlandfunk Kultur German): https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/das-kino-spricht-deutsch-100.html The establishment of the dubbing of foreign language films (Joseph Garncarz, German): https://mediarep.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/9df00507-8db9-43ea-a5b8-809407ac1c46/content The study that Joseph Garncarz refers to: Victor Volmar: “Foreign Versions”. In: Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Vol. 55. (1950), pp. 536–546 https://archive.org/details/sim_smpte-motion-imaging-journal_1950-11_55_5/page/536/mode/1up Films in the Nazi era (Federal Agency for Civic Education, German): https://www.bpb.de/themen/nationalsozialismus-zweiter-weltkrieg/geheimsache-ghettofilm/153344/film-im-ns-staat/ Films in the Nazi era (Filmportal.de, German): https://www.filmportal.de/thema/film-im-ns-staat Films in the Nazi era (German Historical Museum, German): https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/ns-regime/kunst-und-kultur/filmpolitik.html Films in the Nazi era (Uni Kiel, German): https://filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de/doku.php/n:nationalsozialistischefilmpolitik-7686 How films were changed through dubbing (ORF, German): https://newsv2.orf.at/stories/2097666/2097706/ Political film censorship (Spiegel.de, German): https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/politische-zensur-im-kino-warum-filme-verfremdet-wurden-a-1062631.html How Italy banned foreign words (Adam Smith Institute): https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/banning-foreign-words?format=amp Film subtitles help with language learning (Max Planck Institute, German): https://www.mpg.de/588060/pressemitteilung200911121 Ranking of the countries with the best English skills (EF.de) https://www.ef.de/epi/ ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/MatthiasSchwarzer ▪️FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/MatthiasSchwarzerTravelVlogs ▪️TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️CONTACT: [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #dubbing #voiceacting #voiceactor