Dubbing Or Subtitles

Dubbing or Subtitles?

I prefer Dubbing (except when it's done poorly like in Russia.)

When Russia used to get Hollywood and other Blockbuster Non-Russian Films (before their War in Ukraine) the Dubbing for new Releases was done like everywhere else with different Voices for each Person. They don't get any of those good Films anymore.

But even long before their War in Ukraine the vast majority of Non-Russian TV Shows and Movies airing on TV they use the old 1990s System of Dubbing where they have 1 Old Man read every part without regard to Gender or Expressions and you can usually hear the original language underneath.

In 1992 (after the Soviet Union Collapsed) Russia was flooded with 80 years worth of Non-Russian Movies and TV Shows that were banned by the Communists - including every Hollywood Movie and  American TV Show.

To save time and money (because their Economy had also completely collapsed) they Dubbed everything using the 1 One Man Method - and it was always an Old Man - never a Woman - and I swear it was the same Guy.

Even when I lived and visited there they used that same method (except, like I said for current Blockbusters.)

Until February 2022 I used to still get Movies and Shows from Russia by mail- including Non-Russian ones since they were cheaper and tried to get the non-Dubbed ones, but they usually were dubbed with that same Old Man.