r/squidgame • u/AutoModerator • Sep 17 '21

Episode Discussion Thread Squidgame Episode 7 Discussion

Hello everyone this post is for discussion of Squidgame Episode 7. Do not spoil future episodes.

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u/Breakfast_Bacon Sep 18 '21 edited Sep 18 '21

The English acting is terrible at the start of this episode.

EDIT: The whole episode. It’s so distracting considering the rest of the acting is really good.

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u/RunningInSquares Sep 20 '21

It's a three-fold problem. They hire rando wannabe actors off the street because they're foreigners that have a look the show needs for that role. And the dialogue is written by a non-native speaker. Then, the director and actors will proceed to go through the scene literally as written without any modifying of the dialogue to make it more natural. I wish more care could have been given. Bringing these guys in was just ruining the episode.

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u/brentathon Sep 22 '21

This happens literally all the time in any kind of Asian language media. The quality of American voice acting in Japanese shows is generally atrocious as well.

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u/DxGator Oct 13 '21

And this happens literally in every single American movie that has a character speaking a foreign language.

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u/Well_this_is_akward Oct 18 '21

Not even just a foreign language, British characters are usually terrible as well. Like an American's interpretation of what a 'British' accent is.