"Now--are you saying that your mother tongue is German or English?"
Oh, sorry, neither. I do understand some German as well, but my mother tongue is Norwegian. :-)
I'm afraid I don't know New Jersey American specifically, but I suppose they have quite a distinct R-sound, then?
Yes, it was very nice that they chose to use Elvish at least some of the time. I suppose it might have gotten annoying if they had used more, a bit like with the songs. I'm very glad they kept a few songs in, but then again I'm even more glad they didn't have more. ;-)
I think I'm actually most happy with Arwen in RotK Ext. Not because of her scenes per se, but of how I felt they fitted within the whole of the movie and the wider story. But Arwen dying? Quite. WTF. And the "off his guard" line is awful. Truly awful. I've been sitting here for half an hour trying to remember where it's from, and then I did, and I feel bad. Ugh.
I can't off the top of my head remember any movies or actors with the exact kind of Welsh accent I'm thinking about, maybe it's old fashioned? But if you've seen "84 Charing Cross Road" I *think* Judy Dench's character is Welsh, and rather lilting when she speaks. And if you've heard Dylan Thomas read, he's got it as well. I suppose an Indian-American style accent might be different from an Indian-British one, though, and that it only happens with Indian-British?
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Oh, sorry, neither. I do understand some German as well, but my mother tongue is Norwegian. :-)
I'm afraid I don't know New Jersey American specifically, but I suppose they have quite a distinct R-sound, then?
Yes, it was very nice that they chose to use Elvish at least some of the time. I suppose it might have gotten annoying if they had used more, a bit like with the songs. I'm very glad they kept a few songs in, but then again I'm even more glad they didn't have more. ;-)
I think I'm actually most happy with Arwen in RotK Ext. Not because of her scenes per se, but of how I felt they fitted within the whole of the movie and the wider story.
But Arwen dying? Quite. WTF. And the "off his guard" line is awful. Truly awful. I've been sitting here for half an hour trying to remember where it's from, and then I did, and I feel bad. Ugh.
I can't off the top of my head remember any movies or actors with the exact kind of Welsh accent I'm thinking about, maybe it's old fashioned? But if you've seen "84 Charing Cross Road" I *think* Judy Dench's character is Welsh, and rather lilting when she speaks. And if you've heard Dylan Thomas read, he's got it as well. I suppose an Indian-American style accent might be different from an Indian-British one, though, and that it only happens with Indian-British?
- Clara