Posted Dec 14, 2014 by mikebos
Everyone in Budapest speaks perfect American English
With the exception of a person or two with a non-American accent, everybody in this film appears to be and speaks American English, never uttering a word in another language. This is what drives me crazy every time I see this. It makes me wonder, "Is there some area of Budapest where thousands or millions of Americans live, inexplicably?" If they set the movie in New York, the only difference would be... there'd be more non-Americans.
This has to be one of the most ridiculous, nonsensical complaints I've ever heard. Do you speak Hungarian? I'll let you in on a secret. Most Americans don't. Here's another secret, this was a movie made by Hollywood for the American audience. How idiotic would it be for the characters to speak Hungarian? No one would understand it, and the movie would flop.
Maybe next you'll say they should have spoken English, but used Hungarian accents? Well that would be contradicting yourself, since it would be completely unrealistic, and as you said, understanding what's being spoken drives you crazy for some inexplicable reason.. Even if Hungarian people can understand English, it's not a country where the people go around speaking English with Hungarian accents. They speak Hungarian.
So, we're back to my first question. Do you speak Hungarian, and would you have preferred the actors spoke Hungarian? One more secret....most viewers don't want to deal with subtitles, so that's just one more reason why it wouldn't work, and why your complaint is foolish.
What exactly would make you happy. How should this movie have been made? God forbid we understand what's being said. It's not a huge leap to accept they're Hungarian, yet only speaking English so we can actually understand. Then again, maybe for some, that leap is too difficult.
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