I would assume most people use native subtitles when it's hard to understand what words the actors said.

Yeah because modern filmmakers make it very hard to hear dialogs for some reason and actors are encouraged to mumble. If I remember correctly even Nolan admitted it.

	▲	jibal 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		And they often speak very quickly--I often rewind to catch critical plot points. It's a lot different from a stage play, where actors enunciate so clearly. (Not that I want stage cadence and booming voices from a film ... they are different art forms.) Also I watch of English language material that uses accents quite different from what my ears are tuned to.

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jibal 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's why I do.

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TacticalCoder 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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utyop22 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

No that is not the reason.

People watch Netflix to switch their brain off - having the text there helps along with the visual and sound to deliver the content. However, text is inferior to both visual and sound as a delivery mechanism.

	▲	keanebean86 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		Subtitles increase the signal to noise ratio. At least in our house. We have to keep the tv low to not wake the child. A volume of 10 with subtitles is similar to volume at 16 without subtitles.