English dub over Japanese Movies

Is it because the American film industry can not remake a Japanese film because of the actors used? Or could it be because they can't recreate the fighting scenes, or is it just because the American audience prefer the originals over the remakes? The American film industry could have remade the well known 'Kung-Fu Hustle' but all they did was dub the film in english. It could be argued that theres nothing better than the actual voices of the actors but the main focus wasn't the voice or dubbing but it was the action and the martial art scenes that reeled the audience in. It doesn't just matter whether the American film industry can make a decent remake, but it matters about the audiences reaction to it. Therefore, by keeping the original 'Kung Fu Hustle' and dubbing it in english allowed the audience to enjoy actions of unknown actors to them.

Ringu v The Ring

In my spare time I have done alot of research and I also had the opportunity to watch 'Ringu', the Japanese version of 'The Ring'. 'The Ring' focuses mainly on the story of the curse tape and the girl that pops out of the television and the woman trying to save herself. Maybe this is done so that a western audience can understand the structure of the story and get abit of a thrill. However, 'Ringu' doesn't only focus on the main plot of the crazy girl from the television and the woman saving herself but it also focuses on a sub plot of the woman saving herself and her ex-husband reuniting to help each other and creating bond again. Also in 'Ringu' they explain more of why the girl has been killed and why she kills people and this wasnt exactly straightforward in 'The Ring'. This could have been done because a western audience like to be kept on the edge of their seats. American films have alot of twists because the audience like to keep guessing on why and what happened. 'Ringu' wasn't that complex and the audience find out what happens and why just by listening to the conversations between Asakawa and Ryuji. Finally, the little girl in 'The Ring' was not as creepy as the girl in 'Ringu'. I advise you to skip the part when you actually get to see the little girl in close up in 'Ringu'.

I'm Back

Hello there, it has been quite a long time since I have updated my blog so I apologize for that. Not like people actually check my blog. Anyways, in the meantime I have been researching quite abit on American and Asian Film Industry and I have also chose to change my hypothesis to Japanese Cinema and not Asian because when I carried out my questionnaire, the first thing people associated to Asian Cinema was Bollywood movies. Therefore, I chose to change my hypothesis specifically to Japanese cinema.