Several of modern entertainment’s lower-stakes debates revolve around the use of subtitles. In this particular case, we’re not aiming at the “subtitles vs. dubbed dialogue” debate that comes with watching international cinema and anime — we chose subtitles — or whether or not non-English-speaking movie characters need on-screen translations for their dialogue. No, this is more about the arguable necessity of subtitles to combat sound issues that crop up in modern-day TV shows and movies.<br /><br />For instance, sitting back to watch an action movie at night, but being unable to let go of the remote because the dialogue seems to be at a 4 while car engines and explosions are in the 9-10 range, causing a see-saw yo-yo effect that has seemingly became more of a problematic issue in the streaming era. (Though streaming programming isn’t alone in such culpability.) Movie and TV fans got just as figuratively loud as on-screen explosions when sharing their biggest audio-related gripes within a particularly engaging Reddit thread, and we found ourselves agreeing with the vast majority of complaints.
