Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer.
First, I want to say that watching the trailer, Chadwick Boseman’s absence in it was noticeable. It hurt knowing that he is not there and he should be there. My heart hurt, it was like getting the news all over again that he has died. And that trailer is a beautiful tribute to him. He truly missed.
Second, as a Mexican-American woman, can I just say that I am SO FUCKING excited to see my ancestors inspired culture showing up in the MCU? And having a lead Latino actor as a big character in the MCU?
I mean I was happy to have America Chavez showing up, speaking Spanish and being played by a Latina actor as well but...
An entire Mayan/Aztec civilization showing up in the MCU as part of the mythology of Atlantis?? Which is now a part of the MCU??? Y’all I’m like...
I feel seen! I feel my culture and history has been seen! I just hope that this will lead to include more and more Latinx characters and actors into the MCU in the future.
And you can be damn sure that I will be first in line to watch this film. I am ready for it. (I’m bringing tissues with me because I know I’m going to be sobbing.)
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Alright, so Earthspark material is showing up at San Diego Comic Con 2022, and there’s already whining from a lot of people (granted, mostly on Twitter, which is hell anyway).
But, something I’m seeing already is a lot of hate for this Optimus design, and in particular, lots of people are asking “why is there no faceplate” or “why does Hasbro not use the faceplate in animation anymore”, among many variations of this question.
So, here’s my point of view on facemasks in Transformers animation, as a hearing disabled person:
When watching any show with subtitles, something I pretty much have to do or I often miss dialogue etc. since I can’t make out speech very easily, it helps to have a visual cue of who is speaking to match up to the subtitles.
Not all subtitling will note which character is speaking etc., so visual indicators can help figure out what subtitled dialogue belongs to which character, especially in group scenes and the like.
In G1, Optimus had a faceplate which moved a little when he was speaking, and Wheeljack’s ears lit up when he was speaking, so this made it easier for me to tell when subtitled dialogue belonged to them-- Even with their faceplates, I can tell when they’re speaking.
However, let’s say in Prime, whenever Wheeljack or Optimus have their faceplates engaged, it is harder for me to tell when they are speaking-- Because the faceplates don’t move and Wheeljack’s ears don’t light up.
I’m not dunking on Prime (it’s my personal favourite of the cartoons tbh), but I feel like it’s important to note that this type of thing can present an issue for some people like me who may (at least at first) struggle to figure out what subtitles pair to which characters in a group conversation or hectic scene or sequence, because their mouths are covered and there are no visual indicators in Prime to know when characters with their faces mostly covered are speaking.
In this way, G1 was actually a little more accessibility friendly, at least for some of us!
Now, this isn’t universal, and it depends a lot on HOW something is subtitled, among a zillion other factors which are down to each individual. Just because it’s easier for me personally to follow along with visual indicators doesn’t mean all hearing disabled people will be the same way.
It’s just something I’ve noticed myself, personally, when watching TF media as a hearing disabled person. Again, not a universal experience!
But I do find it easier to follow along with dialogue subtitles for a masked character if there is some kind of visual indicator that they are speaking, because let’s be real, a lot of subtitles are not great and don’t always effectively indicate who’s talking, sometimes just because a lot of characters may be talking at once or shit might be happening and I understand why it’s tricky, lol.
Earthspark: Don’t Roast It Just Yet
In regards to the Earthspark design, to be fair, we haven’t really seen this character model in motion yet. We haven’t seen much of it at all yet, and I’m not judging the design because I don’t feel as though it would be fair to do so at this stage.
I’m just saying, I understand why Hasbro might not want faceplates to be used super often for main characters with prominent speaking roles, for various reasons.
Ease of accessibility for hearing disabled people using subtitles to pair along to the visuals might be one of these reasons.
I don’t know that for sure, we’d have to ask the team working on the show or perhaps even Hasbro directly to find out if this was part of their design considerations or not!
But it makes sense to me, personally, that if they aren’t going to use visual indicators to show when a character is speaking like in G1 with Optimus and Wheeljack, then it’s best to avoid totally covering most of a character’s face when they are talking, at the very least.
Quick Test to Prove My Point:
Can you tell which Wheeljack is actively speaking?
Right!
Ears lighting up = Wheeljack is saying something.
Visual indicators like this for characters with facemasks makes it easier to follow rapid subtitling, or pair subtitled dialogue in group scenes to the specific character which is speaking.
Now imagine a mess of subtitling going super fast as multiple characters are talking, and there’s no indication of who is speaking which lines as they come up on the screen, oftentimes back to back.
(God help you if you have shitty Closed Captioning and not subtitles. sigh lol)
For me, personally, I can’t make out dialogue almost at all when there’s lots of background noise/sound effects/music, and it can be super hard to tell who’s saying what in such busy scenes.
G1 is easier to follow in this way, because for the main speaking bots with faces covered, there are visual ways to determine that which don’t rely upon being able to see the bot’s mouth actually move.
Again, this isn’t a universal issue for all hearing disabled viewers, but this is just my own experience!
I hope that makes sense! :)
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New SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS Trailer Released at SDCC 2022
New SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS Trailer Released at SDCC 2022
The Warner Bros. Theatrical panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022 kicked off with Shazam himself, Zachary Levi, sharing some details about the upcoming film, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, before unveiling the latest trailer.
“We got this really cool look into all of the kids getting their superpowers at the end of the last movie. And now, it’s a couple years on, and we’ve all been flying around doing…
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