Accents

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 10478

Ffion Miles wrote:

> Also, does anyone know if Robbie Coltraine is doing Hagrid in his own
> Scottish acent?  That'd be weird since, having listened to HP read by
> Stephen Fry, he's made him sort of Cornish, which suits him.

I know I'm immediately going to be jumped on by Americans who *can* hear the
difference, but most of the people I know, of the non-globe-trotting variety,
know when someone has an accent, and they can tell a Spanish from an Italian
from a Russian, etc. But they can and do confuse Australian with British, unless
some big hints are in there ("barbie," "sheila," etc.). Shades of accent within
Britain are not something the majority of the American audience will pick up.
Hell, shades of accent within America are not something they often pick up,
unless they are accompanied by similar foot-stompers [I've been accused of
flatly lying about being from Texas because I don't sound like it, until I say
"y'all"]. Most people can't tell a Virginia southern accent from a New Orleans.

However, since the movie's being planned for double release--meaning it's aimed
just as much at a British audience as an American--mayhap the studio is paying
attention to such little details.

--Amanda, who was absolutely amazed to see *subtitles* on one of the hourly news
shows like Hard Copy or something, when they interviewed the mom of the toddler
those two ten-year-olds killed! I know they routinely re-record the voiceovers
for Teletubbies so we poor degenerates can understand it, but *subtitles*?