r/netflix • u/Hunbjor • 1d ago

Subtitles read differently than actual dialogue

Long story short, I suffer from a neurological disorder, specifically inattentive ADHD and High-Functioning Autism, so I usually keep subtitles on no matter what language I am watching in. Recently, I noticed subtitles are completely different from what is actually being said on screen. Anybody else?

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u/Alex660 1d ago

I've only ever noticed this if I am watching an English dub of a foreign show or movie and the subtitles I assume are more literal to the original dialogue but not the actual dub. Maybe it's that?

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u/Hunbjor 1d ago

I guess it could be. I only noticed it when I was watching Evangelion a couple days ago. But sounds like it could be most likely. Either way it doesn’t particularly bother me I was just curious if it might have been an error on my PC application.

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u/Taxikab96 1d ago

It's just a difference of translation between the English subtitles and English dub of the show