Subtitles in letterbox area
I certainly don’t buy @The1andonly’s argument that it’d make the subtitles harder to follow. I’ve enjoyed subtitled movies my whole life, and it still bothers me when there’s a lot of interference behind the text, or worse, if the text is obscuring vital or beautiful details in the picture. I can’t believe this doesn’t seem to bother more film buffs It bothers a lot of people! But having to visually cross over a line into non-movie space would likely be even more distracting. Ideally, you’re barely aware that you’re reading when watching a subtitled movie — I don’t know that my brain would be able to pull that trick where I feel as if I’m just absorbing meaning while listening if I had to take my eyes off of the image.
