The story is incredibly interesting, so please do something about the subtitles, Amazon! "American Fiction"
アメリカン・フィクション 鑑賞。
— 昼行灯 (@gamconp) March 2, 2024
いやー、めちゃくちゃ面白かった。
コメディ的な側面もあるけど、モンクの葛藤と彼の家族が取り巻く様々なドラマも見応えあったし、テンポのいい編集と劇場映えしそうな撮影も良い。それだけに字幕は残念なので、Amazonプライム・ビデオの改善を求めたいです。
This is a great film whose quality cannot be conveyed by a rough synopsis alone.
Although there are no flashy developments, the story progresses at a good tempo from beginning to end, the characters' emotions are easy to understand, and while there are many funny scenes, it also has a high level of critical depth.
It is truly a shame that this film was not screened in Japanese movie theaters.
The way the protagonist Monk, a Black author who is not a stereotype, faces his family whom he had never confronted before, and his confusion when the stereotypical Black story he wrote out of desperation due to family issues becomes a huge hit despite wanting to be recognized for literary fiction, feels more cynical than comical, making me think about the subtext rather than just laughing.
However, the part where the film adaptation is decided and he is told, "The lead role has been cast as Michael B. Jordan!" really made me laugh. So he's the go-to guy over there too...
In addition, I thought the depictions satirizing the current atmosphere were excellent, such as white students boycotting a class just because the word "nigger" was used, and the publishing industry prioritizing sales above all else while being mindful of discriminatory remarks.
It is such a good film, and I can see why it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, but the subtitles on Amazon Prime Video, which has exclusive distribution rights, are truly terrible.
It seems like the closing quotation marks are bugged, as a "?" appears every time, which was nothing but noise.
Also, Cliff, who is translated as his "older brother," seems more like his "younger brother" (he is played by an actor who is clearly younger than the protagonist), so this was another translation that raised a question mark.
If you are going to exclusively distribute a talked-about film, I would have liked the subtitles to be properly supervised, and I sincerely hope that you will release a corrected version, even now.