 the movie "once"
I'm not sure who and in what sub-forum to ask it, but I'm just curious.
I recently had a chance to watch a nice little indie movie called "once", it's catagorized as musical, but this is not the usual kind.
If you have seen the movie then you'll know what I'm talking about. I have a hard time understanding the dialogue, the beginning of the movie was the part I didn't catch any word except one 4-lettered word that's repeated numerous times. Immediately following that scene, the main character started singing and boy, as if transformed under some supreme power, he sang with clarity and I understood pretty much every single word that's coming out of his mouth.
My question is: How come they are better understood when they are singing than when they are speaking? What makes the change? How come the heavy accent that acts as a veil over the spoken words would disappear when the words are sung? To my Chinese ear, when they sing they sound no difference than any other Brit or American.
I hope this post is not being taken the wrong way, I'm being sincere. I hope to hear some insight on this. Thanks.
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