The big debate at my school now is: Is Ken Watanabe's English in Inception really good? Our office manager, Mayumi, says - No. She thinks his accent sounds unattractive. My partner, Junshi, says - I don't know. He thinks Watanabe's English was more difficult to understand than diCaprio's, though. I say - God, yes! His grammar was perfect, his vocabulary great & I will never understand why Mayumi dislikes his accent. Accents are great! & Ken Watanabe has a beautiful, expressive voice.
Of course, in Inception he had a script. In real life, his grammar & vocabulary are not so perfect. But check out this clip to see how well he can connect with people & express his ideas, despite this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP-cvU7va9s
Isn't he great? Notice how he uses his face & hands to help him. & when he can't think of the words he wants, he just stops mid-sentence & uses other words instead.
Now listen again, and try to catch exactly what the interviewer asked him.
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Interview about Inception with Ken Watanabe - Transcript
Hello. Good Evening. It’s an amazing experience ________the film.
Oh thank you.
What was your reaction when you _______ __________ the script?
So confusing. So confusing. And, uh, I needed to back and read again 3
times. Yeah, definitely. And then… But when I saw the movie it’s more clear
and visualize it’s speed and the good speed. And then everybody can understand
about the story. I hope it.
What’s Christopher Nolan ________, as a director, to work with?
So talented. Sometimes mad.
And diCaprio? Fun to work _________?
Yeah. Very. Yeah. Thank you.
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Want to check the answers? Write to me.
Also, challenge yourself! Try to correct Watanabe-san's English so that it IS perfect & check it with me.
& tweet @getgo_pam under the #ebookclub conversation to join the debate about whether his English is good or not.
Hi!I'm @gurijan on the Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI've made up new Watanabe-san's English expression.
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(I was)Really confused...really,
and,uh,I needed to go over it three times..
it's no joke...
But when I saw the film,it became more clear and
I was able to visualize it more quickly.
Anyway,I hope everybody can understand the story...Thanks...
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What do you think of my idea?
Honestly,I don't understand how to use “definitely” well.
Could you please give me any advice on the twitter or here?
(Thank you for reading)
@gurijan
Great work, Gurijan!
ReplyDeleteSome suggestions:
1. But when I saw the film it became CLEARER and I was able to visualise it more EASILY.
2. Now I think everybody should be able to understand it. At least, I hope so.
Point 1. is to correct yr grammar. Point 2. is just because I think that expresses his meaning more precisely (but I might be wrong).
Anyway, good on you. Please tweet me with 'definitely' questions.