03-10-2004, 02:14 AM
I don't know, really - about the same amount? There were times when I understood 15 minutes of dialogue without having to look at the sub-titles....there were other times when I was scratching my head for 20 minutes wondering where the heck they reconstructed that Aramaic from.
Both Dr. Kiraz and I would probably understand 100% of the Aramaic in the film.....if we had the DVD and could re-wind and play it s-l-o-w-e-r....for some unknown reason, the actors spoke really, REALLY fast - and that's not how Aramaic-speakers speak the language. We speak very s-l-o-w, with a lot of emphasis on the syllables.
The Italian actors seemed to do the best with the proper pronunciation. Some of the other actors sounded like they were speaking Klingon. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->
Both Dr. Kiraz and I would probably understand 100% of the Aramaic in the film.....if we had the DVD and could re-wind and play it s-l-o-w-e-r....for some unknown reason, the actors spoke really, REALLY fast - and that's not how Aramaic-speakers speak the language. We speak very s-l-o-w, with a lot of emphasis on the syllables.
The Italian actors seemed to do the best with the proper pronunciation. Some of the other actors sounded like they were speaking Klingon. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan