Willh51

Sorry if this has been posted, I did a search and found nothing, though. I was excited to pop in the Blue-Ray of Persepolis tonight on my PS3 but stopped watching after 5 minutes because I couldn't read the subtitles. I am not sure if it's the PS3 or the subtitles in general, which are white, but you can't read them about half the time from any comfortable sitting distance because they meld into the white background.

Did anyone else have this issue and is there a way around it? I was hoping the PS3 would let me change the color, but no dice. I guess I will have to rent the DVD version, but this seems like a decent enough issue...


Also, I do have a only a moderate-sized HDTV, so that could be part of the issue.

Adam Tyner

I griped about this in my review too. It's a pretty glaring problem.

(Surprisingly, only two other reviews complained about this -- DVD File and MovieFreak. While it's more of an annoyance than anything else -- I mean, I was always able to read the subs eventually, although I did have to rewind a couple of times -- it's definitely something that should be addressed in a review.)

Willh51

Thanks Adam, glad I'm not crazy. I actually just looked at the DVDTALK review and missed your Blu-Ray review, it wasn't mentioned (not surprisingly) for the standard def disc.

I would assume that would have been something pretty glaring, as that issue, as I'm sure you saw, happens from the minute after the opening credits.

Shame.

tylergfoster

When I saw the movie's theatrical trailer I complained to my friends about this very problem. Predictable that they didn't fix it for the film in theaters, and continued the trend into DVD/Blu.

Drexl

I usually prefer white subtitles because they don't clash with the film's color scheme, but in this case it is a problem. They should have strongly outlined them in black, at least.

Bleddyn Williams

Yes, they're not good. I almost always view the original language, but in this case, on spot-checking the subtitles and realizing how hard it would be to read them, I went with the english track. Its absolutely fine, and a valid option.

clckworang

Yowza, you guys have me worried. I'm watching this tonight with a friend. It was a blind buy for me, I've been dying to see it, but this subtitle issue has me worried.

True_Story1011

if it upsets you after watching it, please feel free to MSG me with atrade request

Oliver Clothesoff

I did the same. The English track worked perfectly in the context of the story.

Richard Malloy

The gray subs are a bit harder to read than bright white subs, but I didn't miss a single word of dialog because of unreadability (only a 54" screen).

clckworang

All right, why don't you just sit and wait by the phone.

True_Story1011

I just took a shit, did I miss your call?