Why Do Khmer Actors & Singers Always Try To Sound Poetic Options

[thewiseguy]

Don't get me wrong I love the Khmer language but I hate it when the actors and celebrities try to sound poetic in their movies and in interviews. I know they don't talk like that in their everyday life. It just sounds generic to me.

Listen to Sokun Nisa talk in the beginning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTK7-QWKo4

[mushrooms]

They're just being dramatic. Thats the traditional way to speak in Lakhaon, especially Lakhaon Yikay and Bassac. It's the way Cambodians speak in acting...especially in the old films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mespnLL_U0I

This post has been edited by mushrooms: Aug 4 2010, 08:15 AM

[Goombaking209]

Cause its cute. It sounds better than normal speech heh heh.

[thewiseguy]

Cause its cute. It sounds better than normal speech heh heh.

U think it's cute? I think it sounds generic especially in Cambodian movies where the girls talk like that throughout the whole movies. The voice alone gives me an impression of bad acting because we know the actor/actress don't really talk like that in their everyday life.

[SurinKhmerBoran]

sounds cute hehe, this is how they sell in SE

[Goombaking209]

I think it sounds cute in that situation because they're wearing classic traditional clothing.

On that note, I tried to get my mom to watch Khmer dramas on youtube without the dubbed voice acting and she doesn't like it lol. She says they sou ugly and look ugly. I myself think they could use a lot of acting lessons to carry their dialogue, but its not bad to hear natural voice. At least its not as fake and "perfect" sounding as the dubb, because no other dubbing company sounds as sexy as Mayura company anyway its too bad they no longer dub.

The everday speech that I hear in these modern drama does take some getting used to, and the actors really need an acting 101 course sometimes, and sometimes surprisingly they deliver.. Its a mixed bag!

ex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPS6lIfayw...feature=related

U think it's cute? I think it sounds generic especially in Cambodian movies where the girls talk like that throughout the whole movies. The voice alone gives me an impression of bad acting because we know the actor/actress don't really talk like that in their everyday life.

This post has been edited by Goombaking209: Aug 5 2010, 01:34 AM

[thewiseguy]

I think it sounds cute in that situation because they're wearing classic traditional clothing.

On that note, I tried to get my mom to watch Khmer dramas on youtube without the dubbed voice acting and she doesn't like it lol. She says they sou ugly and look ugly. I myself think they could use a lot of acting lessons to carry their dialogue, but its not bad to hear natural voice. At least its not as fake and "perfect" sounding as the dubb, because no other dubbing company sounds as sexy as Mayura company anyway its too bad they no longer dub.

The everday speech that I hear in these modern drama does take some getting used to, and the actors really need an acting 101 course sometimes, and sometimes surprisingly they deliver.. Its a mixed bag!

ex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktPS6lIfayw...feature=related

Hey Goomba quick question. In most Khmer movies do they still have another person do voiceovers over the actors/actresses voice? I hate that stuff. I prefer to hear them in their original voices.

[trickystyle]

yes they still dub movies with khmer voice overs. i cannot stand that. and when they have children in the movie they dub it with a woman's voice trying to sound like kids. it is so annoying, why don't you just hire children to do children voices.

[Goombaking209]

Wiseguy - Just watch the youtube link I posted there.

For the most part, they still do the voice-overs but some companies are moving away from that and just using natural voice like in the video example I posted.

[SuperLanxan]

Don't get me wrong I love the Khmer language but I hate it when the actors and celebrities try to sound poetic in their movies and in interviews. I know they don't talk like that in their everyday life. It just sounds generic to me.

Listen to Sokun Nisa talk in the beginning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFTK7-QWKo4

This Cambodian song is actually pretty cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnunx1jSFk

[Viesnabotkampuji...]

This Cambodian song is actually pretty cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnunx1jSFk

It is good to be loved isn't it? Thanks for being so obsessed with Cambodian.

[SuperLanxan]

This Cambodian song is actually pretty cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAnunx1jSFk

It is good to be loved isn't it? Thanks for being so obsessed with Cambodian.

I bet you can't dance like him.

[Viesnabotkampuji...]

Im glad you admired khmer dancers. Of course not , I could never performed any kind of dance. Thanks for enjoying khmer concert.

[SuperLanxan]

Im glad you admired khmer dancers. Of course not , I could never performed any kind of dance. Thanks for enjoying khmer concert.

Can you sing like him...bye bye bye bye bye

[Viesnabotkampuji...]

Can you sing like him...bye bye bye bye bye

Of course not, but im glad you love khmer singers.

[Goombaking209]

He had that video on his bookmark list. Laosers are obsessed with Khmer.

[SuperLanxan]

Of course not, but im glad you love khmer singers.

I enjoy a good laugh.

[Viesnabotkampuji...]

I enjoy a good laugh.

Thanks for supporting khmer singers.