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How to speak Na’vi: An interview with the creator of the alien tongue in “Avatar”

Though Americans have a reputation for being averse to foreign-language movies and television, that appears to be changing: consider South Korea’s recent successes with “Parasite,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, and “Squid Game,” the megahit Netflix series.

Now, Americans are headed out in droves to see a movie that has numerous scenes filmed in a foreign tongue — albeit one that has no native speakers....

Originally posted on salon.com

How to speak Na’vi: An interview with the creator of the alien tongue in “Avatar”

Though Americans have a reputation for being averse to foreign-language movies and television, that appears to be changing: consider South Korea’s recent successes with “Parasite,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, and “Squid Game,” the megahit Netflix series.

Now, Americans are headed out in droves to see a movie that has numerous scenes filmed in a foreign tongue — albeit one that has no native speakers....

Originally posted on salon.com

How to speak Na’vi: An interview with the creator of the alien tongue in “Avatar”

Though Americans have a reputation for being averse to foreign-language movies and television, that appears to be changing: consider South Korea’s recent successes with “Parasite,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, and “Squid Game,” the megahit Netflix series.

Now, Americans are headed out in droves to see a movie that has numerous scenes filmed in a foreign tongue — albeit one that has no native speakers....

Originally posted on salon.com

How to speak Na’vi: An interview with the creator of the alien tongue in “Avatar”

Though Americans have a reputation for being averse to foreign-language movies and television, that appears to be changing: consider South Korea’s recent successes with “Parasite,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, and “Squid Game,” the megahit Netflix series.

Now, Americans are headed out in droves to see a movie that has numerous scenes filmed in a foreign tongue — albeit one that has no native speakers....

Originally posted on salon.com

How to speak Na’vi: An interview with the creator of the alien tongue in “Avatar”

Though Americans have a reputation for being averse to foreign-language movies and television, that appears to be changing: consider South Korea’s recent successes with “Parasite,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, and “Squid Game,” the megahit Netflix series.

Now, Americans are headed out in droves to see a movie that has numerous scenes filmed in a foreign tongue — albeit one that has no native speakers....

Originally posted on salon.com