Why don't MCU characters ever seem to have language issues?Are there any more instances of MCU characters crossing over into Non Marvel Entertainment properties?Why don't Marvel movies stick to canon?Why is Ant-Man considered part of the MCU?What MCU actors have also portrayed other non-MCU Marvel characters?Are Agents of Shield Storylines/character ever referenced in MCU films?Why is Tony Stark so arrogant in the MCU?Why does MCU and Netflix MCU differ so much in showing graphic content?Are Agent Barton and Agent Romanoff ever called 'Hawkeye' and 'Black Widow' in the MCU?In the Avengers universe, which male “good guys” have ever hit a female villain?Why is Carol unable to understand English?
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Why don't MCU characters ever seem to have language issues?
Are there any more instances of MCU characters crossing over into Non Marvel Entertainment properties?Why don't Marvel movies stick to canon?Why is Ant-Man considered part of the MCU?What MCU actors have also portrayed other non-MCU Marvel characters?Are Agents of Shield Storylines/character ever referenced in MCU films?Why is Tony Stark so arrogant in the MCU?Why does MCU and Netflix MCU differ so much in showing graphic content?Are Agent Barton and Agent Romanoff ever called 'Hawkeye' and 'Black Widow' in the MCU?In the Avengers universe, which male “good guys” have ever hit a female villain?Why is Carol unable to understand English?
We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
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We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
13 hours ago
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
7 hours ago
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
6 hours ago
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We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
marvel-cinematic-universe
asked 13 hours ago
SnowSnow
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We've seen more than a few MCU characters visit Earth (or people from Earth talking with MCU characters off-Earth), but no one has (to my memory) had language issues.
When Thor first visits Earth, he has no problems in communication (culture shock, yes, but not communication). Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel makes a passing mention of a "Universal Translator", but I feel that this is humour rather than fact-based since I don't recall any other character make mention of this.
I don't believe that Tony Stark has invented a translation device because he may have mentioned it a few times.
Is the language issue explained, or is it simply ignored?
marvel-cinematic-universe
marvel-cinematic-universe
asked 13 hours ago
SnowSnow
7,64122238
asked 13 hours ago
SnowSnow
7,64122238
asked 13 hours ago
SnowSnow
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asked 13 hours ago
SnowSnow
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SnowSnow
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
13 hours ago
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
7 hours ago
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
6 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
13 hours ago
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
7 hours ago
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
6 hours ago
1
1
Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
13 hours ago
Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
13 hours ago
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
7 hours ago
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
7 hours ago
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
6 hours ago
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
6 hours ago
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It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
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@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
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In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
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It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
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answered 13 hours ago
DeeVDeeV
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
2
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
add a comment |
It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
edited 8 hours ago
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answered 13 hours ago
DeeVDeeV
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
2
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
add a comment |
It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
edited 8 hours ago
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answered 13 hours ago
DeeVDeeV
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It is mostly hand-waving, but they actually do make references to universal translators. For example, Peter Quill is noted to have a universal translator implanted in his neck.
They seem to be common. They would almost be a necessity in a society where people can fly from one planet to another with such ease.
For Asgardians, they probably use something similar as "magic and technology are one and the same" to them.
EDIT
As Rarst pointed out in the comments, in the comics Asgardians have something called All-Tongue or All-Speak. This language gets translated to the native language of whoever hears it. This could be just another name for the "universal translator".
As far as I know, they don't mention All-Tongue in the movies, but they presumably have it.
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Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
2
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
2
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
Asgardian thing is supposedly AllSpeak, which is everyone understands them as if native language, see scifi.stackexchange.com/a/64131/41308
– Rarst
10 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
An explicit reference to a universal translator used by the Kree is made in Captain Marvel. This could easily be a common tech.
– NetworkLlama
8 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
All-Speak would not lip sync though.
– Almo
7 hours ago
2
2
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
@Almo Presumably any real universal translator would have to work on some psychic level. You can handwave that as also editing mouth actions to match.
– Azor Ahai
6 hours ago
add a comment |
In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
9 hours ago
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In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
9 hours ago
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In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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In addition to DeeVs answer, it's mentioned in Infinity War that Thor took an elective at school to learn Groot so I would assume that it is taught at Asgardian schools since Groot is quite an obscure language as laid out by the films.
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
9 hours ago
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
9 hours ago
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According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
9 hours ago
According to the director that was Thor making a joke. As per my comment on the other answer supposedly asgardians don't need to learn languages.
– Rarst
9 hours ago
add a comment |
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Simple google search: quora.com/Why-does-everyone-in-the-MCU-speak-English
– Gustavo Gabriel
13 hours ago
Because if they had to address the language issue with every single movie then you would have over a dozen movies which spend more than half their time addressing an issue which is not essential to the plot. You would have a dozen Arrival (2016) movies
– MonkeyZeus
7 hours ago
I don't think Carol Danvers's mention of a translator was meant to be a joke, even if it was during a humorous scene. Also, humans probably don't need a translator if aliens already have them.
– Kodos Johnson
6 hours ago