Yeah, Hollywood actors' accents suck when they speak Russian! It's a difficult foreign language to pronounce for native English speakers, but they oftentimes butcher the pronunciation and the cadence of Russian speech.
Accent is not the only one. Even i can make the Russian accent almost perfectly, but can that person actually play good? Acting is not everyone's case.
Honestly most russians don't speak english like this. It's a stereotype. It's an accent of lazy people but in schools we learn british classic english. And mostly we speak something classic with british features. Like: Letta (letter) paue (power). We learn normal pronunciation in schools.
Nah, not really. Unless you go to the linguistic university (where still you have strong russian accent) or you're a part of some professinal english course your accent probably would be (if we stretch it enough) american like wit ha mix of british words at best. At worst you sound completly russian, slow and stumble on many words and mix up pronounces (like many times she will become he and vice versa). I personally learned received pronounciation at university, but my accent is almost perfect american because of how many american media (aka youtube videos) I consume. Besides even teachers themselfs at school don't have that great of a pronounciation and usually kids don't consume enough english content or speak with natives to pick up on accent. Note: at my school, which was gymnasium, we learned both british and american vocabluary. Btw the "classic english" you refer to is a received pronounciation that kids nowadays only learn in university, so you're wrong in here.
One thing you missed is some Russian male choral song will be played as background music whenever Russians show up in the scene...I found this is happening in Red October, Agent Salt, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Eastern Promises..and even in Stranger things season 3!
C'mon have you seen Russian movies about WW2? Atleast they can hire proper voice actors who can really speak german for example. And Hollywood has millions of dollars budget and can't find someone who speaks properly russian? Pathetic.
@@madnomad3861 It’s natural because we had actual war with Germany. War that lasted for four years and we really keep memories and stories from that times. War is hell on Earth. And about actors... usually people at Soviet Union (let’s not call us all Russians) learnt German to be a good spy’s. Many of actors at first movies about WW2 was real veterans. So that’s why these movies so accurate: memories were still alive. My friend live at USA now and I heard, that people here not really like St. George Ribbons (black and orange stripes). But background of that symbol is war times: government gave medals to every family whose member fought and ribbon were part of it. So ribbon is symbol of great respect to every single one who fought back for our country. I really disappointed that 9th of May became that “yeah, look at our tanks!” thing and some not very smart people use that day of sorrow and gratitude to say “woooo, we strong!”. 9th of May at Russia is like mix of Thanksgiving Day and 11th of September. Kids learn about great tragedy of war since first grade or even earlier. How people die, how mothers bury their kids, how 14 years old girls work as nurses, how people ran from bombs, how soldiers destroyed tanks by dying under them with grenade. Sorry, I just needed to pull it out of my chest. We say “No one forgotten, nothing forgotten” on that day.
You can see the American dream in Hollywood movies: defeat Russia. But Russia has stereotypes of scary, menacing but cool and strong people, also the language and the country of course.
Honestly, the fairest and most correct depiction of Russians in the western movies was probably in the pre-Dalton James Bond ones. Russian girls were pretty, sly and actually looked and acted like any other girls in the world. I also like the scene featuring Bruce Willis and that crazy Russian. Not that it was a correct depiction of Russian people, but it was a terribly correct depiction of Russian ways of doing things and solving problems. I still wait for a movie where Russians/Soviet people will be depicted as self-sacrificing, brave, smart, deep-thinking, eccentric, kind-hearted people.
In Armageddon our Russian space station is highly technological object from far future. It's already has an artificial gravity and filling system for space shuttles. So our cosmonauts can stay in orbit for a long time.
@@thecreepers3478he fought the Viets in 2 and before 1, the Russians in 2 and 3, the Burmese in 4 and a Mexican child trafficking ring in 5, what's it gonna be now, the Russians again?
Can a native speaker rate these accents and point out what's inaccurate about them? I've actually seen quite a few of these but as far as I can tell no one has commented on the Williams clip and a couple of others. Thx
@@somethingsomethingdead7411 What do you mean not at all? That really is a Russian actor. His name is Konstantin Khabensky. I've seen him in Russian movies too.
still goes on to this day lol, gta online charcters Bogdon, Rashkovsky, Pavol all fit the stereotypes e.g. lol Strong accent an incomplete english, although Pavol is a positive 1 Given cold war era, its unsurprising hollywood was biased ;I
Personally, I really don't think that this video about the portrayal of Russians in Hollywood movies and some TV shows as an essay. Other than that, I am quite fascinated with Russians with their culture and heritage regardless of them being somewhat stereotyped by Americans and Westerners alike.
Америка всегда настраивала свой народ против нас, вот и доказательство. В умах нескольких поколений американцев мы такие. А ведь американцы почти всему обучаются через фильмы. Все встает на свои места, теперь многое понятно.
I can understand the hatred against Soviets, but Russia hasn't been like that for 32 years at this point. Let's just hope the current situation doesn't make that number definitive.
and who taught it to you that russia is bad?the american schools?oh well you see in america everyone is talking bullshit cuz they think they are the best country in the world and that is not true so america get your shit together i'm from the UK btw .l.
American here and I love Russia. I was told very little about Russia in school and what I was taught was not good things. I grew up and leaned about Russia and Russian people on my own. Looks like to me that America has been trying to make Russia look bad for a long time. I really believe it's because the higher up Americans that don't want anyone else to fill that super power slot and would rather make enemy's with a great nation that could be incredible ally. Some times I hate being associated with my country but no one can choose where they are born. They can only try to make a difference. Even if it's a small one.
Watching Hollywood pretend to be Russians is so cringe
It's actually really entertaining to us Russians tho... especially the most butchered Russian accents.
The Russian in Armageddon was a real Russian.
XP101 what are some good rudsian accents in movies? i have an audition for a lead and shes russian snd i want to do some justice and not insult.
@@saucejohnson9862 no, the actor is Peter Stormare and he is swedish.
Yeah, Hollywood actors' accents suck when they speak Russian! It's a difficult foreign language to pronounce for native English speakers, but they oftentimes butcher the pronunciation and the cadence of Russian speech.
I've seen people play Russians actually convincingly; language, accents. Then there's these people whose accents are so bad they're funny.
So bad they're funny... I smell some Arnie Schwarzy here in Danko (1988)...
It's hard to do a Russian accent
Convincingly? Where? As a Russian, I'd like to see that at some point in my life lol
Accent is not the only one. Even i can make the Russian accent almost perfectly, but can that person actually play good? Acting is not everyone's case.
@@calebbourassa652no, not at all 🤷🏻♀️
The first one was a legit Russian actor, Konstantin Habenskij.
honestly my favorite cliche is that you MUST have the red army choir in the background whenever a scene takes place is Moscow
Intern: boss what’s the russian villains na-
Boss: *I V A N*
Hollywood to Russian accent: "I must break you"
Also "If he dies, he dies"
Honestly most russians don't speak english like this. It's a stereotype. It's an accent of lazy people but in schools we learn british classic english. And mostly we speak something classic with british features. Like:
Letta (letter) paue (power). We learn normal pronunciation in schools.
oi helaw m8 wodh yaw loikh errr bo'o'o'o'o?
@@shroomey6686
You meant bo’o’wo’ah? Sure I like wo’ah!
@@shroomey6686 Boyoifainatitgonnabeafoytintoypanaight.
Nah, not really. Unless you go to the linguistic university (where still you have strong russian accent) or you're a part of some professinal english course your accent probably would be (if we stretch it enough) american like wit ha mix of british words at best. At worst you sound completly russian, slow and stumble on many words and mix up pronounces (like many times she will become he and vice versa). I personally learned received pronounciation at university, but my accent is almost perfect american because of how many american media (aka youtube videos) I consume. Besides even teachers themselfs at school don't have that great of a pronounciation and usually kids don't consume enough english content or speak with natives to pick up on accent. Note: at my school, which was gymnasium, we learned both british and american vocabluary. Btw the "classic english" you refer to is a received pronounciation that kids nowadays only learn in university, so you're wrong in here.
One thing you missed is some Russian male choral song will be played as background music whenever Russians show up in the scene...I found this is happening in Red October, Agent Salt, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Eastern Promises..and even in Stranger things season 3!
The chorale music trope 🤣💦..
C'mon have you seen Russian movies about WW2? Atleast they can hire proper voice actors who can really speak german for example. And Hollywood has millions of dollars budget and can't find someone who speaks properly russian? Pathetic.
Maybe they just don't want to hire Russians to play in their movies?
@@madnomad3861 It’s natural because we had actual war with Germany. War that lasted for four years and we really keep memories and stories from that times. War is hell on Earth. And about actors... usually people at Soviet Union (let’s not call us all Russians) learnt German to be a good spy’s. Many of actors at first movies about WW2 was real veterans. So that’s why these movies so accurate: memories were still alive.
My friend live at USA now and I heard, that people here not really like St. George Ribbons (black and orange stripes). But background of that symbol is war times: government gave medals to every family whose member fought and ribbon were part of it. So ribbon is symbol of great respect to every single one who fought back for our country. I really disappointed that 9th of May became that “yeah, look at our tanks!” thing and some not very smart people use that day of sorrow and gratitude to say “woooo, we strong!”. 9th of May at Russia is like mix of Thanksgiving Day and 11th of September. Kids learn about great tragedy of war since first grade or even earlier. How people die, how mothers bury their kids, how 14 years old girls work as nurses, how people ran from bombs, how soldiers destroyed tanks by dying under them with grenade. Sorry, I just needed to pull it out of my chest. We say “No one forgotten, nothing forgotten” on that day.
@@madnomad3861 I smell xenophobia/rasism and etc.
@@madnomad3861 Why not?
And watch this whole cringe clowning?
the actor from the first film is really Russian. I know him.
Is this vodka? -ye -are you russian? -Yea :D the most russian thing lol haha
And you're wrong matey
The most Russian thing is victory.
@@user-su3cy5pi3u no. It's vodka and hardbass... Gopnik drinking vodka and listening to hardbass
@@GHOST-im3xh and that is called victory.
by the way, this actor is really Russian.
All others are not. Very strong accent.
Friends, in Russia it is called "cranberry".
Without tears will not look
Hollywood commonly depicts Russian as dark, black hair, short ppl with no define jawlines and chins and mostly looks like Rasputin
You can see the American dream in Hollywood movies: defeat Russia.
But Russia has stereotypes of scary, menacing but cool and strong people, also the language and the country of course.
An Austrian-Soviet futuristic terminator film would be nice
Well being an American who has about a five word Russian vocabulary, which is about three words more then most Americans, I can’t tell the difference.
Most Americans have that same level of experience, that's why it's good enough for them.
I'm russian and I don't understand what this "russians" say.
4:38 Do you think i understand the word you're saying?
Bro, listen, do you think Russians understood anything?
what the movie on that?
Honestly, the fairest and most correct depiction of Russians in the western movies was probably in the pre-Dalton James Bond ones. Russian girls were pretty, sly and actually looked and acted like any other girls in the world. I also like the scene featuring Bruce Willis and that crazy Russian. Not that it was a correct depiction of Russian people, but it was a terribly correct depiction of Russian ways of doing things and solving problems. I still wait for a movie where Russians/Soviet people will be depicted as self-sacrificing, brave, smart, deep-thinking, eccentric, kind-hearted people.
Also Armageddon had a decent portrayal of a Russian by Swede Peter Stormare (spoilers:
He died)
Always showing Russians as evil villains while Russians in real life I met in Nicaragua are so nice and have great hospitality
4:44 ok so this whole scene is a New York and Austria accent, this had to be the worst attempts to russians accents
In Armageddon our Russian space station is highly technological object from far future. It's already has an artificial gravity and filling system for space shuttles. So our cosmonauts can stay in orbit for a long time.
5:08 very nice russian 👍🏻
😂
блин, ничего не понимаю😂
😂
он говорит на таджикском 😂
Now hollywood gonna make alot of anti russian movies all over again just like the old days...
They will send a hero like Rambo to Ukraine
I wonder if americans will eating this shit again?
@@thecreepers3478😂😂😂
@@thecreepers3478he fought the Viets in 2 and before 1, the Russians in 2 and 3, the Burmese in 4 and a Mexican child trafficking ring in 5, what's it gonna be now, the Russians again?
wow, amazing
Most of the time the background actors seem to be native speakers. Only rubs salt on the wound
Can a native speaker rate these accents and point out what's inaccurate about them?
I've actually seen quite a few of these but as far as I can tell no one has commented on the Williams clip and a couple of others.
Thx
All of them except for the cosmonaut were 0/10
this is people acting russian not russians...
1st dude with vodka is russian.
The first actor is definitely Russian.
@@dogetothemoon223 not at all
@@somethingsomethingdead7411 What do you mean not at all? That really is a Russian actor. His name is Konstantin Khabensky. I've seen him in Russian movies too.
@@dogetothemoon223 but the fact how he displays the culture is just American not Russian at all
Ivan Drago was a classical one
Ехарны мамай, Арагорн по-русски болтает😂
Name the movie at 3:35 i watched befor couple years ago it was good but i dont remamber the name.
Так странно звучит их русская речь
Add "John Wick" to this list.
list of movies pls?
The first movie is a Russian actor.
At least the guy talking about his mother to the Mafia is actually from as Russian movie
Whats the name of the movie?
So why his Russian is so awful?
I'm tired of these stupid stereotypes. Its so silly
And insulting. And I'm not even Russian
I’m glad we have Danila Kozlovsky now to represent Russians in Hollywood movies 😄
Ahahha...Americsns can't even think of gathering some true russian actors. Whole crew is americans)
still goes on to this day lol, gta online charcters Bogdon, Rashkovsky, Pavol all fit the stereotypes e.g. lol
Strong accent an incomplete english, although Pavol is a positive 1
Given cold war era, its unsurprising hollywood was biased ;I
These are real Russians we know about.
What are the names of the movies?
My bird
*?*
2012 from 2009 has the most stereotypicall russians iv ever seen. Its so fucking bad
Slavaboos...
*l o l*
@Anja Müller Haha, how funny!
Never f*cking joke again. Pathetic...
What's the first movie called
Is that Clive Owen?
3:21 movie name pls?
When they pronounce Alexei wrong it's annoying. "Aleksee"
With a Russian girlfriend as an Aussie this is just awful..
I dont want russians to be enemies in movies thats so insulting!
Me neither, but they're like still enemies bc of the Cold War
please give titles of movies
You can the tiles at the end of this movie, there is a telop.
Personally, I really don't think that this video about the portrayal of Russians in Hollywood movies and some TV shows as an essay. Other than that, I am quite fascinated with Russians with their culture and heritage regardless of them being somewhat stereotyped by Americans and Westerners alike.
Почему нельзя найти русских, чтобы они нормально разговаривали по русски, а не с ужасным акцентом съедающим половину букв.
потому что ни один нормальный русский не захочет сниматься в этом посредственном говнище
Они скорее всего знают, что мы так не говорим, а умышленно показывают именно это, чтобы показать русских какими-то ненормальными, ибо повестка
Drinking Vodka and drive on bear pet :)3
Америка всегда настраивала свой народ против нас, вот и доказательство. В умах нескольких поколений американцев мы такие. А ведь американцы почти всему обучаются через фильмы.
Все встает на свои места, теперь многое понятно.
I like the Russian enemy of ironman
stereotypes
I can understand the hatred against Soviets, but Russia hasn't been like that for 32 years at this point. Let's just hope the current situation doesn't make that number definitive.
What was wrong with the USSR?
@@Vicdany Dictatorship. I mean Putin isn't far away from it, but at least citizens can leave whenever they want
@@Vicdany Everything
@@Vicdany nothing
Name of movie at 5:02?
Iron man 2
Пендосовская пропаганда: водка, балалайка....
DANILA KOZLOVSKY😘😘
1st movie name?
Most Wanted 2008
Dolph Lundgren like as Duke Nukem
1:02 movie name?
Armageddon 1998
@@james_reyes5332 thanks bro
I want my burd XD
name first movie
Name second movie
Name last movie
"Wanted"
Russian s in Movies Arab vrs Russian in movie None Arab
Olbrychski not Russian hes Poland
*Polish, a Pole
Стыд и позор
😶
3:08 what he is saying is really true
D;nk Are you serious , suka?
and who taught it to you that russia is bad?the american schools?oh well you see in america everyone is talking bullshit cuz they think they are the best country in the world and that is not true so america get your shit together
i'm from the UK btw .l.
Well some Russian are crazy
how do you know it?ow yeah,american TV
American here and I love Russia. I was told very little about Russia in school and what I was taught was not good things. I grew up and leaned about Russia and Russian people on my own. Looks like to me that America has been trying to make Russia look bad for a long time. I really believe it's because the higher up Americans that don't want anyone else to fill that super power slot and would rather make enemy's with a great nation that could be incredible ally. Some times I hate being associated with my country but no one can choose where they are born. They can only try to make a difference. Even if it's a small one.