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Megaworld malls to screen Avengers: Endgame with Chinese subtitles, draws mixed reactions from Filipinos

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MANILA – (UPDATE) Megaworld Lifestyle Malls’ movie schedules for Avengers: Endgame went viral Monday after announcing that select screening times would have Chinese subtitles.Some social media users reacted negatively to the Facebook announcement posted last April 17. <div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/SouthwoodsMall/photos/a.1640863986227607/2212692702378063/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div>A netizen asked for a refund since a movie with subtitles is &quot;not pleasant to watch.” Some claimed they were not advised that screening would have Chinese subtitles. &quot;We bought 3 tickets last week and we were not advised that our screening would have Chinese subs [subtitles]! Get those Chinese subs out or refund us our tickets!&quot; a social media user said. A user even &quot;demanded&quot; the mall operator release a version with &quot;Filipino subtitle in all dialect based on mall locations.&quot; While another suggested using English subtitles for &quot;deaf Filipinos&quot; instead.&quot;Tayo pa ba dapat ang mag-aadjust sa ating sariling bayan?&quot; another netizen said. (Should we be the ones to adjust in our own country?)<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tOUxamBBVjk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>In a comment to the post, Southwoods Malls, one of Megaworld&#x27;s malls, said tickets purchased in advance do not include screening time with Chinese subtitles. &quot;We apologize for this confusion. Tickets made available for purchase in advance do not include those with Chinese subtitles,&quot; Southwoods Malls said. In a statement sent to ABS-CBN on Monday, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls said it has noticed a strong demand from moviegoers coming from other countries&quot; particularly China.&quot;&quot;As such we have decided to make our cinemas accessible to foreign speaking moviegoers by including subtitles in select screenings of the biggest movie of the year,&quot; the statement said. The post has garnered 4,500 reactions, 1,500 comments and was shared 3,500 times as of writing.Based on the post, Avengers: Endgame movie with Chinese subtitle will be shown in the following outlets:<ul>	<li>Eastwood Cinemas - Cinema 6</li></ul>April 25 10:40 p.m. April 26 5:00 p.m. April 28 12:00 p.m. April 29 12:00 p.m.<ul>	<li> Venice Cineplex - Cinema 1</li></ul>April 25 10:30 p.m. April 26 10:30 p.m. April 27 12:30 p.m. April 28 12:30 p.m.<ul>	<li>Southwoods Cinemas - Cinema 2</li></ul>April 26 11:10 p.m. April 27 11:10 p.m. April 28 9:10 a.m.<ul>	<li> Lucky Chinatown Cinemas - Cinema 2</li></ul>April 25 12:45 p.m. April 26 12:45 p.m. April 27 12:45 p.m. April 28 12:45 p.m.<ul>	<li>Newport Cinemas - Cinema 4</li></ul>April 24 2:40 p.m., 11:50 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.Some moviegoers also defended the operator&#x27;s decision to screen the movie with Chinese subtitles citing the &quot;need&quot; for it.&quot;Di ko kinakampihan &#x27;yung paglalagay ng subs [subtitles]. Kaso need ng market eh...Konting consideration sa business decision,&quot; a Facebook user with the handle Ron Naldo said. (I&#x27;m not taking sides on the issue of adding subtitles. But there is a need for it...Please consider business decisions)Megaworld said viewers with booked tickets who prefer to watch without subtitles may ask for a refund starting April 22, Monday.

Megaworld Lifestyle Malls’ movie schedules for Avengers: Endgame went viral Monday after announcing that select screening time would have Chinese subtitles.

Megaworld Lifestyle Malls’ movie schedules for Avengers: Endgame went viral Monday after announcing that select screening time would have Chinese subtitles.