Subtitles in cinema for greater accessibility

[cjohnson425]

I recently went to see *Wicked* at the cinema. Having never seen the Broadway show, and having not grown up hearing the music, all the songs were new to me. I found it extremely hard to understand the lyrics, and I found my enjoyment diminished by not being able to understand how the singing was responding to the ongoing narrative. This caused me to wonder, WHY can't cinemas project closed captions on the screen, like is normally done for foreign films or like one can chose to do privately at home. I consider this a basic matter of ACCESSIBILITY to make the movie more enjoyable for a broader audience, and more users would be helped than annoyed. (BTW, I'm suggesting captions for all movies, not just musicals.) I mean, EVERYBODY is accustomed to closed captions these days: they're on in my barber shop, at my car repair shop, in the doctor's waiting room, etc. My grandchildren have them on ALL the time on YouTube and Spotify (to see song lyrics), so this issue might be something that Seniors and Teens could all agree on. Of course, there will be naysayers, but I feel the accessibility argument is a strong one that the entertainment industry should consider. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AARP ADVOCATE FOR THIS CHANGE AT AMERICAN CINEMAS.