I've watched over 400 films in the last five years, mostly at festivals and small theaters, and I'm convinced that subtitles actually enhance a movie's emotional depth rather than distract from it. When I saw Parasite with my dubbed-averse friends, they kept glancing at their phones, while I was fully immersed in the nuances of tone and timing that subtitles preserve. Sure, reading takes some effort, but isn't that effort part of truly experiencing a foreign story?