Movie titles aren’t always translated directly. Many times this is done to appeal to the local audience since translating a title literally may not make sense in the local language. If you have ever studied foreign tongues you will know that translation is part science, part art. Expressions and even vocabulary can be completely different because some languages have more words, some have less. So not only do translators have to make do with an entirely different set of vocabulary, the marketing department often wants the title to “roll off the tongue” so to speak. If we literally translated Chinese movie titles into English it wouldn’t make much sense either and certainly wouldn’t sound appealing. This is why when you back-translate a title from Chinese into English it is quite nonsensical. In Chinese, however, it probably sounds like a movie people would remember and want to see. Unfortunately, American wit and idioms are lost during this process because they just don’t make sense in other languages. Either way, the translations make for some pretty interesting and amusing movie titles. So, if you’re like us and have no idea what the movie title would sound like to native Chinese ears, then these 25 hilarious Chinese movie title translations will probably make you laugh!
Btw, Chinese movie title translations are not the only things you might find funny in China, check out these 25 crazy things you’ll only find in Chinese Walmarts.
Seabed General Mobilization (Finding Nemo)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Night In The Cramped Forest (The Blair Witch Project)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Interstellar Special Ability Team (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb One Night, Big Belly (Knocked Up)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Satan Female Soldier (GI Jane)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Earth And Comet Collide (Deep Impact)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb He's A Ghost! (The Sixth Sense)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Ace Announcer (Anchorman)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Touring Around on a Flying House (Up)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Run! Run! Cloudzilla! (Twister)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Trump Card Big Liar (Liar Liar)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb United States Cheat Bureau (American Hustle)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Just Send Him To University Unqualified (Risky Business)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Wretch! Let Me Chop Off Your Finger (The Piano)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Son of Devil (Junior)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb The Big Liar (Nixon)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Two Stupid Stupid People (Dumb and Dumber)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Western Department of Memories (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb The Gun Died Laughing (The Naked Gun)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb King Devil of Children (Kindergarten Cop)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb A Very Powerful Whale Runs To Heaven (Free Willy)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb This Hit Man Is Not As Cold As He Thought (The Professional)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Mysterious Murder In Snowy Cream (Fargo)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Guessing The Trains (Trainspotting)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Mr Cat Poop (As Good as it Gets)
Source: reddit, Image: imdb Lists Going Viral Right Now
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