Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
09-28-20, 02:21 PM
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Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition will rapidly worsen, he thinks his music career — and with it his life — is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded sober house for the deaf in hopes it will prevent a relapse and help him learn to adapt to his new situation. But after being welcomed into a community that accepts him just as he is, Ruben has to choose between his equilibrium and the drive to reclaim the life he once knew. Utilizing startling, innovative sound design techniques, director Darius Marder takes audiences inside Ruben’s experience to vividly recreate his journey into a rarely examined world.
This trailer purposefully includes captions (just like the film itself) so that hearing and non-hearing audiences can experience Ruben’s journey.
Sound of Metal arrives in select theaters November 20, and on Prime Video December 4 in the U.S.
This trailer purposefully includes captions (just like the film itself) so that hearing and non-hearing audiences can experience Ruben’s journey.
Sound of Metal arrives in select theaters November 20, and on Prime Video December 4 in the U.S.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sound_of_metal
12-03-20, 02:01 PM
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
This is out tomorrow.
It may show up on Amazon at 8pm Eastern tonight though, which seems to happen pretty regularly for premieres.
It may show up on Amazon at 8pm Eastern tonight though, which seems to happen pretty regularly for premieres.
12-04-20, 09:30 PM
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
Riz Ahmed was amazing in this. Award-caliber performance. I don’t have faith he’ll get recognized... but we’ll see. Paul Raci should get a supporting nom too.
12-11-20, 07:15 AM
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This was great. Riz Ahmed deserves a lot of praise. Sound design did a great job of showing what he was experiencing.
01-20-21, 01:46 AM
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
I thought the movie was ok. I found it weird that once he stopped playing music it was never really mentioned much again. The focus on the girlfriend rather than the loss of his ability to play and listen to music was a little odd considering every musician I know whole life revolves around music.
It did educate me more on cochlear implants. I always found it odd that a large amount of the deaf community was against them but after hearing what the person actually hears I'm not sure I would want one either. I naively thought you would be able to hear the same as someone who isn't deaf but that's clearly not the case. I'm sure the technology will eventually get there but it certainly isn't at the level I thought it was.
It did educate me more on cochlear implants. I always found it odd that a large amount of the deaf community was against them but after hearing what the person actually hears I'm not sure I would want one either. I naively thought you would be able to hear the same as someone who isn't deaf but that's clearly not the case. I'm sure the technology will eventually get there but it certainly isn't at the level I thought it was.
01-20-21, 08:20 PM
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
Originally Posted by beavis69
I thought the movie was ok. I found it weird that once he stopped playing music it was never really mentioned much again. The focus on the girlfriend rather than the loss of his ability to play and listen to music was a little odd considering every musician I know whole life revolves around music.
It did educate me more on cochlear implants. I always found it odd that a large amount of the deaf community was against them but after hearing what the person actually hears I'm not sure I would want one either. I naively thought you would be able to hear the same as someone who isn't deaf but that's clearly not the case. I'm sure the technology will eventually get there but it certainly isn't at the level I thought it was.
It did educate me more on cochlear implants. I always found it odd that a large amount of the deaf community was against them but after hearing what the person actually hears I'm not sure I would want one either. I naively thought you would be able to hear the same as someone who isn't deaf but that's clearly not the case. I'm sure the technology will eventually get there but it certainly isn't at the level I thought it was.
Plus, I think focusing too much more on his loss of music would only reinforce the idea that his life is now less than when the message of that place was all about moving forward and not feeling handicapped.
01-21-21, 09:35 AM
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
Riz deserves an Oscar nom for this. His acting when they first turned on the implants from hope to utter dismay in a matter of seconds was incredible. He's great in everything, even Rogue One.
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03-06-21, 07:20 PM
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The first movie I went to when I got the free trial of prime and skipped Coming to America 2.
Riz said he looks at life differently now after watching this movie and he also met his wife in the same time period.
03-11-21, 02:13 PM
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
There is supposedly a Criterion edition of the film coming out in 2022. Will definitely pick it up. I really liked the movie.
04-25-21, 03:14 PM
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I thought there scenes together were so good it ended up being my biggest criticism. For me, the emotional climax was 25 minutes before the movie actually ended, and while I understand there was more story to tell I didn't think it was as interesting.
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04-26-21, 11:17 AM
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Watched this (finally!) yesterday before the Oscars....and pleasantly surprised at how solid and effective this little film was. Loved every minute of it.
A bit long but you're never bored taking the journey with Riz....
A bit long but you're never bored taking the journey with Riz....
04-28-21, 04:26 PM
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This was one of the Best Picture nominees I figured I'd have zero interest in and it turned out to be one of my favorite of the eight. Give it a chance if you're on the fence.
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Re: Sound of Metal (2020, D: Marder) S: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
Originally Posted by L Everett Scott
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