Sound of Metal has been talked about as one of the best films ever since it premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. The film was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on August 14, 2020, then pushed back to November 20, until finally releasing on Prime Video on December 4, 2020 Starring Riz Ahmed who plays Ruben Stone, a metal drummer who is suddenly deaf. As a musician, the sense of hearing is absolutely essential, it makes Ruben trapped in nightmares and frustrations that we can't imagine. Sound of Metal is a film that is maximally dedicated to understanding various important information about the deaf.
Sound of Metal summarizes all the information that should be understood about the world of the deaf. Starting from the fear and how frustrating it is when someone loses hearing, to trying to overcome mental problems rather than trying hard to find alternative healing. There are three main chapters that can be underlined in this film which we will see from Ruben's point of view. We will find it relevant to Ruben who also doesn't know what to do if he suddenly goes deaf. Not only narratively, this film is designed to provide an experience to the audience through sound effects. Maybe it's also fortunate that this film was released on a streaming platform, so we can use a headset to better listen to what the deaf hears. By experiencing it, then we will understand, if that is the main objective of Sound of Metal, they have succeeded in executing that goal through an artistic film. Watching this film can also raise awareness of the importance of maintaining the health of our sense of hearing. Because once our hearing is lost, there is no way that can be taken to restore it to the way it was. Sound of Metal can be the moment where the recognition he has been looking for finally gets the spotlight. Playing a character with a disability has always been a challenge for any actor without that particular condition, and Riz has convinced us that he is completely deaf in this film. Not only through emotional outbursts that require frontal acting, but also through many close-up frames that show Ruben's thoughts without needing to be expressed in words. We will feel moved by Ruben's development from being frustrated at first, disappointed by expectations, to finally being able to accept the situation. Production Focused on Sound Effect Execution There are three main elements that make this film a perfect experience around the world of the deaf; script writing, lead actor acting, and sound effects. Acting to convince Riz Ahmed as a deaf is a visual experience, while the sound effects that are presented support the audience's understanding in audio. The acting and sound effects shown in this film have perfect synchronization. So that it succeeds in providing an experience that ultimately provides understanding to the audience. It's not a pleasant experience, we will feel a frightening calm, until the shrill noise that makes the head dizzy. The transition between normal audio to distortion and silence is also very smooth. Sound of Metal has almost no score, throughout the film, we will hear more contrasts between the audio from the point of view of deaf and normal people. The special sound effects that are presented in certain scenes are also not only repeated, but indeed provide a different essence and understanding in each scene. For cinematographic and other productions, including standard, but the right decision to highlight other more specific production elements. Overall, Sound of Metal is one of the films that is not only beautiful as a work of art, but also provides a collection of meaningful titles in the history of cinema. It is very moving when a filmmaker uses modern film production to present an experience like in this film, with the aim of providing an understanding that is not easy for us to get just by listening to the story in a narrative manner. Find various other films in Zerotodrum: Drumming Movies.
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