Sound Of Metal

Stillness and Silence in “Sound of Metal” Growth is punctuated by decisive points in which life hits you in the face. You fall to the ground, stunned by the blow. There, you may face the choice between carving out a space in the hollow, or clawing your way back up to the surface. Fall silent, or contest the injustice. …

Every year I like to challenge myself to this little competition to guess who would be this year’s Oscars best picture, you can read my 2019 prediction. Where is my 2020? We all know 2020 didn´t happen (joking, joking 😛 that year I didn’t write it for perhaps obvious reasons?) Which movies won on previous years? …

In Darius Marder’s 2019 film Sound of Metal we, as the audience, are introduced to a character named Ruben. He is the drummer in a metal band with his girlfriend, Lou. Approximately 10 minutes into the film Ruben loses his hearing; it is sudden and unexpected. He then visits a…