Comments on: The Sound of Silence Movie Recommendation https://taylorholmes.com/2019/10/06/the-sound-of-silence-movie-recommendation/ Movies, Books & TV for people who like to think.. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:18:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Amber J Unthank https://taylorholmes.com/2019/10/06/the-sound-of-silence-movie-recommendation/#comment-1065518 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:18:14 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=19976#comment-1065518 Thanks for recommending this gem of a movie. I can understand why many people found this quite confusing or maybe thought it was boring or slow or even pointless. This movie was exactly my “cup of tea”. I believe both characters were experiencing a possible loss or depression so great it made their worlds practically unlivable. I understand Ellen lost her significant other either separated or possibly died which was unclear to me (doesn’t matter because it feels the same sometimes) and Peter I don’t believe is crazy but possibly has some form of sensory processing disorder with auditory sensitivity, has also experienced a loss in some form but unexplained. I believe they challenge each other to be better and even though that scares them they know it is for the better by the end. Together is what completes the symphony and stops the noise that Peter is hearing and is what makes Ellen feel better and not lost. I liked this slow movie. It made me feel better at the end and happy for them.

]]> By: deKev https://taylorholmes.com/2019/10/06/the-sound-of-silence-movie-recommendation/#comment-1047117 Sat, 09 May 2020 09:37:20 +0000 https://taylorholmes.com/?p=19976#comment-1047117 There could be another reason for the odd social behaviour of our protagonist, I think he might be autistic, albeit on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum. I think autistic persons can have auditory perceptions that are vastly different and maybe even vastly superior than the so-called neurotypical masses. Maybe perceptions like hearing musical chords that others typically cannot hear, and from the least likely sources too like mundane everyday appliances? Or attributing complex feelings like nostalgia to certain specific chords?

Or maybe he’s just a half-delusional boffin, so obsessed with completing his grand unifying symphony that exists only in his mind, that he misses out completely on the cacophony of life’s simple pleasures.

Either way, I’m so glad the movie ends on a promising note, that our protagonist is finally re-connecting with the world, and seeing (and hearing?) the world as it is from someone else’s viewpoint for a change. And a clever ending too at that. That’s because by splicing in a shot of the sound-emitting contraption plugged into our heroine’s wall socket (somehow this comes out sounding so wrong, sorry), while our protagonists exchange lovey-dovey looks, is probably telling that our hero was right with his theories after all, or that at least his ability as a house tuner is as sound as ever.

Yeah, such a delightful, original little movie, despite a humdrum main character and the overall low-key tone, which will likely fail to resonate with many viewers. But just like The Art of Self-Defense, another gem of a movie with a socially-awkward hero, I could have so easily missed out on this too, if not for your recommendation. So, many thanks, Taylor!

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