Sound of Metal has some of the best sound design I’ve ever heard. My mom has been slowly going deaf, and when we started hearing from Ruben’s POV my mom said that’s exactly what she hears, and it helped me understand it.
The story is pretty simple, a drummer loses his hearing and we watch him cope, but it’s so much more. The conversations Ruben has with Joe are truly fantastic, and enhanced by the incredible performances. Riz Ahmed gives…