"The Voice of Metal" is really a movie that saved me.
Rich in the real details of deafness, the sound design emphasizes the sense of experience, and talks about the process of a hippie rock young man trying to save himself after he is deaf. He joined the Christian mutual aid group for the deaf who believed that "deafness is not a disease", and at the same time raised money to save his disability through science, and went back to play drums. He was forced to sit in a room alone and talk to himself, adapting to being quiet, but not very successful, and eventually sold the drums and RV that represented his mark in the past, and wanted to go back to the lead singer’s girlfriend to return to his previous life through a gamble. Drumming out the album. He succeeded in the operation, but found that he was still hearing castrated, and normal hearing would never come back. He continued to deceive himself. After spending a family dinner with his girlfriend, he truly believed in this fact. He could no longer be a normal person, and threw the hearing aid on the ground.
Unlike the usual hypocrisy of Hollywood and even American independent films, this film is extremely real, leaving the audience with complete negativity. We only found that this character really grew up after facing the illness, just like his girlfriend and his father’s disagreement, all the pain is permanent and unchangeable, but people are willing to deceive themselves. What's more important is to face it, just like a girlfriend picking up French with a stinky face and singing in a chorus with his father. Life has to go on, but you must first admit that it is bad before you can really face it.
Director-editing, documentary background, after in-depth visits to the deaf (seems to be with his brother) co-wrote the film. Film camera shooting, the director of photography is a female photographer, elegant pan-green film color, ruddy skin color, high tolerance brings rich details, extremely beautiful realistic photography.
What really impresses me now is the fine details of the drama, the solid and abundant shots, and the excellent photography. This is a real experience, an excavation of the truth, without any exploitation or use of the deprived groups.
In this era of lack of originality, we will definitely find that the future of film is handed over to reality, perhaps its ability to talk is weakening, but as art, it must increasingly need the source of reality.
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