celebratemind
Joined Nov 2016
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One interesting effect of watching this film was that I kept wondering, "Is this a real story?" There's a feeling of accompanying the characters completely, like when watching real-time documentary footage. So I give The Sound of Silence big props for achieving utter non-contrivance. There's funky feel to the character tensions that's reminiscent of Beautiful Mind.
I personally love the premise and the resolution, though these get somewhat lost to the intensity of the city setting. On the other hand, that same setting makes the "bad guy" (commercial development) more ominous, so ultimately the setting is a fine choice.
It is indeed a slow film, but what it suffers from more are some confusing editing and scene choices that muddy the characters and story a bit.
I personally love the premise and the resolution, though these get somewhat lost to the intensity of the city setting. On the other hand, that same setting makes the "bad guy" (commercial development) more ominous, so ultimately the setting is a fine choice.
It is indeed a slow film, but what it suffers from more are some confusing editing and scene choices that muddy the characters and story a bit.