Do you need subtitles when watching movies? It is not you, it is the movie.
Vox has a good video on why modern day movie sound actually sucks… because technology has gotten better.
Yes, that sounds backwards… but it is true: With modern tech, movie producers have come to expect more of what a soundtrack should be capable of, and when you end up watching a modern movie at home, the ambition of the producer and your sub par “movie theater” simply do not work together:
https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8?si=4RTxgBmRvxt1Sjsm
Randahl Fink /
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2024-08-14 17:17:53
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