Darius Marder's Sound of Metal on Amazon Prime, along with pushing sound editing and sound mixing into new realms, asks some profound questions about human pain and resilience.
Riz Ahmed (in an excellent performance) is rock drummer Ruben Stone, who loses his hearing while touring and must adjust to permanent deafness. Stone is a recovering heroin addict in love with his performing partner, Lou, a woman with a history of self-abuse (Olivia Cooke). To say Ruben does not handle his new reality well would be to rob the character of his intensity and the film of its resonance.
Ruben eventually finds support in a program for the deaf run by a teacher / father confessor named Joe (Paul Raci), who challenges Ruben to do what appears to be the hardest thing for him to do -- sit with his deafness, be present for the world and others, learn to love himself.
Yeah, it's a little 12-Steppy but in the hands of a fine director and a winning cast it not only rings true but echoes long after the screen goes black.
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