Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Jazz Inmate (R) on November 10, 2014 at 10:38:58

In Reply to: RE: Absolutely was an issue worldwide, posted by Road Warrior on November 10, 2014 at 07:18:16

Add to that the crowd noises, and I miss things on most movies. I miss things on every first viewing, both audio and video. Good movies that are dense and have much meaning can be mined for new content dozens of times. That's why I enjoy movies that reward repeat viewings.

But the idea that Nolan's films, densely layered in every way (emotionally, intellectually, audio, video, etc.) are going to be resolved by most cinema audio systems is a bit oversimplistic. The real problem is that no one in a single viewing is going to fully understand or catch everything in a film that the Nolan brothers and an entire crew of hundreds of people dedicated a year or more of their lives to.

Heck, I go to jazz clubs and am appalled at their sound systems, and those are much better than the average movie theater. Really, it isn't until I see a film four or five times in the privacy of my home that I can say I've caught everything. I commend Nolan for striving for multilayered audio production and not mixing it for FM radio just to please some asshole critics on opening day.