AFI 2020: film #5

"today is not a good day”

one of the most devastating parts of life is not being able to get back to a happiness you once had, especially if it involves people you love. feeling that joy slipping through your fingers, time cannot rewind and only moves forward, and without your consent. relentlessly, painfully. adapt or die. this is a crushing look at that fight against time and change, but it's also hopeful, and eventually peaceful. the sound design was incredible and the hardcoded subtitles were such a smart move. one of the most essential and fitting movies of 2020

Everyone involved in this deserves recognition but if anyone should get that ‘best actor’ award this year, it’s Riz. And it isn’t even close!

Talked about this on my podcast, the Karstcast.

everyone already knows how hard both the sound design and riz ahmed’s performance fuck so i’m just going to say this: olivia cooke’s bleached eyebrows

There's a moment about 10 minutes into this film when Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is at a hearing specialist's office. The specialist is explaining to him that the majority of his hearing is gone, and all his efforts at the moment should be dedicated to preserving what's left.

The film smash cuts to Ruben performing at another metal concert that very night, seemingly disregarding the specialist's advice. It's a stunning depiction of that innate human desire to maintain normality -- to act like nothing's wrong, to carry on as though everything's fine.

That's ultimately what the film spends the rest of its runtime navigating: The impact of that desire, and the consequences. When something cataclysmic happens, you can do everything you can to go back to your old life, or you can try to accept your new one.

Either way, you'll have to live with that decision.

riz ahmed being left handed made him 500% hotter to me i’m sorry

maybe the only movie i’d recommend watching on a laptop with good headphones (or a good surround system but i don’t have that lol)

I would have loved to see this on a big screen with a great sound system, but I have to say: I’m not sure I’ve ever enjoyed watching a movie with headphones this much.

Much more thoughtful and articulate than I anticipated, full of careful choices but never sacrificing drama for the sake of some self-satisfied sense of subtlety. Full of really incisive observations and representations of the deaf community. Ahmed is terrific.

one might see this film as a drama, but Damien Chazelle sees it as a missed opportunity to further bully Miles Teller in Whiplash.

The film presents a dichotomous struggle of a man trying to find tranquility through accepting his situation while also desperate to get his own life back, and this dichotomy is present in the very fundamental of Ruben's character. Riz Ahmed's powerful yet intimate performance is not only aggressive and determined, but venerable and touching; not just angry, but scared. The artistry of its storytelling - the directing, the acting and the sound design - is as pure as its message; that is, the journey toward accepting the things that cannot be changed and seeking peace wherever it can be found. An emotionally devastating drama with the grip of an intense thriller that, through a combination of claustrophobic sound design and Ahmed's towering performance, allows us to experience the world through the ears of the hearing impaired, proving that a realistic and profoundly empathetic drama can be far more terrifying than a horror film.

Watched Academy screener

wow.

Essa é a prova que baterista só faz merda..

Absolute cowardice to put a song in the closing credits.

I love him

8.4/10 great movie I love how they give you so much sound from his perspective and you are learning sign language with him.

One of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. A really beautifully told story about fear, trauma, and resilience. If Riz Ahmed doesn’t at least get nominated for Best Actor, I’ll scream.

Riz Ahmed was undeniably great in this movie. An unusual drama where he plays a musician who lost his hearing. Powerful performance from Ahmed will sure earn him some Oscar Nods

El uso del silencio para la experiencia visual es impresionante, Riz Ahmed es un actor de primer nivel, impresionante

Solid. Riz is quite honestly one of my favorite actors.

captures change in such a brilliant way. everything he's ever known slips away and the best he can do is accept and adapt. riz's performance was phenomenal.

Engaging, edgy coming to terms requiem.