Wish there was subtitles for the sign language. \rI had a better understanding the reasons against cochlear ear, since it sounds like metal. My uncle is nearly deaf with a interior wire. Ill recommend the movie. I thought it was slow for me.\r\rI watched switched at birth... deaf series...loved it. I have another perspective, now.

Years ago a British critic coined the idea of "The Fallacy of Imitative Form," meaning that a writer (or movie maker I suppose) should be able to describe boredom without making the reader's experience boring. To extrapolate, I guess the movie should somehow make us experience the loss of hearing without impeding our hearing. "The Sound of Metal" is an interesting experiment, and the ending was somehow strangely moving, but I like my movies pure in a sort of simplistic way -- clear sound, clear sight. I don't like murky or distorted movies -- like "Last year at Marienbad," e.g.

As someone who is autistic, I felt that this movie was exploitative of people with disabilities. And not only that, but I thought that the choices that Ruben made to try and regain his sense of hearing back were just downright petty, including his motive. I wish that Ruben would have been more accepting of living with being deaf before he decided to make any foolish decisions. And if not that, then at least that Ruben would get what he deserved for his actions.

too slow and repetitive.