10 Times That Hollywood Misunderstood The Impact Of Big-Budget Movies

10. An Incomprehensible Film Is Not A Pleasant Experience

Despite technological advancements, it feels like a fair number of movies are becoming more and more incomprehensible. Most films opt for dark lighting, colour grading, disorienting editing and other tricks such as smoke and dust to hide the fact that their action choreography or VFX work is shoddily done/rushed. In addition to this, many audience members have bemoaned the questionable sound design plaguing most movies in recent years.

For example, technically proficient as they may be, Christopher Nolan’s movies post-Inception have all been criticized for their barely audible dialogue. Tenet was especially notable for its garbled sound work, to the point where some wondered why dialogue was included in the first place if it will be washed over with deafening music and sound effects.

The intent is to create a sense of immersion but all it does is hurt the audience’s enjoyment of the film. If all a moviegoer can think about is why they cannot see or hear the events on screen, then the filmmakers’ experiment is a failure and the film becomes a sensory assault in the worst way possible.