Not being able to hear the dialogue is an artistic choice Nolan has been intentionally making since around The Dark Knight Rises. I know that sounds dumb but, I’m not joking. I have been baffled by this choice and have refused to see any of his films until Oppenheimer. Which was a major improvement.
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HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 months agoI’ve heard it’s because it’s mixed for surround sound
SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Maven@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I would NOT call Oppenheimer a major improvement! It was one of my least favorite theater experiences because I couldn’t hear half of the dialogue and the whole thing was way too loud.
Nudding@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It felt like I was watching a bunch of vines strung together in a parody of a Nolan film. I couldn’t finish it, there was literally a cut every 3 seconds.
Ibaudia@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I heard it was mixed specifically for high-end theatre speakers. I think Nolan was just too far up his own ass on this one.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I watched it in Dolby Atmos and still couldn’t understand shit. It was simply very, very badly mixed. I don’t think I’ll watch another film from Nolan.
Visstix@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah Oppenheimer was just bad with audio.
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I saw it in theaters and it was great.
TheControlled@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Optimized on for peak surround sound, allegedly. I have a $5000 system and it still sounds like shit. Snobby ≠ good, methinks.