My wife is and has been a ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter for over 15 years. I wrote this by her knowledge of the Deaf Community. The file does show the real struggles of someone who looses their hearing. BUT the film does it wrong in several areas. Deaf schools encourage those family members that can hear to also partake in learning sign language (Side by side). When someone gets the operation, it costs $5000-$7500 for each side. Usually it's one side at a time then six months of adjusting. About a year passed and continuous adjustments have to be done before the other side is operated on. By standard, it is encouraged for one side to only be done. The chaos of having two implants done at once has lead many to commit suicide. The movie does show the noise and craziness, but fails about the warnings. I gave this movie a five out of ten stars for not enough study and understanding for the Deaf. This film could have been amazing.
Review of Sound of Metal
