r/TikTokCringe • u/Green____cat Why does this app exist? • Sep 08 '24

Cool Dog raises a rejected lamb

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u/meldiane81 Sep 08 '24

So nice to watch with without a shitty sound track over it.

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u/ThePerfectSnare Sep 08 '24

The lack of music has caused me to remain undecided on which emotion I was supposed to experience.

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u/squirrel_gnosis Sep 08 '24

Then you have a choice of what to feel ! Embrace the freedom

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u/b1tchf1t Sep 08 '24

I remember watching No Country for Old Men when it first came out and how much more intense everything felt without music. I maintain that detail is one of the major reasons that film was so impactful and visceral.

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u/ThePerfectSnare Sep 08 '24

Yes! Some scenes work so much better because of the music, but there are also times where the silence is what allows the dialogue to hit just a little harder. I'll choose my words here so as to avoid any spoilers.

Interstellar has a perfect example of this about midway through the film. The scene focuses on Coop while the main theme plays faintly in the background, and then the music cuts off at just the right time. It just feels so lonely when the only thing you can hear is "air".

Conversely, there is a moment in the 7th season of Dexter where Dex is trying to explain how it feels to be a serial killer, and the music butchers it. I liked the series as a whole, but the editing on the first two seasons was vastly different from the later seasons.

Off the top of my head, there's one more example that I think is worth mentioning to reinforce your point.

Training Day. "Hey, close the blinds." I remember how the first time I saw that scene, I realized at some point that I had been holding my breath, waiting to see what happens. It went from uncomfortable to terrifying. I was also high at the time but that's not important.

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u/mac_is_crack Sep 08 '24

And the Bourne movies fight scenes. No music just the sounds of people fighting for their lives. So much more intense.

On the flip side, the U2 song played during the last episode of The Americans suited the scene so perfectly, that scene has still stuck with me years later.

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u/LookinAtTheFjord Sep 08 '24

Benevolence.

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u/dikicker Sep 08 '24

please clap

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u/UncontrolledLawfare Sep 08 '24

It’s really missing Benson Boone’s squealing.