>>140529622>What's the correlation between movies doing what movies do (and need to do), Someone could've made the exact same arguments you do against talkies when they first came around and you're a fool for not seeing this.
>Also, what exactly does the soundtrack tell you about [insert topic, motif, or theme from a movie here]? Just a reminder that sound exists?The answer is that audiences enjoy it and find themselves more immersed and engaged, and that's the only explanation needed for why it was added. Every work of fiction except for some extreme minimalist works contain a lot of things that aren't absolutely necessary to tell the story or deliver the message, but viewers appreciate them anyway and agree that they only add to the film, especially if it pushes the boundaries of the medium in some way. Please stop being so pointlessly closed minded.