| Errors | Missing | Unverified | Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Counts based on original analysis categories (not yet classified).
Errors = Critical Errors + Imprecisions
Missing = Critical Omissions + Notable Gaps
In the 2019 film Sound of Metal, no main or secondary characters die during the events of the movie's timeline. The story focuses on the protagonist's journey through hearing loss and recovery rather than mortality.
However, there is one significant death mentioned in the backstory of the film:
While the protagonist, Ruben Stone, survives the film, the final scene has been subject to some viewer interpretation:
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In Sound of Metal (2019), no characters die during the film's present-day timeline. The protagonist, Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed), survives the film. However, a significant death is revealed in the backstory: Lou's mother died by suicide. This is discussed when Ruben visits Lou's father, Richard (Mathieu Amalric), in Paris. Richard explains that his wife struggled with mental health and took her own life, an event that deeply impacted Lou. During a party, Richard and Lou perform a duet (a French song titled "Ce que tout le monde") which Richard wrote for Lou's mother. The film ends with Ruben sitting on a park bench in Paris, removing his cochlear implant processors to sit in silence, a moment widely interpreted as acceptance rather than death.