Most of us don’t think twice about the sound in movies, we just feel it. But Making Waves makes a compelling case that we’ve been overlooking one of the most powerful (and oldest) tools in filmmaking. Silent films were never truly silent after all ;) This documentary peels back the layers of what we hear on screen, revealing how sound - not just music, but dialogue, effects, ambient noise, and silence - shapes every emotional beat of a film. It’s filled with iconic examples: the mechanical breath of Darth Vader, the sensory overload of Saving Private Ryan, the chilling quiet of No Country for Old Men. All of which were designed, sculpted, and obsessively fine-tuned by people whose names you’ve probably never heard - making you realize how much you’ve been hearing without ever truly listening.