Visits to the cinema are a treat for all. Comfy seats, too much popcorn, and perhaps a choc-top if you’re lucky. However, actor Hugh Grant’s recent experience to see Joker at his local London cinema this week didn’t sound like a treat at all.
Grant felt high noise levels in the auditorium had made his trip to see Jokerat the Vue in Fulham “pointless”, he complained on Twitter, adding: “The joke was on us”. “Am I old or is the cinema MUCH TOO LOUD?” the film star asked.
The experience for Grant was unendurable, however the cinema respond to his tweet, assuring him that sound settings are ‘regularly checked to ensure they comply with health and safety standards’, and promising to look into the matter.
Maybe Hugh Grant is old?
It turns out that Grant may be right: it does also have something to do with age. Expert explained that ageing affects the intelligibility of dialogue and makes us more sensitive to sound.
