New York: The Quietest City in the World

Regardless of how you felt about this movie--if you were mistaken and thought it was decent, or correct and thought it was bad and pretentious and airless and stupid--a curious thing that can't be disputed is how New York CITY has zero ambient noise as depicted in this movie. No sirens, no car horns, no passing buses, no birds singing, no wind rustling, no children playing. Much like the real New York City, much like the real anywhere, the entire planet earth retreats into utter silence so you are free to make your perfectly worded speeches that sound like you're reading them off a cue card because no actual people speak this way without fear of so much as the bell on the bars of a kid's bike interrupting your Michael Corleone impression. I've taken quieter hikes in Vermont. This "choice" by the "filmmaker," much like Albert Brooks' dimestore toupee, set the bar for realism in this absurdly overhyped piece of film school garbage. (I don't care for the movie, btw)