Silent films boomed at the start of film, and quickly got replaced by talkies.

Nowadays people at home are watching a movie, talking to friends, and playing on their phone at the same time. Short format content is often consumed silently. The artform of silent film making is having a resurgence (in 1-5 minute clips)

I’ve browsed coub, tiktok, youtube shorts, instagram reels… all muted while doing something else

The Talkie days are numbered.