As the battle unfolded on-screen, the theater’s silence became a different kind of soundscape. Footsteps. An intake of breath. A hand over a mouth. The soundtrack’s drums matched the quickening rhythm at Raka’s chest. He noticed the tourists—faces taut—leaning forward as if to catch every muffled explosion. The subtitles moved like a secondary drumline beneath the actors’ voices, a quiet choreography that guided comprehension without stealing the scene.