Ben Hur, the 11 academy award winner had musical prologue which was enjoyed by the movie-goers who would be in their seats much before the main feature. This was in the '50s and such was the case with many such movies.That's the way it was; that's the way it is. And that's the way it never is. let me elaborate. There has been a giant leap in the field of technology. Today the innovations in sound, we have the digital DTS Sound, Dolby Stereo and so on. The cinema houses having installed such innovative marvels, should as a rule play the score till the last frame rolls of the reel - that's the way it is. The operator in the projector room puts off the carbon as soon as the story concludes and there is a blank screen and an abrupt silence which loudly says, ``Now get lost'' where actually there's more to the film - the credits, the finale or may be a theme song. Titanic, the 11 academy award winner, now showing with all its tragic-grandeur and poignant love story equals if watched and observed carefully in comparison to Ben Hur in its music score. Miklos Rosza for Ben Hur and James Horner for Titanic deserve the Oscar for their compositions who have in their scores maintained stylistic and thematic unity and as well responsible for increasing the emotional impact of the film respectively.The chariot race of Ben Hur, the parting of the Red Sea in The Ten Commandments, the deadly Jaws of the shark and the great romances are enjoyed today in the living rooms and bedrooms, but to see it on the big screen and amplified with DTS Sound is pure thrill. `The End' is nowhere in sight, nor is in sound. That's the way it never is. The viewer does pay in full for entertainment but are deprived of the finale in its peak and crescendo. There are many who value this movement called finale to a perfect entertainment in conclusion for sheer listening pleasure as they walk out homeward bound by the aisle. This was obviously noticed by many as the love theme of Titanic sung by Celine Dion was not there at all in the end.``Where is the song? Who are the actors? Who was so and so?'' All questions just vanished in thin air, unanswered. The movie reviews seem to ignore such mention. The exclusive cinema theatres could be reminded to do justice to this vital and lasting impressions of the wonderful art work called CINEMA. The silent era has long gone with the wind - lo the DTS Digital Dolby is here to stay. Let us enjoy it to the fullest and to the end.
