> Captions demand more attention if anything. I can passively "watch" a video by only listening to the audio, but I can't passively read. If the dialogue is 60

> Captions demand more attention if anything. I can passively "watch" a video by only listening to the audio, but I can't passively read. If the dialogue is 60dB below the explosions (or even the music at times) and you're doing something like cooking with a 70dB noise floor and 80dB peaks, then you have zero chance of getting the dialogue without blowing out your windows.