As insignificant as a mid quality restaurant chain is, it just seems emblematic
Because it's a perfect representation of their cult behavior. Brainwashed into only caring about surface level snapshots of issues instead of actual material details.
That said, new logo is actually trash compared to the original. Can we please just let this trend of minimalist corpo slop die already!?
The actual reason, for anyone curious, is that movies and shows now are recorded and mixed for 5 or 7 chanel surround audio systems. The dialogue is meant to rout to the speakers closer to the viewers so it's tuned lower, while big loud shit is meant to come from the bigger, bassier speakers up front farther from viewers so they tune it louder.
If you watch on a laptop, invest in surround sound headphones. I got a decent pair for $40 USD and it has vastly improved both my movie watching and gaming experience.