Sorry to say but I find this quite a boring snapshot type image of a remote control that has not even been executed very well. Sure if you press the mute key it will switch off the televisions sound but the image as a whole does nothing to convey a feeling of silence to me. 4
Nice idea. The only thing is that the select button, the 4 arrows and the red buttons all caught my eye before the mute. A closer crop, or smaller DOF could help draw the eye towards what you want people to see.
Nice piece of lateral thinking, but the mute button is a bit lost amongst the other buttons - maybe if you could have found a way to have the mute stand out by using another light shining just on that button?
I get it, and you get points for creativity. But its just a snapshot of a remote. Maybe having it in the trashcan or under a car wheel would have been better. 5.