Sound of Freedom (2023)

The refinery has been abandoned! Cry havoc! Attack!


In other news, another conspiracy confirmed!!!

If Yoda was guilty of half of these accusations, he would have banned many for mere attitudes they’ve given him in the past, many unprovoked, many of them witnessed by myself. He doesn’t take the Ban action lightly.

Guilty of what accusations, specifically? I don't see how that conclusion follows. Indeed, I think that Yoda, in the main, is just fine. Indeed, I have argued in support of his character in several threads on several occasions.

I’m referring to this. It seemed like a thinly veiled accusation, but if I misread, I apologize in advance.
I don’t want to make this a big thing either way

To be fair, Wylde only said that because I threatened to ban him if he didn't.

He also threatened to ban me if I don’t let him win in our next fantasy football matchup.

Please send help

The time has come! I finally saw this. I don't feel much differently about it after having seen it than before I watched it. Overall, I enjoyed it. I thought it was entertaining, timely, and highlighting an incredibly important issue, which is the prevalence of child sex trafficking. Jim Caviezel's character reminded me of the character he plays in "Person of Interest", so I can see why they chose him for this role and why it would interest him. I don't think I fully understand how and why this film became a cultural phenomenon in the way that it did. Although I did find the cinematography and music to be quite nice, I didn't see anything particularly impressive about the film on a technical level. I also don't see a reason for the controversy as there was similarly nothing particularly objectionable or controversial to me about the film, the characters, or the events the film depicts. I'm talking purely about what is on the screen, not who made it or who it might be about, or what those who made it might be communicating in the media, but what the film itself communicates. I also don't really get why the film was so popular with religious audiences, as the film is not overtly religious in nature. There are a couple of references to God and doing what God calls you to do, but those are the only religious references in the film, and I'm not aware of churches typically doing a lot of work around advocacy on child sex trafficking. Is this a common cause for churches? I can only surmise that the reason for its popularity is because viewers resonated strongly with its message and that it called attention to how the United States is a driver of child sex trafficking worldwide, and that it's something that is not being addressed by policymakers sufficiently and there may have been a desire to use the film to motivate more action to protect vulnerable children.

We might ask the same question about Top Gun: Maverick being linked to toxic masculinity, capitalism, and white supremacy. NOTE: I've also heard rumors of jet-powered aircraft featured in the film. For better or worse, politics is now a significant part of marketing, consuming, and critiquing film. As this film was marketed by right-wingers, the knee-jerk response from the other wing was to attack a pathogen.

Statistically speaking, my understanding is that there is an overlap between many Christian conservatives and Qanon supporters (I am NOT getting into the debate about whether this is a pro-Qanon film, I haven't even seen it), which might explain the attention it received among some religious people.

Plodding through this movie. Don’t particularly feel like finishing it, but I will.

Caviezel has exactly one expression on his face no matter the scene. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in a movie before.

Presuming bro & his sis will get reunited.

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I’m here only on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. That’s why I’m here now.

Change of mind. I’ve had enough. Not gonna finish it.

Say what??? You're a Catholic right? and you haven't seen Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ. You should see it, it's powerful stuff.

I liked him in The Count of Monte Cristo.

Yeah, good movie.

Some people (or in some cases even or especially Christians) can't stomach it.
I personally dug it (but I don't mind a bit of gore depending on the context).
It may have been "the greatest story ever told" (see what I did there?) about the king of kings (again!)... but as far as sheer excitement with your gore, nothing beats Gibson's Apocalypto (2006)!

Can anyone fix the youtube video?

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Nothing on this earth would make me subject myself to this movie.

The Passion of the ChristSerious question...why? I know you watched such extreme graphic movies as A Serbian Film & Sàlo, so why couldn't you watch The Passion of the Christ? I don't get it.

Why would I want to see our Lord’s crucifixion?

Up to you of course. I won't go into religious reasons why, but I believe faith is the reason Mel Gibson made the movie. But then again I'm not a Catholic and not even religious. Though I know the Pope seen the movie and many within the Vatican were deeply moved.
Well worth reading: https://www.catholicleague.org/what-...of-the-christ/