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Algren
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Sound of Freedom
Quote: Sound of Freedom is a 2022 American action film directed and co-written by Alejandro Monteverde. It stars Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino and Bill Camp. Caviezel plays Tim Ballard, a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. It is produced by Eduardo Verastegui, who also plays a role in the film.
The film premiered at the 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival, and was released on July 4, 2023, by Angel Studios.
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Algren
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Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67153
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Re: Sound of Freedom
lol, nobody saw it yet. Anyway, this seems a good summary.
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Sat Jul 15, 2023 2:48 am |
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zwackerm
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Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 10:26 pm Posts: 20445 Location: Where they shot Knock at the Cabin
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Re: Sound of Freedom
I’m planning to see it soon, haven’t got around to it
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Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:39 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:43 pm Posts: 11075 Location: Wouldn't you like to know
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Re: Sound of Freedom
Algren wrote: lol, nobody saw it yet. Anyway, this seems a good summary. I wish I can get my 17 min back.
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Sat Jul 15, 2023 1:27 pm |
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Algren
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Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67153
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Re: Sound of Freedom
Darth Indiana Bond wrote: Algren wrote: lol, nobody saw it yet. Anyway, this seems a good summary. I wish I can get my 17 min back. Sorry, you can't. Go watch Sound of Freedom and waste a further 135 minutes
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Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:59 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Sound of Freedom
It looks like Taken mixed with a PSA about child trafficking that I would watch on my company’s list of training videos. I heard at the end of the movie Jim Caviezel actually breaks the forth wall to ask the audience to take action. Like the whole movie seems super cheesy but dares you not to like it because “what you have an issue with child trafficking” much like the video you posted. Like I agree with the point, but damn is it heavy handed.
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Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:34 am |
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Algren
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Re: Sound of Freedom
I'm so going to see it regardless. Just waiting on a UK release date.
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Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:49 pm |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Sound of Freedom
I mean this sincerely and without any snark, I could see you liking this movie Algren for its sorta Taken action hero route.
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Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:38 pm |
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zwackerm
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Re: Sound of Freedom
It’s supposedly a decent movie. Don’t know why everyone is assuming it’s bad without seeing it.
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MadGez
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Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:54 am Posts: 22746 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Re: Sound of Freedom
Look forward to it. Disturbing that there are so many people (online) against a film that tackles the topic of child trafficking.
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Flava'd vs The World
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Re: Sound of Freedom
We're a box office forum and while there has always been fradulent box office reporting (looking at you Age of Extinction), this has taken it to a whole new level. It's an easy movie to dunk on before you even get to the MAGA/Qanon elements.
It could be an actual great movie but all that other stuff would still be true and thus the mockery.
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Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:01 am |
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Sound of Freedom
Flava'd vs The World wrote: We're a box office forum and while there has always been fradulent box office reporting (looking at you Age of Extinction), this has taken it to a whole new level. It's an easy movie to dunk on before you even get to the MAGA/Qanon elements.
It could be an actual great movie but all that other stuff would still be true and thus the mockery. Bingo and that’s what that aforementioned video fails to see
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Shack
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Re: Sound of Freedom
I think he was referring to detractors outside of Wokj.
I see it as mostly a Pavlovian dog response that anything conservative must be bad, and they don't want to admit they support its message for the same reason AOC doesn't debate on right wing shows, it would be "platforming" and giving credibility to right wingers that could draw more people towards Dark Side, they don't want upstanding lib moms reading about Sound of Freedom and child trafficking and then all of a sudden BAM, they're posting cryptic right wing memes on facebook. It's kind of a bad look though that sites like NYT/WaPo/Hr/La Times/etc. are put in a position of boycotting covering the anti-child trafficking movie.
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Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: Sound of Freedom
Shack wrote: I think he was referring to detractors outside of Wokj.
I see it as mostly a Pavlovian dog response that anything conservative must be bad, and they don't want to admit they support its message for the same reason AOC doesn't debate on right wing shows, it would be "platforming" and giving credibility to right wingers that could draw more people towards Dark Side, they don't want upstanding lib moms reading about Sound of Freedom and child trafficking and then all of a sudden BAM, they're posting cryptic right wing memes on facebook. It's kind of a bad look though that sites like NYT/WaPo/Hr/La Times/etc. are put in a position of boycotting covering the anti-child trafficking movie. I agree it is a bad look and feeding right into the aforementioned video’s dumbfuckery, especially when the movie is apparently pretty good. I am sure if Disney had a Time Machine they’d have released this straight to Hulu, but I am certain the makers of the movie are pleased as the movie is making tons more money this way, if even semi-fraudulently.
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zwackerm
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Re: Sound of Freedom
I finally saw it.
The psa at the end encouraging you to scan the QR code and buy another ticket is cringe, but this is a well made and exciting thriller. It feels a little tv, but there’s lots of truly heartbreaking and intense scenes. I was about to scream when Ballard was under the bed.
Not really a political movie at all. The controversy is making it a must see though, so Angel Studios is laughing all the way to the bank.
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