Sound of Freedom - What are they up to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw the film yesterday and it was powerful. I don't know why anyone would be against the message that children are in danger and should be saved. Try to get past your prejudice on who made the movie.

+1 well said

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Human trafficking absolutely is an issue in our world today. But fear-mongering is a bigger problem. The issue with the film’s protagonist is that his organization has greatly exaggerated their outreach. Ballard has also built his own net worth based on the fears of a niche audience through book deals, speaking engagements, and a couple questionable nonprofits.

I haven’t seen the film myself. If it’s presented as a fictional account, I have no problem with it. But if people are watching it and assuming it all actually happened, that’s bad.

I’m a retired HSI special agent and agree with this assessment 100%. I managed a public safety team for years and although human trafficking is an “issue,” I think it has been very much exaggerated. Tim raised something like $50mm for his company; I would love to see his books and records as to where the money went and what he took home for pay. He claims they were involved in all these worldwide investigations/operations and recoveries, yet I know it is virtually impossible for a private entity/NGO to accomplish much, if anything without the cooperation of law enforcement (who likely aren’t that welcoming). I also know that he leans MAGA so he likely exaggerates and very much the spotlight and patting himself on the back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s so laughable that with their manipulative “pay it forward” scheme, they claim to have been “more popular than Indiana Jones.” And dim bulbs just lap it up.

Sound of Freedom beat Indiana Jones during the Fourth of July weekend ticket sales.

https://wsau.com/2023/07/10/sound-of-freedom-becomes-top-grossing-u-s-movie-beats-indiana-jones/

Sorry that reality is so difficult for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s so laughable that with their manipulative “pay it forward” scheme, they claim to have been “more popular than Indiana Jones.” And dim bulbs just lap it up.

Sound of Freedom beat Indiana Jones during the Fourth of July weekend ticket sales.

https://wsau.com/2023/07/10/sound-of-freedom-becomes-top-grossing-u-s-movie-beats-indiana-jones/

Sorry that reality is so difficult for you.

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A fool and his money are soon parted.

Except for the protagonist on this film. He is laughing all the way to the bank.

A before anyone accuses me of not caring, I worked in LE for 12 years and did a few of these cases. You all a sheeps. If not, tell me what you have actually done for this issue other than “raising awareness” by trolling Internet forums.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe someone posted this upthread and I missed it, but the Washington Post had a detailed, lengthy story maybe two days ago, bout the movie, Jim Caviezel, the guy his character is based on, and the QAnon emphasis on shadowy conspiracies around child kidnapping etc. Worth a read, I can't link from where I am, but yeah, this film is extremely clever propaganda (who can resist the idea of "But the children!") for a problem that does not work like the propagandists insist it does.

Here’s the article, free since I subscribe. Will Sommer has been covering QAnon since its inception.
https://wapo.st/44kDEy7

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s so laughable that with their manipulative “pay it forward” scheme, they claim to have been “more popular than Indiana Jones.” And dim bulbs just lap it up.

Sound of Freedom beat Indiana Jones during the Fourth of July weekend ticket sales.

https://wsau.com/2023/07/10/sound-of-freedom-becomes-top-grossing-u-s-movie-beats-indiana-jones/

Sorry that reality is so difficult for you.

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A fool and his money are soon parted.

Except for the protagonist on this film. He is laughing all the way to the bank.

A before anyone accuses me of not caring, I worked in LE for 12 years and did a few of these cases. You all a sheeps. If not, tell me what you have actually done for this issue other than “raising awareness” by trolling Internet forums.

Agreed. This was a money making scheme. No one quits HSI mid-career because they feel so impassioned about a cause. When’s the last time an DEA agent quit anfter 10 years to become a drug addictikn counselor? Also, I know most of the retired HSI guys that now work for him. They’re “B list” investigators who have similar personas.

[Anonymous]

Why do folks act like this is some brave movie that finally exposes human trafficking. Law and Order SVU has been around for decades. Or the movie Taken. There are a ton of movies and shows about this subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Angel Studios is also known for employing some dubious tactics to generate revenue - read about their “Pay it Forward” campaign which accounts for a significant portion of their revenue.

I don’t think mainstream media is vilifying the film; the reviews are mostly positive. But they are giving the audience appropriate background to the film’s creation, funding, star (who is definitely a QAnon follower) and the claims that the story isn’t quite as true as presented. A lot of this (both the background story and film) are viewed as propaganda aimed to gain followers and enrich certain Q-adjacent groups.

One only has to look at the backlash against the reviews to see this is working. Any one who criticizes the film or the backstory is labeled as a “pedo-lover.” That’s really creepy.

That's true of every movie about real events or true stories. That this is the worst complaint about the movie shows how unsupported and purely politically driven the bad reviews are.

This is not the worst complaint about the movie.

[Anonymous]

I'm okay with people making a lot of money for making films. That's basically Hollywood.

[Anonymous]

Great, now days I can’t even go watch a movie without worrying about becoming a Qanon follower. 😆

[Anonymous]

Was hard to find a good seat when we were trying to reserve tickets for evening time slots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was hard to find a good seat when we were trying to reserve tickets for evening time slots.

Yes, conspiracy theories are very popular. So?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was hard to find a good seat when we were trying to reserve tickets for evening time slots.

Yes, conspiracy theories are very popular. So?

Actually, some of you on this thread obsessing about the producers of this movie seem like anxiety - driven, paranoid conspiracy theorists.

[Anonymous]

It’s a movie about the prevalence of sex slavery and trafficking - why the h*^ll are u condemning this effort to tell their story in the hopes that countless children will be rescued and perverts thrown in jail??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a movie about the prevalence of sex slavery and trafficking - why the h*^ll are u condemning this effort to tell their story in the hopes that countless children will be rescued and perverts thrown in jail??

Nothing, and I mean nothing, about seeing this move is going to have any impact whatsoever on real child trafficking. So the real question is: instead of spending $15 on a ticket, and probably about $20 on snacks, why aren’t you making a donation to a legitimate organization that deals with survivors?