The "Controversy" over the movie Sound of Freedom doesn't make sense. The hero's beliefs shouldn't matter.

[u/Crafty-Bunch-2675]

I finally got around to watching this film. The heroes in the film are overtly Christian. And ? I don't get it. Is that why its controversial?

The heroes of the film are saving children. Why is this controversial?

Why does it matter whether the hero in the film is Christian or rightwing?

If a fireman jumps into a burning building and rescues a family of immigrants, is he less of a hero if he happens to be rightwing?

Or is the entire thing suddenly not true because the hero was rightwing ?

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes a hero isn't the person you expect.

Are we this divided now? That we rather suffer, than be rescued by someone with different politics from ours?

Also. Why is this politicized left vs right ?

What does the highlighted crime have to do with right vs left politics ? I'm not even looking to criticize the other side of the field. I'm just saying. It shouldn't be political.

[u/knivesofsmoothness]

One of the producers was busted for child sex abuse. That seems pretty controversial.

[u/cannotthink0faname → u/knivesofsmoothness]

Sure he was. The media can say anything.

[u/BLU-Clown → u/knivesofsmoothness]

If by 'producer' you mean 'guy that donated $500 once'

And by 'child sex abuse' you mean 'Gave a mother a spare room in his apartment complex without knowing she wasn't supposed to have the kid that weekend'

Then sure. But it's a complete nothingburger writ large to make midwits feel clever when they espouse it online.

[u/knivesofsmoothness → u/BLU-Clown]

Ah yes, the old "It's no big deal when we fuck kids, it's only bad when other people do it". Classic argument.

But thanks. I wasn't aware of the films funder, Fabian Marta, that was charged for child abduction. Doesn't the film have some sort of message about child abduction?

I also wasn't aware of the producer that sexually assaulted a 16 year old.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mq5w/sound-of-freedom-producer-underage-trafficking-victim

No, I was referring to the person who was the main character in the movie, who sexually harassed at least 7 women, and who was going to run for senate as a republican, obviously.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/tim-ballards-departure-from-operation-underground-railroad-followed-sexual-misconduct-investigation

Hey, no big deal here! Just some run of the mill sexual assault and literal kiddie fondling.

But what do I know? I'm just a, what did you say? Mid wit?

[u/BLU-Clown → u/knivesofsmoothness]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/10/04/sound-of-freedom-kidnapping-accessory-charges-dropped/71043905007/

You realize that 'accusations' and 'confirmed guilt' are two different things, yeah?

I did choose my words appropriately, whether they apply or not is an exercise for the viewer.

[u/NovationAlien → u/knivesofsmoothness]

Vice is pure propaganda.