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Sound of Freedom beat Indiana Jake and the Insufferable Girlboss on July 4. It earned $14.2M versus $11.6M, despite being in almost 2,000 less theaters.

We def chose it over IJ and weren’t upset about it
 

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Yeah.

In fairness, pretty much everything I've heard in this is that it's a pretty straightforward story, really doesn't have a ton of religious tones and virtually no preaching and doesn't go into the Qverse at all.

Just the infomercial nature of the trailer was a bit off putting. I really haven't given Caviezel a moment of thought since Passion. I had zero idea of his views, etc.

During this film promotion he's going on about adrenochrome, DNA and all sort of conspiracies. There is also a lot of "this is the movie they don't want you to see".

I may check it out when it hits streaming, but not really excited here
My problem is this is the equivalent of doing press junkets. When you go around doing interviews like this to promote it’s a reflection on the movie regardless.
 

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Sound of Freedom beat Indiana Jake and the Insufferable Girlboss on July 4. It earned $14.2M versus $11.6M, despite being in almost 2,000 less theaters.


Is your anger just that Indy's successor is a woman?

That seems to be what it is
 
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You see this turns me off. This is what I was talking about.
Shouldn’t let that keep you away anymore than a crazy Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch or Johnny Depp lamenting that he doesn’t have more openings on his body from which to smoke more cigarettes.

It is about a serious topic and it is worth seeing in the theater without distractions. Very well made film.
 

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Shouldn’t let that keep you away anymore than a crazy Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch or Johnny Depp lamenting that he doesn’t have more openings on his body from which to smoke more cigarettes.

It is about a serious topic and it is worth seeing in the theater without distractions. Very well made film.
Except his craziness is directly tied to the general theme within the movie, is brought up during press for the movie and is using the movie as a fundraising vehicle
 

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I find it interesting that if someone has reservations about a movie they are judged except if it is a religious reservation then they are deemed worthy reservations.
Supreme Court, religious objection is real in America now, baby! :sarcasm:
 

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Shouldn’t let that keep you away anymore than a crazy Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch or Johnny Depp lamenting that he doesn’t have more openings on his body from which to smoke more cigarettes.

It is about a serious topic and it is worth seeing in the theater without distractions. Very well made film.
Tom Cruise couch jumping I don’t think was related to a film and his interview wasn’t a recruiting tool. Associating yourself to Oprah vs SB is miles apart. Those things are not remotely similar.

I have no doubt this is a serious topic and worth mentioning but the above interview goes back to my first post. I am making no judgments about the worthiness of the topic or quality of the film. Only that the the interview above seems more of the same. Instead of letting the work speak for itself, they couldn’t resist taking advantage again. I am sure I will see this eventually but not rushing out to see it.
 
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Some people manufacturing reasons not to see this is disappointing but then again those same people aren’t going to go into it without any bias and the film won’t hit them as deeply as it does most. Very powerful film that should be seen without distractions.
 

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Some people manufacturing reasons not to see this is disappointing but then again those same people aren’t going to go into it without any bias and the film won’t hit them as deeply as it does most. Very powerful film that should be seen without distractions.
Misrepresenting a true story is a big deal to some people. Not to you apparently.
 
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Misrepresenting a true story is a big deal to some people. Not to you apparently.
So now that’s the reason? Another reason.

Being in the industry, I assumed you would know that “based on true events” does not mean “everything happened just like this.”
 
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Nice thing about this movie is that you can literally go see it in the theater for free. Still don’t like it and you’re out nothing but a couple hours. But maybe it will make an impact or just be well made enough that you’re entertained. As I have said and both reviewers I posted mentioned “It is a one watch film but it is worthy of that one watch.” No need to tear it down without having seen it. Didn’t we recently have a back and forth about that on here in a different thread?
 

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So now that’s the reason? Another reason.

Being in the industry, I assumed you would know that “based on true events” does not mean “everything happened just like this.”
They make Jim Caviezal's character a hero when the real man was not the angel you'd like to think he is.

I haven't seen it, but I've read enough to know that it misrepresents the truth. That has no bearing on whether the movie is "good" or not. Too bad you don't understand the distinction.
 
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They make Jim Caviezal's character a hero when the real man was not the angel you'd like to think he is.

I haven't seen it, but I've read enough to know that it misrepresents the truth. That has no bearing on whether the movie is "good" or not. Too bad you don't understand the distinction.
Well, having actually seen the film, I can say it is not at all a “hero’s journey” tale celebrating Tim Ballard. He is just one of many people and agencies battling against human traffickers. The movie tells a story because stories have power and can be shared and can make a difference. Period. That’s its overall motivation.
 
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They make Jim Caviezal's character a hero when the real man was not the angel you'd like to think he is.

I haven't seen it, but I've read enough to know that it misrepresents the truth. That has no bearing on whether the movie is "good" or not. Too bad you don't understand the distinction.
Didn’t you recently mock another poster for saying he knew about a film before he saw it because he had “researched “ it extensively? Sounds like that’s what YOU are saying now.
 

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Misrepresenting a true story is a big deal to some people. Not to you apparently.
Can you give a link on details of the exact story on how it was misrepresented? I’d like to read up on it and since you’re apparently so well versed on the back story I figured you’d be good one to ask? Wanna see how many liberties were taken since I’ve seen the movie.

The movie was good regardless and “based” on a true story as far as I know in Hollywood means many liberties are taken here and there. It’s actually common place to make a movie more entertaining and enjoyable to the viewing public.

Crazy how a movie about such an actual horrible topic that is a literal problem in society ignites so much vitriol from some people. Anything that can bring some light to such a crappy and disgusting practice in todays world should be a good thing no?
 
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