Movie Review: Sound Of Freedom
Serenity and I recently watched Jim Caviezel's movie, "Sound of Freedom." Why did it receive two thumbs up from Richard and Richard?
Quietness:
Too many modern movies have felt the need to fill every second of every scene with crescendo-ing music, explosions, or silly one-liners. However, "Sound of Freedom" allowed for quietness. In the quietness, character development occurred, and the crucial nuances of acting came through (i.e., the viewer could watch a tear formation or see anger enter a face due to injustice, etc.)
Justice:
People in our culture are infatuated with having their own social justice project (i.e., saving the earth through recycling, being woke, etc.) However, the justice-theme in "Sound of Freedom" has seemed too difficult for some to handle. Perhaps the reason why some have resorted to childish ad hominem attacks of this movie is because this movie hits too close for comfort - mainly, the United States is one of the top consumers of child sex trafficking in the world. Nonetheless, the justice-theme of "God's children are not for sale" speaks against a real problem in our midst - the horrific and demonic actions of various people and institutions of the world. And perhaps even more importantly, the theme of “God’s children are not for sale” also simultaneously proclaims the value of all life.
Darkness:
"Sound of Freedom" not only gives you a glimpse of the darkness of mankind's heart but it pulls you into its shadows. Too often, faith-based movie producers will avoid darkness altogether. Older faith-based movies like "Facing the Giants" were littered with glory theology leading to a squeaky-clean plot where all darkness was not only avoided but washed away with overly pious characters skipping with Jesus on roads covered in fairy dust. "Sound of Freedom" did not attempt to avoid darkness but portrayed it for what it is - demonic evil. Thus, goodness was adequately displayed and contrasted by putting the darkness of the human heart on full display. In fact, hope shined through the cracks of darkness. In a word, too often, movies delve deeply into the darkness and celebrate it, while other movies avoid darkness and create unbelievable fairy tails littered with nauseating moralistic one-liners. However, "Sound of Freedom" did neither; it delved deeply into the darkness of child sex trafficking and boldly portrayed the hope of goodness.
So, get a ticket for "Sound of Freedom." Be prepared for anger, sadness, and gratitude to flood your heart. Two thumbs up.
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