I feel like the outrage both against and for this film highlights our culturally accepted delusion that the types of products we consume not only strengthens one side of our political structure but also is the key to "winning" the invisible culture war. We're no longer just consuming products, we're consuming ideologies alongside the product whether we like it or not.
This is why the "Musk vs Zuck" stuff feels like a capitalist dystopian hellscape to me, but even my leftist friends are into it to see Elon get "owned" lol
Zizek has mentioned this in Pervert's Guide to Ideology when using the example of Coca Cola and Starbucks. This part has been playing in my head the last eight years everytime I open my phone.
so glad we are able to watch wisecrack's true successor/continuation. some of the best, nuanced, and deepest analysis i find on youtube comes from Jared
The biggest problem with the movie is it portrays human traffickers as people who randomly snatch children off the street when in reality most victims of human trafficking KNOW the person who trafficked them and were groomed by the person they knew before they were trafficked
Before you critique or criticize the movie you may want to read about the 98 arrests for molestation & trafficking in Florida just 6 days ago ( Aug 7 or 8 th ) 2 FBI agents were killed in a warrant search in 2021 and the investigation has finally turned into arrests in many different locations 🤯
Offtopic: Your video about Ghost in the Shell on your old channel was the only one on all of RU-vid that actually addressed the questions I came out of the film with. Thank You for making worthwhile content.
0:10 - Disturbing - Unflinching, + Rescue Story - Controversial Response to _Sound of Freedom_ 1:06 1. Is _Sound of Freedom_ a good movie? 1:26 Jared Bauer believes Sound of Freedom is a good movie. 2:43 2. Is _Sound of Freedom_ an accurate depiction of Saving Children in South America? 5:29 Critiquing _Sound of Freedom_ in a Vacuum vs Film outside in The Real World. 6:34 Child Trafficking is a real and concerning problem. 7:00 Fantasy. 7:30 Ideology - Telling Stories to help Mankind understand Mankind. 8:11 Ideological Fantasies. 8:35 _Sound of Freedom's_ idealic fantasy. 9:30 _Sound of Freedom_ feeds Qanon fantasies. 10:37 There is a Belief Market willing to buy into _Sound of Freedom_ 11:05 Carl Schmidt on the viability of Democracy. Friend v. Enemy. 11:57 Universal Ideology. 12:13 Culture War. 12:43 5. Why does the Media dislike _Sound of Freedom_ ? 13:26 1. Hollywood Executives want to remain powerful 13:51 2. Culture War Emotional Response. 14:06 3. Headlines embellished to keep people reading. 14:58 + Solid Movie, generating moral concern in something important - Ideology to feed people to believe Qanon type fantasies 15:50 Jim Caviezel's ending request to The Audience. 16:30 Art enchants life, making life more magical. 17:38 Thanks for watching, appreciate you all, peace.
Think you've fully adjusted to this new video format super well and I hope your individual channel keeps growing! Agreed on all points except that I don't think the majority of audiences see Barbie as anything more than lightly empowering fluff at best - it's essentially just a new Mean Girls-type movie, not to be taken as any type of manifesto except to the chronically online. It's even deliberately evocative of the era of Mean Girls, the late-90's - mid-2000's girl-power comedy.
I'm still not convinced about the validity of the criticisms. The Northman had also criticisms of being somehow a white supremacist movie, which was absolutely absurd, but if I'm using Jared's reasoning, then the Northman indeed faced some valid criticisms, just because of all the culture surrounding it, and because someone might use to amplify their racial messaging. What it comes down to is, that topics become taboo in movies just because there's a strong existing political/sosiological opinion for and/or against on the matter. This is the politisation of everything, and it ruins everything it touches.
Interesting note. Mick LaSalle the critic for the San Francisco Chronicle wasn’t aware of the movie’s existence when I asked him why he hadn’t reviewed it. He said the Chronicle and most major newspapers didn’t review it simply because the producers didn’t provide a screening for critics. This is common for conservative films like 2000 Mules because when they don’t get reviewed then they can cry censorship. It’s part of the marketing strategy. When the New York Times reviewed it they had to buy their own tickets. And the liberal magazines that were slamming it hadn’t actually seen it.
There you go, exactly what I thought from the beginning. The controversy was just a way to make a fuzz and get more sales. Kingdom Come, Hatred, they just rode the controversy discourse to the bank. Even Hogwarts Legacy did the same.
@@Puerco-Potter doesn’t really absolve liberal critics for criticizing something they didn’t even see or something they never even intended to give an unbiased take on. Btw Hogwarts Legacy not only has an openly transgender character, it allows you to appear as a man/woman but identify as whatever gender you want. They didn’t court controversy, the media just has an axe to grind.
These are the same media houses that refused to review Matt Walsh's "What Is A Woman?" after Daily Wire had sent them the movie. I don't think invitations were the issue here...
The film was produced by FOX a few years ago then it was transferred to Disney when they bought FOX. I don’t see FOX as a conservative film studio. The studio that is now distributing it crowd funded to buy it off of Disney. Disney wasn’t trying to hide it. Everybody’s narrative of this film seems to serve their political bias.
We can have hundreds of left-leaning movies that focus on race issues, LGBTQ issues, environmental issues, and economic issues, all of which point to a cartoonish depiction of a conservative as the villain, and we don't have so much disgust for it.
"Fabian Marta, whose name appears in Sound of Freedom credits for helping crowdfund the anti-child trafficking blockbuster film, is charged with kidnapping a child" Why are Republicans so consistent in their projection?
@seanpatrick1243 he was one of many, many, many people who donated to a crowd fundraiser...he donated 500 dollars...not exactly a big time player Jared also mentioned this in the video but for some reason you're trying to play it ul as though he was some major force behind it
@@warbler1984 I know, but it doesn't diminish my point about projection. I'm surprised Matt Gaetz wasn't an investor. Also, I fail to see why they didn't just come out in say how much Marta invested rather than giving an average.
The part of this movie that gives me the ick is the explicit call for action to purchase more tickets for others. It reminds me of the “gods not dead” campaign that weaponized religious grievance and cathartic ecstasy into a cynical and sinister marketing campaign.
Great take, kudos to you for actually taking your time in watching the movie, and presenting your opinion in a non toxic manner. Keep up the good work, Jared!
Plastic straws were killing Turtles. Plastic Cups are not. I actually remember the campaign that led to paper straws, people were very concerned (seemingly out of nowhere) about turtles choking on plastic straws, I guess there was a new study that media/activists latched on to, I dunno but there is an actual convincing reason that we replaced the straws, it's not just neo liberal placebo solutions, any other example would have been better.
There are people who do the wrong thing for the right reason, the right thing for the wrong reason, and the wrong thing for the wrong reason. This may be one of the only channels on RU-vid to attempt to do the right thing for the right reason. Thank you for your unbiased perspective with an agenda of seeking truth. 🙏
Uuuuugh you freaking killed this video Jared, noice 👌 Your ability to both criticize and give a fair shake to any ideology is SO refreshing in the current media landscape
Jared's lil helper here: Thanks, Riley! But... Were you hacked again, dude? Hahahaha just asking cuz last time we had you here was that crazy hacking day. Anyways, big fan! (Unless you are Mr. Hacker, in which case BAD hacker! BAD!)
The fact that you didn’t even go over the controversies surrounding Operation Underground Railroad (Tim Ballard’s org), makes this otherwise nuanced feel lukewarm at best. Surface level analysis.
The youtube Channel fundie fridays goes more into those controversies and how angel studios might have manipulated ticket sales with their pay it forward free ticket thing.
@@marcospisanis739 yeah for sure. Many creators have covered this, I’m just surprised that Jared doesn’t. The lack of that analysis waters down his critique. I grew up Mormon and was inundated with OUR shit growing up. The whole group is a mess and the movie is effectively a propaganda piece for that group, which absolutely makes it a conservative fantasy
@jamesshepard3 I'm heavily disappointed but I wanted to give him a fair shake. I feel that this isn't the same as other culture war stuff and honestly, I'm critical of his takes on the culture war. I feel Jared is like Chidi from The Good Place, too anxious to make a decision and thus ends up damning himself not by what he does but by what he didn't do.
I feel like Jared is REALLY mad at crazy liberals ala Joe Rogan or something, makes him 'both sides' everything like conservatives today are the same from the 80s.lul
@JaredBauer an interesting case study that could be compared is the Brazilian movie Elite Squad, from 2007 and it's sequel. This movie changed Brazilian culture and society, even influencing elections and the divide between right and left.
@rodrigotakacs5973 in my opinion, I'd say that the director's objective was (in the first movie at least) more with storytelling and exposing the rot of corruption, hypocrisy, and violence that goes around Rio. The second one was more about the depth of the corruption and its many faces, and how "the system" adapts to a changing reality faster than people trying to fight it. The public, fed up with the ongoing war like situation on the streets, cheered on the first one for its denounced hypocrisy of the elites as well as the "the ends justify the means" approach taken by the main character, Nascimento. In the second one, the public also cheered for the fight against the corrupt system (I have to say that I roared with joy when Nascimento beats the everliving crap out of the corrupt politician in the police block scene) but to most people the critic on people that capitalize on the simplistic "tought attitude" approach towards criminals was lost on most people.
Where do you draw the line between ideological and "magical" stories of good versus evil? Isn't the distinction in the eyes of the reader/viewer? Is about authorial intent? Or something else entirely?
The top comment on your channel with most likes is a person denying Jeffrey Epstein island ,and say trafficking organisations dont exist , says enough about your viewers.
The idea that something being a fantasy it means it's desired is kinda ridiculous. Zombie apocalypse movies sometimes become these wish fulfilment fantasies not because people want it to happen, but because SOME parts of it are things they want(the freedom from day to day life, being a badass etc). So if people say this is a conservative fantasy, it's the " saving children by doing action movie shit" idea that they're attracted to, not the "children are being trafficked" part.
Excellent take. Thanks for trying to instill some common sense into this crazy, crazy world we live in. We need to move away from the extremes and try to find some common ground.
I appreciated your nuanced perspective, Jared. That’s hard to do in these times. However, I think you fully neglected Jim Caviezel’s involvement in Qanon conspiracies. Sure he’s an actor but he’s not just an actor in this film. He’s also a proponent of Qanon talking points like andrenochroming”, a which is a Qanon term meaning traffickers torture children and drain their blood to harvest an elixir of youth. You didn’t mention any of his radical beliefs. That’s why only trumpers are taking this movie seriously. Your attempt at a nuanced review completely jumped over Caviezel’s Qanon’s radical trafficking beliefs.
I have to admit as a leftist I got sucked into the "movie bad" bandwagon without knowing much about it. Thanks for the great breakdown. Like most movies, there's some embellishment (historians say Schindler's List was VERY generous to Schindler) but that's to be expected in entertainment. I just wish as you said movies would show a more accurate representation. The conservative "fantasy" that all victims of trafficking are kids is harmful, and i've spoken with more than one who believe if you're an adult you must've got there through your own bad choices and deserve it.. It feels less to me like a film raising awareness, and more like a saviour fantasy for people to project themselves onto. I mean it's not like movies and video games haven't been doing that forever, but in this current era of "discourse" around grooming, it feels a little too much like a dogwhistle to me, and I think it would be disingenuous to consider the subject matter out of context of the filmmakers beliefs
Nobody said “all victims of trafficking are kids”, you did. Thelma and Louise is not indicative of every woman’s experience. When did everybody become so literalist? Depiction is not endorsement & just because a single story doesn’t show EVERY SINGLE perspective doesn’t mean it’s perpetuating the idea that only one group of person is subject to those ills.
@@Hack_The_Planet_ notice how I said "fantasy" and not "reality?" If you're gonna attack me on semantics, at least understand what they mean first. I didn't say that every movie is indicative of ONE experience, if that's what you choose to believe my words meant that's on you.
@@Hack_The_Planet_ then a) you don't understand what semantics means, or b) it's a you problem for choosing to be outraged over an invented thing you interpreted. How reactionary of you
You should’ve mentioned the success of Oppenheimer, a movie you probably wouldn’t classify as "ideological". There are still people out there who want to see movies for ‘magic’
Oh don't get me wrong, the movie has ideological things in it, but as always, when a good movie is a good movie, the message is going to be left behind by most people because it was a well made film. An example of that is The Batman, which had a leftist message, but people didn't care or just simply didn't agree with it, and the movie didn't suffer for it. In fact, it was very well received and most people from both of the political wings agree it was a great time
The magic of Oppenheimer is that he was a failure at real science and just scribbled on blackboards, what secondary scientists do. He stole the limelight from others who really were the inventors, like Saulk who held p the polio vax and then got the glory, his work mates found him sleazy. Oppenheimer is made only to glorify a Marxist, the God of Hollywood. They are shameless.
Your commentary is reasonably balanced. I do think this is an important movie much as were pictures like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and Grapes of Wrath. This doesn't mean the way it has been used and abused by supporters and opponents alike is rational. For me it made me more aware of how pervasive human slavery still is today, and that is an important message.
In the book Trouble In Paradise, Zizek described modern film as a way of reinforcing specific narratives or reactions to events. They are geared towards influencing what is said about certain events, and how people respond to them. Perhaps this movie is an example of the worst way this can happen.
Ppl know that family and friends can be groomers, that didn't need to be explored. The film explains the reality of other systems in place and how trafficking works outside america. If you focused on groomers at home it would muddy up the narrative flow. The main goal is be aware and stop trafficking.
This is a trick people seem to have learned from Black Panther which managed to sell seeing the movie, or even better buying lots of tickets for other people, as an act of "antiracism". Can't remember seeing it before that.
One of the biggest arguments not to give money to this movie is lost because it involves mexican politics. Eduardo Verastegui, one of the producers of the film is an religious ultra conservative linked to Legionarios de Cristo and Father Maciel a religious sect in Mexico where systemic rape of children was prevalent and is openly acknowledged by Mexican authorities that it happened. This clears any doubt of the very political intention of the movie, if there was any concern for children, it wouldn't come from a supporter of a known religious figure and organization involved in child rape.
As a Mexico we already learned about human trafficking and the bad side of humanity, glad i had "la rosa de guadalupe" , they also don't give credit to some latin people who have been fight human trafficking for many years
if one has no sense of absolute righteousness, one is lost to his own opinions and definition of truth, thinking that you can find the answer inside you. but when you know the Truth, you will realize that it is simple picture of someone in the dark hating the light.
The film is fine. The issue is that the man/organization that they’re covering Is not as heroic as it’s made out to be. There’s plenty of resources that she can read up on to find out this information. But again the film is fine. You just have to take the movie with a grain of salt on the facts.
@@WinstonSmithGPT Not paying attention are you. I said the movie was fine. So the issue of trafficking human trafficking especially children in this film is a good thing covered in this film. The only issue that with film is that the person/Organization it’s not as heroic As it’s made out to be. There are plenty of online articles you can read on that particular subject. So please save your outrage for someone but actually said something that was against The premise of the film.
$173 MILLION on its way to $200 MILLION PLUS isn't so bad. Film is doing a lot of GOOD and pouring interest and support for those organizations working on shoe string budgets to help/free those enslaved/oppressed by sex trafficking'. Hooray for Sound of Freedom and the good impact it is already having. And will continue to have -- even worldwide.
"Fabian Marta, whose name appears in Sound of Freedom credits for helping crowdfund the anti-child trafficking blockbuster film, is charged with kidnapping a child" Why are Republicans so consistent in their projection?
@@seanpatrick1243the dude was one of MANY who donated. He was also a landlord who gave lodging to a mother going through a custody battle. From what I understand, he was released the next day. He was arrested because he wouldn't let law enforcement into the house. Not sure if the cops had a warrant or not. Do some research before commenting. Plenty of time has passed since this happened. So there is no excuse for ignorance.
@@cthulhuspawn6290 The source of that story was Marta's lawyer. If the lawyer's story does the up being true, then why didn't he just comply with the police as you complain every time the is an extra judicial killing? Oh wait, you didn't say that about the recent FBI killing in Utah or Bundy, either. Also, I fail to see why they didn't just come out in say how much Marta invested rather than giving an average. I am just surprised that Matt Gaetz wasn't an investor.
@@seanpatrick1243 So how was the film; since you saw his name in the credits? Did it have a profound impact on you? I have not seen it yet. Wow you actually stayed to read the credits -- amazing. I has already made over $176 MILLION thru Saturday (Aug 19th). I think the international run of the film will make another $25 - $30 million.
@@mdb1239 You must be the guy who thinks someone who has declared bankruptcy 6 times is a brilliant businessman because he claims to be a billionaire. Or that other narcissistic sociopaths are brilliant and should be worshiped just because they are real billionaires.
It’s hard for me to imagine even 1 person ever wanting to sexually abuse a child but millions n millions of children are being sold…Who on earth are all these evil people wanting to actually do that?!!!! It’s so dark n disturbing!!!! GAWD, that must mean that many of them are our own friends, relatives, clergy, neighbors n coworkers 😤🤮🤬!!!!!!!
It's such a shame this movie became or is a policital tool. I'm not from the USA but in europe even more than usa this topic is so much taboo and the abuser still get away with it. IT's happening, period. let's be real on smaller scale. but all added end up being such a big number of kids. In belgium you can find forum of some kid who espcaped it. i wish we could reject the christian and propaganda stuff to focus on the terrible abuse and try to help the mouvement. make it our own. Before the Spotligth case with priest no one wanted to believe it or listen, after the boston article came out people started to understand how deep this is. IF priest could do that for decade and be unpusnished why does it sound unbelieveble that rich mess up people would use their power to abuse children and pay bad people to provide the kid. i'm not christian and never will , i care about children and to stop all of this. When people were telling about Epstein, no one would believe it either, yet here he was traffcking underage girl and rape many. We need to act ! i may sound idealistic thinking we can helps but i really hope people would at least support the association that work with the abbused child or the one that are actively trying to fight these guys.
Why the movie focus on child trafficking? Because otherwise people would not talk as much of it and depending of the victims people of both sides would have be complaining of the representation of the victims
All I see in this video is a BIG straw man argument. You assume all the righ have conspirated to hae the same reaction. To say something strengh ideological is your opionin which is the lowest form of knowladge. Also ideology is fantasy. Better think in terms of principles than ideologies.
Ehhh not a fan of the hand-wavey dismissal of the criticism of the "agent" the movie is based on. O.U.R. is widely accepted to be an organization that does more harm than good, but is very good at marketing itself otherwise. It is Koni 2012 all over again.
0:12 ...i'm sorry, WHAT?! also eeewwwww, I just erased that memory from my mind from that year. the Sound of Freedom creators started out as that pooping Unicorn ice cream commercial?! HOOOOOOW?! also why on the pooping unicorn 😰
I think one problem I see in the conversation is they fail to examine Tim Ballard and his organization. There is some serious issues that suggest he is making lots of money off of selling a problem that isn't as big as he suggests.
Yea there’s a serious problem with people making too big a deal out of child traffickers. If your democrat great grandparents had heard you say this, they’d call the police or a shrink.
Sounds a lot like the race grifters and the LGBT grifters trying to convince people that black and trans people are literally being murdered in the street by Ron DeSantis. Only difference is that child trafficking is a real issue, highly exacerbated by poor border security. Isn't it weird how a certain group of people get so upset when people call attention to these issues?
I would be absolutely TERRIFIED!! if I had to research this film online. Just typing the subject matter in a search engine would make me change my name, get a new passport and burn my laptop. You're braver than me Jared.
I'm a conservative Christian, I really liked this movie, and I think your take on this is exceptionally fair and well thought out. Thanks for doing a reasonable evaluation on this when everyone seems to want to be crazy about it. Also, there's definitely a fantasy element to this movie. Just like there's a fantasy element to Mission Impossible. Who doesn't walk out of a Fast and Furious movie wanting to try drifting or running a red light on their way home? And is saving children really a bad fantasy to have? I'm just sort of baffled by that.
come on, Barbie wasn't a surprise hit. One of the hottest directors with top actors working today was a guaranteed blockbuster. divisive - yes, but a guaranteed hit. don't put in in a same bag like SoF. for which conservatives has bought out tickets for others making it earn hit numbers but it wasn't seen by people as much. SoF monetary success is somewhat akin NYT to bestseller label. does not mean much.
Yes but it’s likely to be the top grossing movie of the year- outgrossing Spiderverse, Little Mermaid, Guardians 3, and probably by the end of the month, Mario. That was not expected.
What about the criticisms of the real life main guy's method to battle trafficking encouraged trafficking? His methods were criticized by a lot of trafficking prevention organizations themselves. Entrapping by going to a a desperate impoverished area, asking for certain women quickly, and paying a lot of money for them, could create traffickers, or make them increase their violence to new and current victims to satisfy their "benefactors".
Yeah he creates a scenario that typically doesn't exist. Goes to a desperate poor area. Promises 10s of thousands of dollar for people to bring children to the house he is renting and then those desperate idiots that take the bait are busted for a crime they had never committed until being offered an unrealistic amount of money for it.
With Traditionalists, Evolean Fascists and maybe an occasional alt leftist. But more the other two. But to be honest, Julius Evola is more popular with the first two groups more than anything.
It seems quite telling to me that Jared is willing to be overtly charitable to this propaganda piece disguised as a true story, yet couldn't even understand the story of barbie enough to actually discuss it.
Lots of unwell people here. It’s a real story about a real-life individual working in a real-life job for real-life homeland security tracking down real-life traffickers before going out on his own.
New twist on your opinion, the paper straw is not in a plastic cup it's in a compostable cup that looks like a plastic cup. If it's a hot drink it would be in a paper cup and you would not have a straw
