I've just watched this for the first time. It's a deeply disturbing film that exposes the horror of child trafficking. I recall the 'controversy' surrounding it when it was first released, however it's not obvious to me why. What were the stated reasons for opposing it?
I can only think of the following:
1) It's a Christian film and clearly portrays the faith in a positive light. But then so have many other films, such as Hacksaw Ridge.
2) The protagonist - a selfless, righteous and brave man - is a blond-haired and blue-eyed white man, whilst the film's villains are mostly non-white; therefore it contradicts 'the narrative.'
3) The statistics about slavery - 'There are more humans trapped in slavery today than at any other time, including when slavery was legal' - also disarm 'the narrative', because it means that white people are not uniquely evil. On the contrary, whereas it was outlawed in 1865 in the USA, it's still happening today, despite morality having changed in many parts of the world.
4) It raises awareness of something that has hitherto been ignored and TPTB do not like it.
I cannot think of any other reason. It's not particularly 'right-wing', indeed I would suggest it's apolitical.
I can only think of the following:
1) It's a Christian film and clearly portrays the faith in a positive light. But then so have many other films, such as Hacksaw Ridge.
2) The protagonist - a selfless, righteous and brave man - is a blond-haired and blue-eyed white man, whilst the film's villains are mostly non-white; therefore it contradicts 'the narrative.'
3) The statistics about slavery - 'There are more humans trapped in slavery today than at any other time, including when slavery was legal' - also disarm 'the narrative', because it means that white people are not uniquely evil. On the contrary, whereas it was outlawed in 1865 in the USA, it's still happening today, despite morality having changed in many parts of the world.
4) It raises awareness of something that has hitherto been ignored and TPTB do not like it.
I cannot think of any other reason. It's not particularly 'right-wing', indeed I would suggest it's apolitical.
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