A Vox attack piece criticized Sound of Freedom for its “rugged individualism and masculine rogue operatives on display” and asked, “Can such faith-based cultural products even exist at this point, let alone serve their specific malnourished target audience, without also fomenting extremist rhetoric, bigotry, and attacks on progressive ideals?”

The Federalist’s J. Antonio Juarez explains why many leftists hate the film: “To admit that child sex trafficking is objectively wrong would mean that certain sexual preferences and activities are only subjectively right or permissible. Once you start that conversation, you will be calling all of the sexual and social freedoms acquired over the years into question. In short, if you start talking about the horrors of child sex trafficking and the need to do something about it, you will inadvertently build a solid case for re-instituting traditional sexual mores and building stronger families.”
https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/21/the-left-attacks-sound-of-freedom-because-it-exposes-an-uncomfortable-truth-about-moral-boundaries/