Sound of My Voice is a movie that explores a fascinating but unsettling topic... cults. Based on a true story, young couple Peter and Lorna, who are journalists, decide to join a cult in order to gain insider information and expose the leader, Maggie, as a fraud. Maggie claims to be from the future with knowledge of the catastrophes to come and promises her followers salvation in exchange for their unconditional faith and obedience. The questions are... how far are Peter and Lorna willing to go to get their story? How will the pressure affect their relationship? Is Maggie who she says she is? I was drawn in by the layout of the movie... I was made to feel like I was joining the cult myself, in the room with the woman in white who says she is a time-traveler. The situations and conversations bring to mind important thoughts of the power of persuasion and peer pressure. I thought of the danger of faith without question. Brit Marling, who plays Maggie, is captivating and chillingly eerie. I was blown away by her performance. Sound of my voice will keep you guessing and thinking.
I've read that Brit Marling and director Zal Batmanglij, the co-writers of Sound of my Voice, are hoping this film will be the first of a trilogy.
ReplyDeleteSo hopefully you'll have two future films to enjoy.
Wow, I didn't know that. I hope they do continue with the story... because it kind of ends unresolved.
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