It’s no secret that a lot of movies are purposeful propaganda, from getting populations ready for war or improving military recruitment not to mention the constant barrage of aliens here to conquer earth along with UFOs promoted now by congress critters and government officials releasing military videos, all to blame for the missing Christians due to the inbound rapture of the church, but The Voices is way over the top (it was a random pick on Prime Video to see about his talking pets). It’s meant to be a dark comedy with a horror flare, but I came away with two distinct messages, downplaying demonic torment and possession in order to make sure you take all your pharmaceutical medications which leaves you more vulnerable. And to put a cherry on top after the schizophrenic serial killer portrayed compassionately dies in a fire surrounded by the police, there is a white backdrop scene where he makes nice with his victims and is joined blasphemously by Jesus for a musical scene. And worth noting before the first accidental murder, he asks a trivia question about the fourth angel named in the Bible as a trick question, giving the answer that it is Lucifer. I think we can ascertain where the inspiration for this film came from and you could conclude a third implied message is that no matter how you live your life you’ll end up in heaven. Consequently, a lot of people believe this to their eternal detriment.
One production company involved with the film is 1984 Private Defense Contractors, with producers Spencer Silna and Adi Shankar pictured below. You can read a lot into their choice of names for their production company. They specialize in dark movies, though I must admit I enjoyed Shankar’s Dredd remake with Karl Urban even though pretty dark, where in a post apocalyptic future with not enough police officers, the Judge Dredd characters mete out justice on the spot while facing extremely evil criminals usually ended with state sponsored capital punishment. But the film had some dark scenes and way too much profanity, though it was interesting science fiction. However, I think I’ll steer clear of their other films now that I have more insight into these individuals and their muse.
