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From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and director Rob VanAlkemade, “What Would Jesus Buy?” examines the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the...
From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and director Rob VanAlkemade, “What Would Jesus Buy?” examines the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.) The film also delves into issues such as the role sweatshops play in America’s mass consumerism and Big-Box Culture. From the humble beginnings of preaching at his portable pulpit on New York City subways, to having a congregation of thousands - Bill Talen (aka Rev. Billy) has become the leader of not just a church, but a national movement. Rev. Billy’s epic journey takes us to chilling exorcisms at Wal-Mart headquarters, to retail interventions at the Mall of America, and all the way to the Promised Land on Christmas Day. The Stop Shopping mission reminds us that even though we may be “hypnotized and consumerized,” we still have a chance to save ourselves this Christmas.
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Hilarious movie about the Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. In a time when easy credit and high debt have created financial horrors for millions, the good Rev. has the radical idea that maybe people should slow down a little bit. He...
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Hilarious movie about the Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping. In a time when easy credit and high debt have created financial horrors for millions, the good Rev. has the radical idea that maybe people should slow down a little bit. He recalls the days before giant malls and new shopping centers sprouted like dandelions; times when local shops helped communities keep their money and have their own character... before big corporations ate everything. Rev. Billy is not suggesting that you give up your life and eat twigs; merely, that you stop and look at what you're doing, and maybe stop the worst of it. You don't really have to trample old ladies to get your kid the latest whatever this season. You don't have to worship the same brand-name crud as everybody else. Save a little, and live more... what a concept. Hysterical and inspiring.
Posted aug 2, 2008 6:45 am pt
