With Black Friday upon us...
If you're not already familiar with What Would Jesus Buy?, the new film by Morgan Spurlock (writer and director of Super Size Me), you might want to check out the film's official website.
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! (source)
The film is a comedic-guerrilla-satire-umentary (I'm pretty sure I just made that up). Though a bit gimmicky and sure to be dismissed by many evangelicals for being sacrilegious, the film should spark humorous and healthy conversations about consumerism, credit, and the widespread superficiality of the retail Christmas. Perhaps worth considering before you brave the crowds on Friday, or purchase those new rims in the spirit of Christmas (watch the trailer and you'll get that joke)
Check out the trailer here
Additionally, I would commend several recent reviews:
-Brett McCracken, Christianity Today
-Darrel Manson, Hollywood Jesus
-Laura Kern, New York Times
-Walter Brueggemann, Sojourners
RELATED LINKS
-Media Omnibus
-Rev Billy @ YouTube
-Rev Billy dot com
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thanks for the link, cawley. i wish billy were coming to vancouver...
Posted by: tim | November 29, 2007 at 01:47 PM