An examination of 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 N... (Full plot summary below)
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An examination of 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.
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| New York PressEric KohnThe movie offers both intriguing portraiture and probing cultural analysis. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoOne of the producers of What Would Jesus Buy? was Morgan Spurlock, and the film is very much in the spirit of his Super Size Me. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasIn a strange way, "What Would Jesus Buy?" might actually be the most heartwarming holiday movie out there this year. |
| Entertainment WeeklyGregory KirschlingThe movie has a sharp point -- Americans shop too much -- but it's a problem that its bellowing hero, always accompanied by his red-robed Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, is so off-putting; a crazy guy who wouldn't sound so crazy if he just didn't act so crazy. |
| About.comMarcy DermanskyRob Van Alkemade's hilarious, eye-opening documentary What Would Jesus Buy provides a simple and surprisingly powerful directive to the American people: Stop Shopping. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowThe stripped-down filmmaking preserves the abruptness and surprise of the happy (and unhappy) accidents Reverend Billy finds at every stop along the way, from Manhattan to Anaheim. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghSteeped in what may be the ultimate postmodern irony: Talen's impromptu, defiant piece of performance art with political undertones has actually taken on a spiritual dimension. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoThe character isn't just shtick, though. As Billy, Talen has staged many protests in Times Square and anti-shopping "interventions" at retailers, where the managers, to say nothing of the New York police, often have failed to see the humor - he's been arrested dozens of times. |
| Chicago TribuneJessica ReavesIt’s a wickedly effective indictment of America’s consumer compulsion, our mindless shopping and the multinational corporations controlling it all. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyEncourages viewers to think outside the big box of super stores such as Wal-Mart. |
