Avoided this for a long time because I was afraid this was going to be some religious rant about taking "Christ" out of Christmas sort of lament of gifts overriding the message of Christmas.
But while watching a rerun of the show Sliders (episode from 1998 entitled "Seasons Greedings") - I was reminded of this documentary and told it contained a similar message against credit card debt/overspending and equating presents iwht love.
I was pleased to see the documentary was more of a satirical take on rampant consumerism, the critique being about buying people's love's with gifts, about the costs (in poverty, body parts, etc.) of the products you buy in Walmart or Disney that are made with slave labor.
While some real reverends were interviewed, I was more interested in the fake "reverand" billy whose message resonated quite strongly.
NOTE: Submitted to IMDb goof section, 40 minutes into the film they're at the Shattuck Safeway in Berkeley but it's identified in the film as Oakland.
But while watching a rerun of the show Sliders (episode from 1998 entitled "Seasons Greedings") - I was reminded of this documentary and told it contained a similar message against credit card debt/overspending and equating presents iwht love.
I was pleased to see the documentary was more of a satirical take on rampant consumerism, the critique being about buying people's love's with gifts, about the costs (in poverty, body parts, etc.) of the products you buy in Walmart or Disney that are made with slave labor.
While some real reverends were interviewed, I was more interested in the fake "reverand" billy whose message resonated quite strongly.
NOTE: Submitted to IMDb goof section, 40 minutes into the film they're at the Shattuck Safeway in Berkeley but it's identified in the film as Oakland.