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Friday, January 11, 2008

Shopacalypse Now



Peace and blessings,

My Fiancee' put me on to this movie,
  • What Would Jesus Buy?
    • back in December and we decided to check it out. The premise of the film is that the
  • Church of Stop Shopping,
    • led by Rev. Billy decides to embark on a nationwide tour hitting up major retailers and malls throughout the country trying to convince people to stop and think before they purchase something. They acknowledge in the film that it is nearly impossible to ask people to stop shopping completely, because frankly speaking, we have to purchase some things. Instead their message is that we should not get into the habit of purchasing things (especially during Christmas) excessively or in ways that suggest that an item purchased at a store is more important to human relationships (e. g. parent-child, friend-friend) than human love and affection within those relationships. In addition, their message is that excessive purchasing during Christmas brings us one step closer to the "shopacalypse" and further away from appreciating and representing Christ's birth (and subsequently His life and resurrection). I don't think there is anything wrong with getting and receiving gifts because I frequently engage in both (lol). I just think our focus in doing so needs to be on the relationships we are thankful to God for, and not because we add unnecessary value to those things we purchase. Below is a pic from the film (hilarious) and a trailer for the movie. It's comedy with social commentary but at times there are some pretty serious parts to the film (like when Billy's wife is discouraged because she doesn't think their campaign is effective).












    What do you think? Take care, God bless, and speekonit...

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    Saturday, October 07, 2006

    More Movie Previews...

    Below are a couple of trialers for films that are coming out next year. The first trailer is of Spider-Man 3, and the other is of Transformers. If you've read my "more than meets the eye" piece I did in Februrary, then you know I am partial towards Spider-Man films, because I think his plight mirrors that of the Christian walk in some respects. With regards to transformers, I haven't made any "deep connections" with that concept yet, but for now I'm "pubbing" the ilm solely on the strength that I grew up watching the cartoons as a child, and was "devastated" when Optimus Prime died in the first cartoon movie, lol. Anyway, I'm interested in whether people think there is a "deeper meaning" behind the spider-man story and if so, what it is. So as always, speekonit...







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    Thursday, September 28, 2006

    Tavis Smiey's Interview with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez (plus more updates)

    Peace and blessings,

    Below is very recent interview with Tavis Smiley and Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela. Also, makke sure to check my archives, because I have started adding videos for some of the movies and themes I mentioned in those pieces. Most recently, I have made updates to posts I made in February and in June. Enjoy, and as always, speekonit...



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