History Film / SavingChristmas

* AsHimself: Kirk Cameron and [[RealLifeRelative his real-life sister]] Bridgette play themselves.

* TakeThat: There are a few scenes mocking [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories conspiracy theorists]].

Creator/KirkCameron's 2014 faith-based {{Mockumentary}} on how symbols like SantaClaus, the Christmas tree, and commercialism are all a part of the true meaning of the birth of Jesus Christ.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Cameron's "material wealth is good" idea may sound like InsaneTrollLogic made for the film, but is an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theology actual belief]] promoted by many American televangelists.

* Cameron's "material wealth is good" idea may sound like InsaneTrollLogic made for the film, but is an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theology actual belief]] promoted by many American televangelists.

[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused with]] the common ChristmasSpecial plot where [[SavingChristmas the characters have to help out Santa]], nor is it to be confused with ''Film/ErnestSavesChristmas''.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: As mentioned under InsaneTrollLogic, Cameron posits that buying material presents is equivalent to Jesus being God's material form. In Jesus' case, the word refers to Christ being a flesh-and-blood human - God being made a man. It is in no way like the modern use of materialism.

-->'''[[WebVideo/CinematicExcrement Smeghead]]:''' Mmm, preach on, girlfriend! You tell 'em! ''(finger snap)'' [[DoubleTake Wait, did he just say "straight power"?]]

-->'''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob:''' Anyone who says ''[[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday "straight power"]]'' most definitely isn't straight!\\

* AsHimself: Kirk Cameron and [[RealLifeRelative real life sister]] Bridgette play themselves.

** Kirk wants to imagine the St. Nicolas story as more ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''-y.[[note]]However, what we end up seeing is more [[Film/RagingBull "Raging Bull-y"]] since St. Nick seems more "Jake [=LaMotta=]" and less "Gandalf the Grey".[[/note]]

* DearNegativeReader: Cameron in real life is convinced that the movie's universal panning by the Internet couldn't possibly be because of the movie's erratic [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth wall breaks]], nor because of the argumentative lunacy it subjects the audience to or the horrifically forced DancePartyEnding. No, it's [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/12/08/kirk-cameron-says-kirk-camerons-saving-christmas-is-the-target-of-an-atheist-conspiracy/ obviously because of a conspiracy by Reddit pagans and atheists to cover up the fact that the film is in fact beloved by all.]]
* EasyEvangelism: Kirk tells Christian that his feelings are "all wrong"; no investigation of the source of his feelings and thoughts. In response, Christian [[TotallyRadical breakdances]] not long after.

* HeteronormativeCrusader: The black guy talks about protesting for "straight power".
-->'''[[WebVideo/CinematicExcrement Smeghead]]:''' Mmm, preach on girlfriend! You tell 'em! ''(finger snap)'' [[DoubleTake Wait? Did he just say "straight power"?]]

* UncleTomfoolery: That [[MotorMouth black]] [[JiveTurkey guy]] who babbles about conspiracy theories... or his anti-LGBT activism... or something. Sadly, he's probably the only part of the film that isn't boring.
-->'''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob:''' Anyone who says ''[[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday straight power]]'' most definitely [[BlatantLies isn't straight]]!\\
'''WebVideo/KyleNorty:''' Oh ''God''! It’s amazing you managed to pack both every ''{{black|Index}}'' [[BlackIndex stereotype]] and every ''[[QueerAsTropes gay]]'' [[QueerAsTropes stereotype]] into one character!

* CoversAlwaysLie: The [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer]] implies that it's about stripping away materialism from the holiday season and celebrating the "Christ" part of Christmas. In actuality, the film actively ''embraces'' said materialism, very tenuously tying it into the story of Christ's birth with a lot of forced parallels and labored analogies to give it a significance it doesn't really have. The cover/poster is worse - it makes the movie look a lot more fun than it actually is, seemingly invoking AnAssKickingChristmas, but Cameron sadly never clocks anyone in the noggin with a giant candy cane. In fact, no one ever does anything physically strenuous in the whole movie prior to the DancePartyEnding.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster and [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer]] imply that it's about stripping away materialism from the holiday season and celebrating the "Christ" part of Christmas. In actuality, the film actively ''embraces'' said materialism, very tenuously tying it into the story of Christ's birth with a lot of forced parallels and labored analogies to give it a significance it doesn't really have. Plus, the cover/poster makes the movie look a lot more fun than it actually is, seemingly invoking AnAssKickingChristmas, but Cameron --sadly-- never clocks anyone in the noggin with a giant candy cane.

** From the ([[BasedOnAGreatBigLie dubious]]) story of St. Nicholas and Arius: beating the holy hell out of someone is a reasonable resolution to a theological disagreement. Anything less is PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad.

** Kirk wants to imagine the St. Nicolas story as more ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''-y [[note]]However, what we end up seeing is more [[Film/RagingBull "Raging Bull-y"]] since St. Nick seems more "Jake [=LaMotta=]" and less "Gandalf the Grey".[[/note]].

** Kirk wants to imagine the St. Nicolas story as more ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''-y[[note]]However, what we end up seeing is more [[Film/RagingBull "Raging Bull-y"]] with St. Nick in the "Jake LaMotta" role.[[/note]].

** Kirk wants to imagine the St. Nicolas story as more ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''-y.

* BuffySpeak: Kirk wants to imagine the St. Nicolas story as more ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''-y.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The poster and [[NeverTrustATrailer trailer]] imply that it's about stripping away materialism from the holiday season. In actuality, the film actively ''embraces'' said materialism. Plus, the cover/poster makes the movie look a lot more fun than it actually is, seemingly invoking AnAssKickingChristmas.
** One could also assume that Kirk Cameron is going to save us poor plebs from the culture war by putting Christ back in Christmas like Fox News always tells us. Instead, he says every little thing about the commercial aspect of Christmas is rightfully there because of tradition and that materialism is actually our saving grace this time of year.