God Awful Movies 436: Jingle Smells
Dec 26, 2023
On this episode, the hosts and a guest review the controversial movie 'Jingle Smells' that criticizes cancel culture but endorses boycotts. They discuss oddball characters, Eric Roberts' behavior, and a scene involving a sad sandwich. The hosts also analyze the movie's plot points, inconsistencies, and questionable humor, and express confusion over a scene featuring Sean Hannity. The podcast ends with a discussion of the movie's ending, upcoming episodes, and production details.
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Cancel Culture Framed As A Straw Man
- Jingle Smells uses cancel culture as its central trope but misframes how cancellations actually happen in real life.
- The film conflates being 'pro-God, pro-military' with real-world cancel scenarios, showing a distorted culture-war narrative.
Garbage Man As Forced Redemption
- Nick is released from a holding cell and forced into being a garbage man as a bizarre plot device.
- The show mocks this choice as a lazy, Seinfeld-style punishment substitution that doesn't logically fit the character's situation.
News Cutaways Replace Storytelling
- The movie repeatedly uses TV news cutaways to spoon-feed the audience exposition instead of dramatizing events.
- That reliance signals weak storytelling and dependence on outside narration rather than cinematic scenes.