The humorous thing to me was not that the government is trying to control the youth through subliminal messages -but that the film was one huge commercial for corporate America. It is corporate America that uses subliminal messages -not the government. These corporations paid big bucks to be in this film. And then we pay movie ticket money to view thier not so subliminal mind altering commerical plugs in the film. I even think the whole film was a clothing commercial aimed at young women.
Films have power.
Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, who wrote and directed this spoof as a labor of love -I am sure, must have lined their pockets with a lot of money from corporate sponsors who truly do want to control our minds in order to get at our pocket books. It is fun to watch this film and count all the times you see Evian, Target, and McDonald's. Mind benders at work. I had a Pepsi and stopped by Burger King in protest on the way home. We all have been programed.