I like the con artist/relgion video.
I agree that religion feeds off of peoples' need for meaning, because people say it does. I don't believe it's true for everyone, and certainly not for me. One of the most common philosophical questions is, "What is the meaning of life?" This is the fallacy of begging the question in that it assumes life has meaning. Maybe life has meaning, but maybe not. You don't just assume that it does, and build from there. Personally, I've never experienced a lack of meaning with the exception of a handful of times when I've wondered about it. Why did I wonder? Well, because I was allowing myself to be trapped the the fallacy of begging the question. In the end, I simply had better things to do, and that is enough meaning to satisfy me.
Of course, it's different strokes for different folks. Maybe going to college, learning how to find contentment, or figuring out which ski slope will be the most interesting one at the moment is not enough for everyone, and I give them my blessing, but I think finding meaning in a fantasy needs to be balanced. Sure I find meaning in the Superman, as the stories resonate with many things in my subconscious, but it's not necessary to devote my life to Superman, because there's lots of other things I can do that add to the richness of being. Also in regards to the video, cults are cults, whether they are billion dollar enterprises or just some local zealots performing sex rituals once a week.