This video follows a similar format to most of Wrights other works, It is made up of three different scenes, it occupies close to two minutes, and of course it is casual. Not to casual though. The video opens with color bars and then after a brief title scene with cheesy saxophone music, we are looking at a screen shot of an old mario game and watch him get a mushroom and coin. A poorly keyed hand gets overlaid and the finger moves as a cartoon picture of a mouth appears and a distorted voice becomes addible but is nonsensical, talking about fuzzy lazers. A scene of two baby dolls is next and the shot switches from one to the other with a series of semi-cheesy transitions and another not very distinguishable voice over of the babies talking to each other. The voices help to make the shots seem comical, but there is something irking about the contrasting lighting and the emptiness of the background. The next scene is of a similar doll baby but this one has a markered on Hitler hair do complete with mustache. The sound of this guys voice is the most understandable, but it doesn’t do much good. He says a couple of random things then goes into a long list of animals. What is the meaning of these creepy plastic babies, are they supposed to represent evil men in history, are they supposed to say something about their childhood, that they would have turned out better if they had the mario bros? As has been discussed about Wright’s work, these questions are reading way to far. His works exist because wants and wills them to. They come from him but they come naturally, casually.
-McPhail
