Tweedman would dig this: A Mega Man 2 machinist has responded to last year's Vancouver airport security shitstorm. You may vaguely recall the incident: A Polish immigrant and airport authorities had a failure to communicate which resulted in good old fashioned problem solving ... they all ganged up and killed him. Its good to see that Canada is more like New Jersey every day! Film director Mike Greenway had this to say about his coup-de-grace:
Megaman helps a lost and confused Polish immigrant at Vancouver International Airport; RCMP-style. The video was really more of a statement on police Taser use than anything. The video that I made is a tongue-in-cheek parody about the incompetence of everyone involved, not police brutality.
Way to back-peddle there, Greenway. Your hilarious video isn't called Police Tasers R Bad: It's called Airport Police, Vancouver and he effectively makes fun of how piss-poor they handled the violent immigrant who (to be fair) didn't calmly scour the area for energy tanks to ensure his survival. My only regret is that the circular bacon pigs didn't toss a burning police dog at his face so Mike could use Woodman's guardian puppies. Those were uber clever, Capcom!
People are reacting horribly to this video like Jesus on a dog anus. A sergeant from RCMP stated that "This video was clearly in poor taste" and he's absolutely right ... but tazing a guy to death? Now that's classy! The actual video footage is below the fold if you'd like to treat yourself to another reality video demonstration why all humans can be stupid, dangerous animals. Or watch Mega Man taze him. Bro.
Want to get involved? You know what to do: March directly into Starbucks and pick up a flaky girl with your powerful feelings on the matter and ultimately raise children that move to Canada and become airport security people that don't taze others to their death (or) pause your demanding career and meticulous diet to write to various politicians around the world, preferably to the Polish Ambassador's office who had the only sober reaction in the pack "The public was disturbed by the event. This is how the subculture reacted to it."
Lady, if you only knew what Garry's Mod can do.
Do you think video games as political cartoons is a strange choice of canvas? In most cases even I might agree. Nevertheless, this video was functional and effective: Tens of thousands of people have already watched it and many unaware of the incident are now taking notice.
For more evidence on why video games are art information here are a few sources of how incredibly offended everyone is that this video exists. What's your take?
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4:46 PM on 01.03.2008
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Come live here, it's much worse.
Lightsabers, however...
Well Done Cap'n DTOID. It's interesting to see gaming actively integrated into realms of news and satire, and used as a method of satire. It raises questions of how performing the actions in videogames themselves can create more guilt/sympathy reaction. This is what videogames excel at, interactive choices and consequences.
@008 is off to an excellent start it seems. This did happen in 2008, right?
2008 is off to an excellent start it seems. This did happen in 2008, right?
They "killed" the man - but that probably isn't news today?
That's really all I could garner from this.
Then we'd have to resurrect zombie Hitler to take care of the zombie Pole and then we'd all be fucked.
If you look at it as some jagoff kid making fun of a horrible situation, its a horrible thing
If you look at it, as Neiro put, as a machinima made as a political cartoon, its got a completely different meaning to it, and its not so horrible.
The awkward thing about it is the use of Mega Man. It works for gamers because we get the scenario and figure the situation he's going for. Non-gamers that don't have any level of reverence or reference for the man in blue, completely can't find a way to appreciate it.
But you know what? It hit its audience. Every game site talked about it, and now MANY more people are aware of the actual incident, and are considering the issue.
Regardless of intent and perception as a "piece", job well done. HUGE SUCCESS.
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