WoW Moviewatch: Mister Evil Runs for Office
by Michael Gray 
Jan 19th 2012 at 12:00PM
Ostensibly, the video is about Mister Evil's doomed race to become dean of Evil University. When I watch the video, though, I can't help but think about the shenanigans, sound-bite politics, and general distasteful miasma that surround our elections. While the entire political speech is obviously fantasy and fake, Evil's words unmistakably remind me of actual, real-world campaigns. That's a scary thought.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
cloudhopper013 Jan 19th 2012 2:26PM
I really hate how Oxhorn, one of my once-favorite Machinima artists, has become so preachy in his works. Generally he manages to walk the line well enough so you can't outright claim a political or religious bias and can still see the wit in his works, but this video is an example of one of the times where it's really sad to see him get so political.
Particularly, I'm referring to 1:00 through 1:25. It's the definition of "evil" given there that aligns obviously and perfectly with the negative liberal/democratic stereotypes that republicans/conservatives in America often assign them.
Don't get me wrong, the video's still plenty funny (Hybrid Kodo picture had me laughing out loud), but, I mean, come on Oxhorn. I'd really wish that if you ever do produce more machinima, that you get back to the more innocent, relatable-by-everybody humor.
fhatfreddy Jan 19th 2012 4:54PM
It's Dr. Evil...I didn't spend eight years at Evil Medical School to be called Mister.
Taylorw9 Jan 19th 2012 8:04PM
I really hate how Oxhorn, one of my once-favorite Machinima artists, has become so preachy in his works. Generally he manages to walk the line well enough so you can't outright claim a political or religious bias and can still see the wit in his works, but this video is an example of one of the times where it's really sad to see him get so political.
Particularly, I'm referring to 1:00 through 1:25. It's the definition of "evil" given there that aligns obviously and perfectly with the negative liberal/democratic stereotypes that republicans/conservatives in America often assign them.
Don't get me wrong, the video's still plenty funny (Hybrid Kodo picture had me laughing out loud), but, I mean, come on Oxhorn. I'd really wish that if you ever do produce more machinima, that you get back to the more innocent, relatable-by-everybody humor.
rodmin Jan 20th 2012 5:55AM
Hmm, same post on a different name?
Fishy...
rodmin Jan 20th 2012 5:56AM
Ah, politics, the devil's playground.
Oxhorn was really accurate in some of those gags. It's really scary.