Oh yes, I love the smell of forgotten treasures, don't you? Runaway Brain was Mickey's last theatrical short and for a brief time, was played before the movie "A Kid in King Arthur's Court." Honestly, I didn't drag my Mom out to go take me to specifically see that movie. No no, I of course just wanted to see the new Mickey Mouse cartoon. And this time, Mickey was edgy. He was hip. He was up to the times. Why?
Because he played videogames! Yes, the cartoon starts off with Mickey addicted to a video game and playing it in the dark alone at night. I could totally relate to that. Pretty different from the classic Mickey cartoons of the 30s and 40s, but I feel it was an accurate statement of life in the 90s.
Even look here, when the camera pans to Mickey's television, you see a Snow White game where apparently Dopey is fighting off an evil witch. It's fake, by the way, but it looks like it's trying to parody another game. Can anyone say MORTAL KOMBAT? See? Look, Dopey looks like he's going to pull off a ninja move, there's a lifeline over the witch, and apparently six other dwarfs died. K.O.s, without a doubt. I think Mortal Kombat came out around this time too, somewhere in the early to mid 90s. It's another statement that I think the animators were trying to make.
Basically, the cartoon starts off with the premise that Mickey was lazy, irresponsible, and totally into his games. This pisses off Minnie who has wanted to do something special for their anniversary and knows that Mickey forgot. That speaks to me. I truly think I can learn something from this cartoon, people. Yes, I have it! Remember to lock your door so your girlfriend can't interrupt you when you're on the last level. Okay, peace! I'm out.
Anthony
P.S. In case you're wondering, Mickey successfully makes up for his irresponsibility to Minnie after a harrowing but hilarious journey.
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