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Bansky’s ‘Dismaland’ Gets An Equally Dismal Trailer
Last week, we posted about Banksy‘s “Dismaland”, which is a dystopian art gallery masquerading as a theme park out in Weston, England. If the images and description from our previous post didn’t convince you that this is something very special and worth checking out, then a trailer for the park might just do the trick.
The trailer, which you can see below, is a parody of other commercials that try and get families to come to theme parks. It shows a family, bored and lackadaisical at home, waiting for something to give them energy and excitement. Hearing the voice of the narrator, the family quickly pile into their car and drive to Dismaland, where they enjoy all the wonderful rides and opportunities, such as a TSA-esque security checkpoint, Death riding a bumper cart, filthy water, and a general miasma of depression and angst. All of this is overlain with a Danny Elfman-esque melody that twinkles and jingles throughout the dark visuals.
Once again, Banksy is letting loose his/her scathing commentary and satire.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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