Malibu 1992 **Warning: Spoilers**

                Malibu 1992 makes no sense whatsoever. This is its selling point. I have a thing for the weird and nonsensical. Dorian and Death in Plains appeal to my love of the end of the world. A bizarre, oftentimes nonsensical video set to trashy 90s club music is movie and soundtrack of the end of the world.

                It begins with the only non-club music, “The Zombies” set to a funeral for the Navy. They look sad, and it is perhaps the requiem for our civilization, as it heralds the end of the world. Don’t worry though, the sadness lasts only a little while. One suffers before the end of the world. People have different ideas about the end of the world, but I figure it’ll probably be pretty trashy and hedonistic. In fact, we may already be living at the end of the world. 

                A tasteful piece of jewelry pops up. The palm tree always looks so much better this shatteringly beautiful. We take a drive through California. Some unknown voice says “Malibu 1992”. We get into a beach party from the early 90s. Everyone seems to be having a grand old time. I live on that beach. Multiple versions of those classy pieces of jewelry assault our senses. 

                Glamor and home videos vie for our attention. While we drive down the highway we see a fashion show. Eventually this goes from a fashion show to an intro to ‘more adult’ material. Right in the middle of this adult material, a computerized voice speaks ‘love’, equating love with pornography. Or all art with pornography, as this video suggests. 

                Smoke rises from a burning yacht. A clubby version of Chris Isaak comes up. I like this particular segment of the video. Perhaps the end of the world involves setting rich douche-bags’ playthings ablaze. If this is the case I may get behind this whole ‘end of times’ thing. 

                We are out in some field with what looks to be a high-school/college age kid. He breathes out of a discarded Bud Light can. Upon breathing through this can, he begins laughing. I like this ‘amateur video’ which comes between more polished footage. This is the closest the home video gets to importance. The kid lies on the ground and watches his fingers fing. 

                Prince sings to us as we hover above Malibu. If Prince announces the end of the world, I welcome it. Bring it on. ‘All that glitters ain’t gold’ Prince tells us. He wants us to understand the importance of relationships. Once the world is consumed by fire, we probably won’t have pretty things. The video suggests once we are raptured, we will see the beautiful Malibu coast line right before the reckoning. 

                The announcer returns. She tells us we are power users. Never in my entire life have I seen a MEME as powerful as Malibu 1992. 

                See it here.