Is Michel Gondry the new Melies?

To celebrate the release of Be Kind, Rewind (which I haven't seen yet), here is a brief Michel Gondry clip special.

First up, he has sweded (i.e. poorly remade) his own trailer for the afore-mentioned movie. This is very clever, and post-modern. And layered. He also plays all the roles. Which is genius.



This is turn reminded me of the last time I paid attention to a video he released, which was the infamous "Michel Gondry Solves A Rubik's Cube With His Feet":

This is turn elicited this slightly over-analytical response from this weirdo: