Being Pretty

But alas children, not everyone is pretty... Some are ugly, and we don't want uglies, do we children?

"Being Pretty" is the first installment of the Autodale series. It was released on August 31st, 2017 and 3 minutes and 20 seconds long. It garnered nearly 10 million views on YouTube and is the main contributor for all the attention to this series.

Summary
The story commences with a typical family in Autodale. A father, and mother with masks in the shape of a smile and two maskless children sit in front of a television to watch Autodale's Public Service Announcement (PSA). The PSA broadcasts a message in the voice and image of a Handyman, explaining what being "Pretty" is. The children is told that their mother, father, and most citizens of Autodale are "Pretty" and that one day, they'll grow up just like them. The theme takes a darker turn as the PSA announces that not everyone is "Pretty" and that some are "Ugly", and that the "Uglies" are taken away. The PSA concludes and the scene redirects to a line of walking Handymen. It's revealed where the "Uglies" are taken to, large dug up holes in the ground containing copious amounts of corpses.

A woman is thrown into the hole and blood flows out of her mask, a label on her mask is written: "Disfigured". Several more corpses are shown as the ominous truth of Autodale comes to light, citizens with the labels: "Retard", "Deaf", "Fat", "Crippled", "Old", "Divorced", "Sterile", "Sick", "Unemployed", "Blind", "Gay".

The scene quickly flashes over to a tower standing in the center of Autodale, where several more Handymen and a giant mysterious being laying dormant dwells inside.

Interpretations
All Autodale citizens have simliar body and facial features. Along with the mask wearing, this implies Autodale's encouragement of assimilation. Handymen are also built to be identical as they follow the same routine, creating an ominous theme. It's also hinted that "Pretties" are regular people while "Uglies" generally have some disabilities or attributes that defect from the norm. One may quickly notice something extremely wrong going on with Autodale as the "Uglies" are seen dead in different holes. While no scenes of killing is shown, the Handymen supposedly murdered these citizens. The tower in the middle symbolizes some greater evil that is overseeing the town and creating such a society, fulfilling the series as a dystopian short film.

Behind the Scenes
"Being Pretty" and the whole series initially started with a single drawing.