Mario's Cart shows how fast AI filmmaking is moving
Originally posted on LinkedIn, April 7, 2026.
Mario's Cart is a short, hilarious clip created entirely with AI. Two characters dressed in red and green, named Mario and Luigi, fight each other over shopping carts.
What makes it even more impressive is that it was made with Seedance 2.0, a new Chinese AI model capable of generating highly realistic cinematic scenes. The characters, their movements, and the setting look convincing enough that many viewers initially assume it is a real film production. It is hard to remember throughout the entire clip that everything was generated by AI.
Projects like this show how quickly filmmaking is changing. With AI video models, creating a short film no longer requires a large crew or a huge budget. One person with a creative idea and the right prompts can now bring an entire film to life.