Come on! It was directed by Hype Williams, it's obviously he tried to make it look cheap as a parody of the home made videos on internet. And he did it very well and M.I.A. looks absolutely hot.
And so the purpose of the video was to look cheap makes ME even laugh harder that the fact that every one thinks this is "artistry or being soooo creative" LMAO.
The video looks like it was made in paint by 5th grader.