That Gruesome Animated Movie Ending That Haunts Fans
Out of every mature cartoon movies I have personally viewed, no other has lingered in my mind as much as the fear-filled conclusion of a explicitly bloody and overwhelingly transgressive 2022 movie The Unicorn Wars.
In 2015’s, this Spanish writer-director created a dark, somber , frequently brutal world with some tiny , desolate glimmers of optimism.
Although The Unicorn Wars seems like it came from a drive to expand the medium further, the filmmaker clarified that it was more a try to communicate a widespread, multicultural message concerning “the shared root of all wars.”
That idea is communicated by means of a squad of brightly hued teddy bears , clearly inspired by a well-known series of cuddly figures.
Growing up in a culture centered on warmongering and the military-industrial complex, a lot of these animals are fixated on slaughtering the mythical beasts, due to a religious scripture that claims them they were once kings of the woods, before the horned beings expelled them.
Others have not completely fallen for the propaganda, and would rather sample drugs and fornicate in the woods.
Unlike their cuddly counterparts, these bright beings show sexual organs and obvious libidos.
For one notably brutal, skeptical animal, the bear named Bluey, the battle with unicorns transforms into a road to power — and especially to dominance above his gentler, more compassionate sibling the character Tubby.
The character is a bully and a seeming antisocial figure , and when horror dominates his squad and kills his comrades one by one, he seizes progressively control for himself, in increasingly gory, harmful methods.
Meanwhile, these mythical beings are suffering their own terror, in the form of a spreading, destructive monster in their habitat.
“Initially, it appears as a comedy,” the filmmaker commented. “But then it becomes a more dramatic and sorrowful movie. And in the finale, it becomes a horror film.”
The Unicorn Wars commences resembling one of the most quirky movies from a renowned filmmaker, that discover a naughty glee in letting animated figures curse, engage in violence, or sex each other up.
Afterward it evolves into more akin to a bleaker work by that same artist, including ever more graphic violence and a tangible link to the actual tragedy of war.
Ultimately, it becomes a complete theatrical horror bloodbath.
The horror that makes this an ideal spooky-season viewing kicks in well before than that description suggests.
The Unicorn Wars is suited for the devoted gorehounds, for enthusiasts of intense movies who desire to see a movie they haven’t ever seen on-screen before, and are able to withstand a story which delivers no restraint.
Watch it in a dimly lit space with no disturbances, and the conclusion will burrow deep within you and linger.
Availability: Accessible via digital rental or sale on several streaming sites.
