That Gory Cartoon Movie Ending That Stays With Audiences
Out of all the adult-oriented cartoon movies I have ever watched, nothing has lingered in my mind quite like the fear-filled ending of a graphically gory and overwhelingly transgressive 2022 movie Unicorn Wars.
In 2015’s, the Spanish writer-director created a grim, bleak , often savage universe that included some tiny , forlorn hints of hope.
Although Unicorn Wars seems like it came from a desire to push animation even more, the filmmaker clarified that it was rather a try to express a global, multicultural message regarding “the shared root of all wars.”
That idea is communicated via a band of brightly hued teddy bears , clearly based on a popular series of lovable figures.
Growing up in a society centered on warmongering and the war machine, numerous the bears are consumed by slaughtering unicorns, due to a religious scripture that claims the bears they used to be kings of the woods, before these creatures expelled them.
A few have not completely accepted the indoctrination, and prefer to try out drugs and mate in the woods.
Unlike their cuddly equivalents, these colorful critters display sexual organs , definite urges.
For one notably brutal, pessimistic creature, Bluey, the conflict against the unicorns turns into a road to control — and especially to dominance over his gentler, nicer brother the bear Tubby.
Bluey is a bully and an obvious sociopath , and while fear dominates his unit and claims his teammates individually, he takes more and more control for himself, in increasingly gory, harmful methods.
At the same time, the unicorns are experiencing their own nightmare, as a spreading, destructive monster in their woods.
“In the early stages, it appears as a comedy,” the director said. “However it evolves into a more dramatic and sad film. And by the end, it transforms into a scary feature.”
Unicorn Wars commences similar to one of the more whimsical features from a renowned filmmaker, that discover a wicked pleasure in permitting drawn beings curse, fire weapons, or engage sexually.
Afterward it becomes something more like a darker movie from that director, featuring progressively explicit brutality and a palpable link to genuine tragedy of conflict.
In the finale, it’s a full-on theatrical horror massacre.
The fear that turns this an ideal spooky-season viewing kicks in well before than one might expect.
Unicorn Wars is one for the hardcore lovers of violence, for fans of graphic films who wish to view something they haven’t ever seen on-screen before, and who can handle a narrative that offers unflinching brutality.
Watch it in a dimly lit space with no disturbances, and the finale will crawl under your skin and linger.
Where to watch: Accessible via streaming or buying on various online services.
