The Gory Cartoon Movie Ending That Stays With Fans

Among every adult-oriented animated films I have ever watched, nothing has stuck with me quite like the terror-laced conclusion of the viscerally violent and highly provocative 2022 movie Unicorn Wars.

In 2015’s, the Spanish writer-director crafted a dark, somber and frequently brutal universe that included a few small , desolate glimmers of hope.

Although The Unicorn Wars feels like it came from a drive to push the medium further, the director stated that it was more an attempt to communicate a universal, multicultural theme concerning “the common origin of all wars.”

This theme is expressed via a squad of colorful pastel bears , openly inspired by a well-known line of cuddly figures.

Maturing in a society focused on aggression as well as the defense industry, a lot of the bears are obsessed with slaughtering the mythical beasts, due to a religious scripture which states them they were once kings of the woodland, until these creatures drove them out.

Some haven’t fully fallen for the propaganda, , choose to experiment with narcotics and mate in the woods.

In contrast to their cuddly equivalents, these colorful critters display sexual organs and clear urges.

For a certain particularly cruel, pessimistic creature, the character Bluey, the battle against unicorns turns into a route to power — and especially to authority above his softer, kinder brother Tubby.

The character behaves aggressively and an obvious sociopath , and while fear overcomes his unit and claims his teammates individually, he grabs progressively power personally, through ever more violent, destructive ways.

Simultaneously, the unicorns are enduring their own nightmare, in the form of a growing, destructive monster in their woods.

Unicorn Wars begins feeling a bit like one of the more quirky movies from a legendary animator, which find a naughty glee in allowing drawn beings swear, fire weapons, or have intimate relations.

Afterward it turns into closer to a darker film from the same director, featuring progressively explicit brutality , a tangible connection to the actual horror of conflict.

Ultimately, it is an outright theatrical horror bloodbath.

The horror which makes the film a perfect Halloween viewing kicks in much sooner than indicated.

The Unicorn Wars is ideal for the hardcore lovers of violence, for enthusiasts of graphic films who wish to view a movie they haven’t ever watched previously, and who can handle a story that pulls no restraint.

Watch it with the lights off with no disturbances, and that ending will dig deep within you and stay with you.

Availability: Offered for digital rental or sale on various streaming sites.