The Gruesome Cartoon Movie Ending That Stays With Audiences

Out of all the mature cartoon movies I’ve ever watched, nothing has remained with me as much as the dread-soaked conclusion of a graphically gory as well as deeply subversive film from 2022 The Unicorn Wars.

Back in the year 2015, this Spain-based filmmaker crafted a dark, bleak and frequently brutal universe that included some tiny , forlorn twinges of optimism.

While Unicorn Wars seems like it stemmed from a drive to push animation even more, the filmmaker explained that it was actually a try to express a global, cross-cultural theme concerning “the common origin of every conflict.”

That message is expressed by means of a squad of colorful pastel bears , clearly modeled after a well-known line of lovable characters.

Maturing in a society built around militarism as well as the war machine, numerous the bears are obsessed with slaughtering the mythical beasts, because of a holy book that claims the bears they were once rulers of the woods, before the unicorns drove them out.

A few haven’t fully accepted the propaganda, , choose to sample drugs or mate outdoors.

Unlike their cuddly counterparts, these colorful critters show genitals , obvious sex drives.

For a certain particularly cruel, pessimistic creature, the bear named Bluey, the conflict with the unicorns transforms into a path to power — and specifically to authority above his softer, kinder brother the bear Tubby.

The character is a bully and an obvious antisocial figure , and while horror takes over his squad and claims his teammates individually, he seizes progressively influence personally, in increasingly gory, damaging approaches.

At the same time, these mythical beings are enduring their own nightmare, through an expanding, deadly beast in their woods.

“At the beginning, it appears as a lighthearted film,” the director said. “But then it evolves into a more serious and sad movie. And by the end, it’s a horror film.”

Unicorn Wars begins resembling among the whimsical films by an iconic animator, that uncover a naughty glee in letting animated figures curse, shoot each other, or have intimate relations.

Subsequently it becomes closer to a darker movie by that same creator, with increasingly visual gore and a noticeable relation to genuine suffering of conflict.

By the end, it’s an outright theatrical horror bloodbath.

The terror that turns the film a perfect Halloween viewing kicks in well before than that description suggests.

Unicorn Wars is suited for the most dedicated fans of gore, for enthusiasts of intense movies who wish to watch a film they’ve never watched previously, and can endure a narrative which delivers absolutely no punches.

View it in a dark room without any distractions, and that ending will burrow under your skin and linger.

Where to watch: Accessible via streaming or buying on various digital platforms.

Matthew Thornton
Matthew Thornton

A passionate travel writer and photographer who has explored over 50 countries, sharing stories and tips to inspire wanderlust.