The story is a broken mess in all honesty. Using mere concepts of other works like Fullmetal Jacket, Animal farm, the last unicorn and watership down which are then super glued together and held with ductape. Instead of focusing on one concept it goes all over the place hoping it seems high brow by throwing all these concepts together and hiding the cracks by absurd violence towards cute creatures. The weird Cain and Abel brother thing was not really required as it kind of defeats the purpose of "War makes average men do unspeakable things". Having twin brothers where one is a psychopath simply due to a percieved slight and neglect and presure by both parents kind of defeats the anti war sentiment as the evil twin came out broken anyways and the war/military thing did nothing to make him such. But i guess the script writer realised he was making a Private Pile from fullmetal jacket with chubby so added the no reason evil twin so people wouldn't notice.
Well the ending is just kain and abel, the first sons of adam and eve. Them both getting combined with the unicorn into this human form for me means that both the innocence and the "sins" are combined in us humans. We are capable of very evil and very kind things alike and do both.
I think that Bluey never really hated Tubby just for being born before him. I think the explanation for it is that it was a mixture of him trying to rationalize his mothers favoritism while also internalizing his fathers words of needing to be the best. His brother was born first, therefore he did something "better" than him. In his young mind, he must've thought that was why his mother liked Tubby more, and that jealousy only festered until he find more and more reasons to hate his brother, until it wasn't about who was born first anymore, only that he hated Tubby.
we know nothing about psychology. in reality, the truth probably is just that Bluey was born psychopathic. we don't know how or why this happens--just that it does happen. Tubby is average, and Bluey is a homicidal psychopath. the other factors are just part of the scenery.
I interpret the ending as bring the birth of humanity through the death of all innocence. All the unicorns and bears dead, and the whole forest with everything in it burnt to the ground. Pretty scary
All the Bears and all the Unicorns lay dead. the Forests burnt, the rivers running red. from the rotting corpses of the remnants of what was once life rises mankind intent to spread hatred and strife
@leftoids.are.cringe I disagree. I think it's necessary to keep reminding people that we are fucking awful. Learning through repetition is very effective
@@TheTideKing004 I think it is necessary to spend your time wisely doing good in the world and actually contributing to society in a positive and meaningful way. If you tell someone he is dumb every day, he is going to think he is dumb. However, If you project goodness into the world, not only do you improve the lives of those less fortunate, you are also going to inspire others to do good. Your life on this earth is limited, and better spent doing good rather than making edgy cartoons about why your neighbors are meanie weenies.
I'm glad Unicorn Wars is getting more attention on it. I loved this movie a lot partly because it's from the same creator / director of BirdBoy: and The Forgotten Children which is another good but dark adult animated film that touches on a lot of mature issues and themes. But what I enjoyed about Unicorn Wars is that while it is a gore-filled violent feast, it's still has substance and a story to it filled with many underlying themes and messages to it that you can pick apart or go a bit more in depth on.
PLEASE cover Birdboy the Forgotten Children. It was directed by the same guy and is one of my favorite movies of all time. If you liked the weird visual metaphor of the ending of Unicorn Wars, you’ll love Birdboy since it has WAAAY more of that throughout its whole runtime.
Since the blob consumes the last three survivors they represent what a human is Tubby the kindness and care of others Bluey the violent and unforgivable hate The unicorn nature in life (im not really sure if that's turn but you understand what I'm tryingto say) These all represent humans
I really like how you interpret the ending of the movie instead of "humanity bad" We humans are not truly bad or evil, but we have the capacity to do so, yet we also have the same capacity of being good and benevolent, or even a balance of the two
he mentioned being partly inspired by Apocalypse Now, which itself took lots of inspiration from sources like The Golden Bough and TS Eliot's "The Wasteland". only yokels believe in dark/light, good/bad, and binary thinking. rather, the sense of the "shadow self" isn't just one "evil twin", but rather various "dark sides" everybody has. conversely, we also have many "light sides". it's how people can choose to forgive rather than get revenge, or choose to do better, or stay quiet and listen rather than get into an argument, or just abandon a bad situation rather than coming back with a weapon. so much focuses on the dark side of humanity, but very little focuses on our light side--the sides that chooses good over bad. and these light sides appear very frequently in life too. people have done so many wonderful things, and we still do every day. i believe people are essentially good inside, though unfortunately, some people are born with (or acquire) mental illness that makes them do bad things. apes are generally peaceful creatures who don't enjoy fighting. in fact, they only do it when it's absolutely necessary. human apes are extremely social and very emotionally dependent on their fellow apes. we need one another all throughout our lives. but because we're existentialists ("we think, therefore we are"), we assign subjective meaning to everything....and this produces art, and it also produces war. we feel very deeply, and that means we also fear very deeply. and that by itself is a pretty simple explanation of why people do bad things: because we feel deeply, and fear deeply.
We actually see monkeys in the trees when they find the missing squad. It's also interesting to note that the wound the squad died to aren't how unicorns kill. They're completely different. And the fact that the bears finds a built church with the bible they worship already in it. This could mean a third party pulling the strings behind the scenes to make bears and unicorns fight
I also want to point out their dad favors Azulin over Gordi. Like both of parents picked the son that looked the most like them and treated them better. Their dad only taking Azulin on the boat to talk to him about the divorce, their mom only gardening and cooking with Gordi and their dad giving Azulin a nearly full pie and only giving Gordi a sliver of that pie. They both suck at raising kids.
True, this movie pretty much shows why bad parenting (and people not being able to address traumas and/or any possible PDs) can have consequences to societies and future generations. The way the society was built as well as the background Bluey and Tubby grew up in ends up leading to doom of the bears in general.
There's to say the mum tried several times to include Azulin in her activities with Gordi,but Azulin always refused,probably because of a mix of reasons,but I think the main one is that he didn't want to share her with Gordi. He didn't want to be included in an activity _with_ Gordi,he wanted to be chosen _instead_ of Gordi.
The one scene I found the most darkest is when the twin cute polar bear brothers got killed by each other. They were so adorable when they were playful together, and always stayed together even in the darkest moments. When I saw him hanged himself due to his guilt of killing his brother. That alone broke me.
It's actually pretty amazing that Blueys descent into madness is pretty believably done, considering a lot of people that become violent and paranoid and insecure base their perceptions on what really just amounts to misunderstandings that form the foundation of how they understand others. If there's poison in the foundation it'll effect everything built on top of it. There's normally never a clear reason to think the way he does unless you know how it started.
I think the two brothers represent Selfishness and selflessness, good and evil, productive and destructive, abandonedness and togetherness. I cried at the end, seeing the unicorn and brothers merge into a person because the end result is what humans are. Seeing both souls of the vile and good merge was uncomfortable. it is like the new human was leading other impressionable beings, the monkeys, into a complicated future full of unpredictable chaos of war, resolution, bitterness, understanding etc. it's scary how you can see the brothers in ourselves. Humans are f-ing complicated dude
The "Not reaching out to the kid that's having a hard time," thing is really realistic. It happened to me as a child. I was constantly depressed, and anxious, and I often hid from everyone. I unfortunately didn't really get much emotional help when i needed it and it was apparently my responsibility. I dont hate my mother, or my family, obviously I love them to death, but that scenario happens way too often.
The whole library of his works are so gory or scary. Unicorn wars/blood. Decorado. I think bird boy. Wish they got an English patch so easier to find English sub as they are just great.
Well the priest situation with the drug worms does show that there is reasonable lessons to learn from holy books. I like the detail that the book told survival information from previous ancestors
That’s definitely not what it shows. It shows that religion often masks and twists actual laws of nature to manipulate its followers. If the book said “The colorful meats are toxic” it would be different.
One of my favourite animated horror films in recent years. While do I believe the original Spanish version is best way to experience this story, if there is ever an english dub in the futre that brings more eyes to this films, my fan castings would be: 1. Yuri Lowenthal as Bluey 2. Bryce papenbrook as Tubby. 3. Troy Baker as The priest. 4. Jonah Scott as Coco. 5. Dave Fennoy as the Sargent. Thanks for covering this one.
@@kristopherjones4096 Exactly. I feel Fennoy could give a distinct portrayal. With a film as unique as this I personally wouldn’t give the Sargent a cliché "army guy voice". But that’s just my opinion.
@@kristopherjones4096 Apologies if this is long, but I like to give detailed answers. Throughout the film we see two sides to the priest. In the scene were he explains the prophecy to Bluey he shows a gentle and softer side. In the scene where he’s reprimanding the Sargent over the polar twins deaths, he shows a dominant and booming anger. During both of these scenes he's still abiding by his beliefs and principles, something many of the other bears didn't do. I feel Baker could portray that strong yet misguided morality well. As for what kind of voice, I'd imagine something similar to Baker's "Pagan Min voice" from Far Cry 4. Of course this is only my opinion and everyone’s free to draw their own interpretation.
Personally, I love the whole birth sequence. It’s the purest depiction of Azulin’s issues. Why did the universe choose Gordi first? Who knows. Maybe there was a deeper purpose, maybe it’s just random chance. In Azulin’s perspective, however, it’s proof of his inferiority. It’s an unbearable worldview. Every moment he’s not the center of attention is an indictment of his worth. Is he REALLY this evil just because he was born second? No, of course not. There is no valid way to rationalize his motivations. But the birth scene is the strongest possible emotional foundation for him to cling to. “The universe wronged me before I was even born, therefore I will declare war on nature itself, and I will stand victorious.” That’s the best way I could describe his worldview. He’s possessed by envy. Perhaps he is the embodiment of the spirit of envy itself. Everything that doesn’t bow to him is a threat to be destroyed. He is a raging fire that burns everything in his path. He’s a fascinating character. I’m surprised how much I want to empathize with his plight. I wonder if it’s more due to good writing or my vulnerability to cute aesthetics.
One big thing I’ve deeply enjoyed about the movie is that I honestly see issues with the unicorns side as well They don’t choose to attempt to preserve and help their generation, instead giving their life, letting their young ones die rather than let them and a few others leave and find somewhere else to go. Sure they may never be truly free because of the bears prophecy, but they ended up both completely destroyed
I wouldn't really consider that a problem. Especially since all that running would really do is delay the inevitable. The unicorns choices were to surrender there home and let it die and the process and live a life being constantly on the run and in danger because the bears would never stop hunting them or to fight
@@Keyofdistenyzgar of course, but I always view it that there’s never an innocent side to war Whether it be the motivation, the actions or the way they handle it They had their whole colony die, abandoned their children for ‘the forest’ which seems to be treated almost as if it’s own deity They are most DEFINITELY the more innocent than the bears by a long shot, but I do think they also have flaws
@@sketchygato7847What would make you see them as innocent? Just curious since I don't see how one side choosing to massacre an unrelated group of beings doesn't make the unicorns innocent? Like they were just existing. Genuine question. Idk if this sounds condescending but I don't mean it that way.
@@yukikanegawa7470 It’s like how I said before, the unicorns stuck to their ways of worshiping the forest, choosing to lead their children into the war to die and not giving them hope for a different life That’s just how I see it, which could be completely wrong
@@sketchygato7847It’s more likely they’re driven to a corner with nowhere to run. Also since they’re also magically entwined with it who knows if they can even leave without negative consequences like death.
6:15 Actually, there's a story in the bible about a guy named Jacob, or Yaakov in Hebrew which comes from the world akev which means heel in Hebrew. The reason he is called that is because when him and his tween were born, Yaakov's tween came out before him and Yaakov grabbed his brother's heel because he wanted to be born first. In his story, we see how jealous Yaakov is of his tween brother, going so far as to disguise himself as his tween so that their sick father would give him the will money instead of his technically older brother (I'm pretty sure that's how the story goes, but anyone can feel free to correct me). The story in the movie is a bit wired, but considering that the movie was inspired by the bible, with context of this story in mind, i think it makes a lot more sense....
Blueys parents didn't get divorce, the mother was cheating, finding a better man (more manly and better eyes) showed the father as someone mediocre. (its my theory seeing other works of the creator where women cheat or hint like decorado)
I've assumed it wasn't because the father was mediocre but not fitting for her. She did went for appearance but also the man's eye color probably significantly meant they relate and are a match for each other. The father probably wasn't invested in her needs since he clearly talks with his fav child son how low he is instead of worrying for his children or the future
@@yamataichul the parent venting to children will always be bad it’ll make the child hate the other parent or blame themselves. Blueys dad did that making them hate his mother and putting him in a posición to be the best. The father not investing in the mother needs part is a no for me since it’s not shown. In writing and irl a woman cheating on you means you are the lowest of the low.
If you're covering Gkids, please cover the "painting". It's a French existential movie about painting subjects moving into other paintings to avoid a class system of the painting.
As someone who speaks both English and Spanish I cannot believe you actually watched Unicorn Wars!! Hopefully you get to check out something along the lines of La Casa Del Lobo or La Leyenda De La Nahuala ❤
A lot of cultures put emphasis on "The First Born", typically the first born son. The first born has the most potential, the most social power, and in some cases, first in line to carry on the business, the kingdom, the family name, etc. It's a point of contention but it's a position that is more curse than anything. I'm the First Born Son of the First Born Son in my family and there was a lot of pressure put on me to be better than my cousins and sister, to set an example for them. Now, I'm the farthest behind anyone. Now, I don't talk to my father. And I've never been happier. Yet that stinging, wrenching feeling of perceived failure will always be there.
I appreciate all the hard work you've been putting on. It sad to see how things are now. Wish Yoh all the best. You'll always be one of my favorite and one of my first youtubers.
I think the ending shows how humans are made of all the parts that every character has, all the good and the bad. They can be gentle like Tubby and Maria but also do horrible stuff like Bluey
By far the best video you’ve made. And I do have my top favorites for your content; but like a few minutes in and I’m completely consumed by this animation and that’s thanks to how you’re explaining everything. Hit ma damn feels bruh.
Dang this is actually a really interesting discussion on war and religion. I love how they portrayed the military leaders as using their men as pawns. My father has some mental issues from how he was treated in the military
One of the things that is very understated (on purpose) but poignant for the film is how Gordi easily lives in the forest, showing that it is only the bears keeping themselves out of the forest. And then similarly how it is only Azulin keeping himself separated from his mom and brother growing up. The rifts are manufactured and not reciprocal.
I'm sure someone has mentioned this, but my immediate mental link when watching this movie was to Princess Mononoke. Especially the creatures of the forest, the apes and the unicorns-- reminds me of the wolves, boars and monkeys fighting against the humans. Some of the animation, like the blob monster, is really similar to the cursed boar at the beginning of the film, too. It was really fucking strange getting that sense of deja vu whilst watching care bears in the trenches. Genuinely shocked to never hear it listed as an actual source of inspiration for the creator cuz it seems so intentional; either way, it's an incredible movie with all the shock & horror advertised via trailers, plus a shit load of gorgeous animation and a mindfuck of a story. Super Enjoyed it!
This movie is something I can't really watch due to the gore, but videos on it are something I can watch, so I thank you for that. Also. Once again, is that the SpiritFarer OST in the background?
Waitwaitwait this isn't just Bambi this is The Last Unicorn. With warmongering Care Bears. Down to the animation style of the forest when Unicorns are involved, this HAS to have some Rankin and Bass visuals plus original author Peter S. Begal's themes inspiring it! And now I'm leaving the review only halfway in to go watch it. Which basically means: Job well done, sir.
i'm in film school currently, and i watched this at a time where i was burnt out with all of the "classics" that were boring me, and i genuinely considered changing my major because i was so bored with the classics and what they were teaching at the time. (plus, i've always been more of a horror/thriller person) but i watched this with my friend in a cramped dorm room, and i watched every single bit of it from beginning, and even through the credits. now, that's a feat for me, since i'm autistic and can't hold my attention on things during long periods of time, but this film GENUIINELY captivated me, and i think its reinvigorated my love for horror/horror-adjacent films, and just film in general. and that's the highest honor i can give a film.
Depends on what film school you are. Artistic theatrical movies and Hollywoodian movies don't intertwine but are often mingled. A horror movie is a commercial one, the artistic movie of that is an antiwar movie, an authoritarian government's prison movie etc. I'm not a student or that passionate about movies but I know from art school the focus is not on memorizing but understanding the era works belong to and the overall message. It stimulates creativity
hey bionicpig, I got a movie recomendation its called ¨psiconautas los niños olvidados¨ its a spanish animation movie that talks about depression and drug addiction, definitely a must watch
Since you're covering GKIDS films may I put forward a suggestion for the movie "Belle" it really resonates with me on a personal level, due to some of it's themes etc I thought it was going to be your standard "Beauty and the Beast" retelling but it ends up being SO much more than that. The director has brought out some other wonderful flicks I think GKIDS brought out too like "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" "Summer Wars" and "Wolf Children".
I think that the unicorn represents nature, Tubby represents our love for nature and our general kindness, and Bluey represents how ideologies can affect us, we are part of nature and we love it, and we can be very kind creatures with people helping others out with the sole intention of making other people happy, but sometimes our ideologies and desires get in the way and we rip ourselves to shreds.
He watched this and was definitely like "I'll let you decide, who's the enemy, who's the enemy, I'm the enemy eee! Bionicpig? More like slapsbelly and cries
i watched this movie with my dad. We both went to see this movie without really doing research about this movie and we were both kinda surprised by its violence and the topic aborded. We both have our own understanding of the movie and it was a pretty interesting experience to witness it I havent had the chance to talk about this movie to anyone yet because its not that popular but i hope i will be able to, because i have so much things to say about it.
Interestingly enough, i know 9 pairs of twins (2x9), and they all joke about who was born first. And then other replies "actually I'm the oldest because the position meant that i was first, thats why you were closer to the exit". None of them hates the other twin, but if they did maybe that factor could play a role in it. Edit: i know 10. The last pair are my cousins but i still havent met them. Theyre babies ✨
I feel like the ending represents the rebirth of humanity. Not only with a human(oid) leading a pack of Simeons as a leader should, but seemingly to start a whole new race of species. And the fact the humanoid was made with the few meanings Maria, Bluey and Tubby held, births a new start to more madness and war. A new humanity, a new war. But that's just my theory lol.
I guess you could say, bluey just want to be the very best, that no one ever was, to catch them was his real test to train them with his all, but now he's just a bad person.
I watched this movie in a movie festival and it was really funny seeing everyone in the begining laughing and by the end everyone was either shocked or depressed
As younger brother it’s true more so because the older one automatically thinks they are superior. And that rivalry is palpable to the younger one and the competition is on we gotta show them up.
I paused, went to watch Unicorn Wars and am back. It is so beautiful and means so much. The references are very obvious, from My Neighbour’s Totoro and Princess Mononoke (which are also shown in GKids’ Gallery) to Cain and Abel (which was just an unexpected cliche) It was just pure mental due to the cuteness the bears had. Talks a lot about how looks do put a major impression on the mind. And of course The animation is just too gooood
I hope one day you'll watch and possibly review Ernest et Celestine. It's not terribly complex, just very cute and funny. Even the English dub is actually good. Never expected Forrest Whitacre to have the perfect voice for a bear.
6:17 I think that might actually be the point. I know with my own siblings we used to het really mad at each other over dumb things because we'd continue to escalate the situation, neither of us wanting to admit to "losing" the argument. As we got older we got better at communicating but many people don't especially if parents or peers specifically pin them against one another
I have a personal theory about Tubby and Bluey's parents. I believe they only got married because the mother bear got pregnant. The couple were never in love and only married to not cause a stir with their religious community, but when Tubby came along the mother treated him like a miracle baby. Something good in her unwanted marriage. Then, Bluey came along and he was just an accident until the father bear (with no word to his wife or first born) carried Bluey away robbing the child of bonding with his mother, and later trauma dumped on Bluey which lead to his downfall as an adult.
Blue hated & despised his mother after breaking his father heart & spirit. Even more so since he saw the betrayal first hand & saw her action of picking the same flowers her lover gave her as a further insult to injury. He hated his brother because he knew after that moment that he probably is his half brother. The punishment he dishes out constantly on Tubby is revenge for what his mother had done.
Hey man! Big fan of both your videos and Alberto Vazquez’s work. Now that you’ve watched Unicorn Wars you should definitely check the rest of Alberto’s catalogue! Birdboy and the forgotten children is one of my absolute favorite films but also his short films are great! Also, fun fact: Alberto is a self taught animator. I was once lucky enough to attend a masterclass of him in an animation festival where he explained back when he made the original short that inspired this film (the short is called Unicorn Blood) he was an illustrator but didn’t know how to properly animate. He didn’t know how to animate on computer, so made all the drawings (in ink and watercolor) and scanned them to give animation a try. He is a BEAST 🔥
9:00 another theme I heard from another RUclipsr(Sabertooth) stated there could be a theme of vanity. Which makes sense considering their religion stated the bear to drink the last unicorn's blood would have eternal beauty along with immortality.
You should totally cover the creator's other big film 'BirdBoy: The Forgotten Children' (presuming you haven't already bc then I feel like you would've mentioned it)
When I was born my brother was 2. He instantly hated me. He would constantly try to kill me when I was only days or months old. Not hurt me. Kill me. At 2 or 3 year old constantly trying to murder your infant brother any chance you get. From that point on my brother could not be trusted near me or my little sisters. His reasoning for this was that everything was perfect till I came along and ruined everything. He told me that when I was like 3 or 4. I didn't understand what he meant till I was older.
Jesus. Do you guys have a decent relationship now? My older brother stopped talking to me for years bcuz I took his spot as the youngest but we're good now as adults
Hi bionicpig I love your vids and from canada can you please do a teletoon iceberg it would make my year since it was my childhood and got shut down earlier this year and was replaced by cartoon network
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Honestly makes sense that Unicorn Wars was inspired by Bambi, considering how dark some of the scenes in that movie are.
Holy shit it's the professor
Mother Nature is evil and Father Time benign. So in this humans have but one true friend to find. Dog.
The story is a broken mess in all honesty.
Using mere concepts of other works like Fullmetal Jacket, Animal farm, the last unicorn and watership down which are then super glued together and held with ductape.
Instead of focusing on one concept it goes all over the place hoping it seems high brow by throwing all these concepts together and hiding the cracks by absurd violence towards cute creatures.
The weird Cain and Abel brother thing was not really required as it kind of defeats the purpose of "War makes average men do unspeakable things".
Having twin brothers where one is a psychopath simply due to a percieved slight and neglect and presure by both parents kind of defeats the anti war sentiment as the evil twin came out broken anyways and the war/military thing did nothing to make him such.
But i guess the script writer realised he was making a Private Pile from fullmetal jacket with chubby so added the no reason evil twin so people wouldn't notice.
Well the ending is just kain and abel, the first sons of adam and eve. Them both getting combined with the unicorn into this human form for me means that both the innocence and the "sins" are combined in us humans. We are capable of very evil and very kind things alike and do both.
Yes!! This is exactly what I thought too~ I knew right away when bluey picked up the rock. It's a reenactment of one of the first sins of man
and we can love nature and communicate with and create it too, unicorns
We are also capable of great destruction, which I guess is why the human is depicted so epically.
I think that Bluey never really hated Tubby just for being born before him. I think the explanation for it is that it was a mixture of him trying to rationalize his mothers favoritism while also internalizing his fathers words of needing to be the best. His brother was born first, therefore he did something "better" than him. In his young mind, he must've thought that was why his mother liked Tubby more, and that jealousy only festered until he find more and more reasons to hate his brother, until it wasn't about who was born first anymore, only that he hated Tubby.
well put
we know nothing about psychology. in reality, the truth probably is just that Bluey was born psychopathic. we don't know how or why this happens--just that it does happen.
Tubby is average, and Bluey is a homicidal psychopath. the other factors are just part of the scenery.
I interpret the ending as bring the birth of humanity through the death of all innocence. All the unicorns and bears dead, and the whole forest with everything in it burnt to the ground. Pretty scary
Abbel and Kaine and the memory of the garden of eden all in the subconscious of the new Adam
All the Bears and all the Unicorns lay dead.
the Forests burnt, the rivers running red.
from the rotting corpses of the remnants of what was once life
rises mankind intent to spread hatred and strife
Yeah it's another "humans bad" trope. Very tiresome and unoriginal. Just another edgy, ideological snorefest.
@leftoids.are.cringe I disagree. I think it's necessary to keep reminding people that we are fucking awful. Learning through repetition is very effective
@@TheTideKing004 I think it is necessary to spend your time wisely doing good in the world and actually contributing to society in a positive and meaningful way.
If you tell someone he is dumb every day, he is going to think he is dumb. However, If you project goodness into the world, not only do you improve the lives of those less fortunate, you are also going to inspire others to do good. Your life on this earth is limited, and better spent doing good rather than making edgy cartoons about why your neighbors are meanie weenies.
My childhood friends were twins and they ALWAYS made ‘well i was born first’ jokes, but it wasn’t a real rivalry
Tbh I was expecting Tubby to turn into someone like Bluey, didn't like that arsehole blue bear at all
i’m the oldest twin by 15 minutes!
I'm glad Unicorn Wars is getting more attention on it. I loved this movie a lot partly because it's from the same creator / director of BirdBoy: and The Forgotten Children which is another good but dark adult animated film that touches on a lot of mature issues and themes. But what I enjoyed about Unicorn Wars is that while it is a gore-filled violent feast, it's still has substance and a story to it filled with many underlying themes and messages to it that you can pick apart or go a bit more in depth on.
just watched unicorn wars and then bird boy from your recommendation fantastic movie im glad you comment about bird boy
@porterbickelhaupt7857 You're welcome, and I'm glad you enjoy it. It's one of my favorite mature animated movies out there.
PLEASE cover Birdboy the Forgotten Children. It was directed by the same guy and is one of my favorite movies of all time. If you liked the weird visual metaphor of the ending of Unicorn Wars, you’ll love Birdboy since it has WAAAY more of that throughout its whole runtime.
YES YES!!!! and the short!!
One of the best movies and shorts ever.
Since the blob consumes the last three survivors they represent what a human is
Tubby the kindness and care of others
Bluey the violent and unforgivable hate
The unicorn nature in life (im not really sure if that's turn but you understand what I'm tryingto say)
These all represent humans
I agree. We all start as a child, innocent like the unicorn, and everyone becomes either Tubby or Bluey or a combination of both.
But what does the mysterious blob monster represent?
@@smh9902free will as in we dont have to be bluey or tubby but we can choose for ourselves
I really like how you interpret the ending of the movie instead of "humanity bad"
We humans are not truly bad or evil, but we have the capacity to do so, yet we also have the same capacity of being good and benevolent, or even a balance of the two
he mentioned being partly inspired by Apocalypse Now, which itself took lots of inspiration from sources like The Golden Bough and TS Eliot's "The Wasteland".
only yokels believe in dark/light, good/bad, and binary thinking. rather, the sense of the "shadow self" isn't just one "evil twin", but rather various "dark sides" everybody has.
conversely, we also have many "light sides". it's how people can choose to forgive rather than get revenge, or choose to do better, or stay quiet and listen rather than get into an argument, or just abandon a bad situation rather than coming back with a weapon.
so much focuses on the dark side of humanity, but very little focuses on our light side--the sides that chooses good over bad. and these light sides appear very frequently in life too. people have done so many wonderful things, and we still do every day.
i believe people are essentially good inside, though unfortunately, some people are born with (or acquire) mental illness that makes them do bad things.
apes are generally peaceful creatures who don't enjoy fighting. in fact, they only do it when it's absolutely necessary. human apes are extremely social and very emotionally dependent on their fellow apes. we need one another all throughout our lives.
but because we're existentialists ("we think, therefore we are"), we assign subjective meaning to everything....and this produces art, and it also produces war.
we feel very deeply, and that means we also fear very deeply. and that by itself is a pretty simple explanation of why people do bad things: because we feel deeply, and fear deeply.
We actually see monkeys in the trees when they find the missing squad. It's also interesting to note that the wound the squad died to aren't how unicorns kill. They're completely different. And the fact that the bears finds a built church with the bible they worship already in it. This could mean a third party pulling the strings behind the scenes to make bears and unicorns fight
I also want to point out their dad favors Azulin over Gordi. Like both of parents picked the son that looked the most like them and treated them better. Their dad only taking Azulin on the boat to talk to him about the divorce, their mom only gardening and cooking with Gordi and their dad giving Azulin a nearly full pie and only giving Gordi a sliver of that pie. They both suck at raising kids.
True, this movie pretty much shows why bad parenting (and people not being able to address traumas and/or any possible PDs) can have consequences to societies and future generations. The way the society was built as well as the background Bluey and Tubby grew up in ends up leading to doom of the bears in general.
There's to say the mum tried several times to include Azulin in her activities with Gordi,but Azulin always refused,probably because of a mix of reasons,but I think the main one is that he didn't want to share her with Gordi. He didn't want to be included in an activity _with_ Gordi,he wanted to be chosen _instead_ of Gordi.
The one scene I found the most darkest is when the twin cute polar bear brothers got killed by each other. They were so adorable when they were playful together, and always stayed together even in the darkest moments. When I saw him hanged himself due to his guilt of killing his brother. That alone broke me.
It's actually pretty amazing that Blueys descent into madness is pretty believably done, considering a lot of people that become violent and paranoid and insecure base their perceptions on what really just amounts to misunderstandings that form the foundation of how they understand others. If there's poison in the foundation it'll effect everything built on top of it. There's normally never a clear reason to think the way he does unless you know how it started.
I think the two brothers represent Selfishness and selflessness, good and evil, productive and destructive, abandonedness and togetherness. I cried at the end, seeing the unicorn and brothers merge into a person because the end result is what humans are. Seeing both souls of the vile and good merge was uncomfortable. it is like the new human was leading other impressionable beings, the monkeys, into a complicated future full of unpredictable chaos of war, resolution, bitterness, understanding etc. it's scary how you can see the brothers in ourselves. Humans are f-ing complicated dude
The "Not reaching out to the kid that's having a hard time," thing is really realistic. It happened to me as a child. I was constantly depressed, and anxious, and I often hid from everyone. I unfortunately didn't really get much emotional help when i needed it and it was apparently my responsibility. I dont hate my mother, or my family, obviously I love them to death, but that scenario happens way too often.
The same happened to me but I do hate my family, I guess I'm Bluey.
This movie is one of the greatest war movies ever made and it’s about teddy bears.💀
The whole library of his works are so gory or scary. Unicorn wars/blood. Decorado. I think bird boy.
Wish they got an English patch so easier to find English sub as they are just great.
I love that BionicPIG has started to cover more disturbing animated movies: Coraline, Perfect Blue, Moral Orel, Mad God etc...
Well the priest situation with the drug worms does show that there is reasonable lessons to learn from holy books. I like the detail that the book told survival information from previous ancestors
That’s definitely not what it shows. It shows that religion often masks and twists actual laws of nature to manipulate its followers. If the book said “The colorful meats are toxic” it would be different.
I think the unicorns are our animal instinct, Tubby is innocence and kindness, and Bluey is greed and envy. And together they make a human being.
One of my favourite animated horror films in recent years.
While do I believe the original Spanish version is best way to experience this story, if there is ever an english dub in the futre that brings more eyes to this films, my fan castings would be:
1. Yuri Lowenthal as Bluey
2. Bryce papenbrook as Tubby.
3. Troy Baker as The priest.
4. Jonah Scott as Coco.
5. Dave Fennoy as the Sargent.
Thanks for covering this one.
Dave Fennoy as in Lee Everett from the The Walking Dead by telltale games yeah I could see it
@@kristopherjones4096 Exactly. I feel Fennoy could give a distinct portrayal. With a film as unique as this I personally wouldn’t give the Sargent a cliché "army guy voice". But that’s just my opinion.
@@odog3638 why Troy Baker as the priest not saying, it’s not a bad thing just curious
@@kristopherjones4096 Apologies if this is long, but I like to give detailed answers. Throughout the film we see two sides to the priest. In the scene were he explains the prophecy to Bluey he shows a gentle and softer side. In the scene where he’s reprimanding the Sargent over the polar twins deaths, he shows a dominant and booming anger. During both of these scenes he's still abiding by his beliefs and principles, something many of the other bears didn't do. I feel Baker could portray that strong yet misguided morality well. As for what kind of voice, I'd imagine something similar to Baker's "Pagan Min voice" from Far Cry 4. Of course this is only my opinion and everyone’s free to draw their own interpretation.
@@odog3638 OK I can see it that way
Personally, I love the whole birth sequence. It’s the purest depiction of Azulin’s issues. Why did the universe choose Gordi first? Who knows. Maybe there was a deeper purpose, maybe it’s just random chance. In Azulin’s perspective, however, it’s proof of his inferiority. It’s an unbearable worldview. Every moment he’s not the center of attention is an indictment of his worth.
Is he REALLY this evil just because he was born second? No, of course not. There is no valid way to rationalize his motivations. But the birth scene is the strongest possible emotional foundation for him to cling to. “The universe wronged me before I was even born, therefore I will declare war on nature itself, and I will stand victorious.” That’s the best way I could describe his worldview.
He’s possessed by envy. Perhaps he is the embodiment of the spirit of envy itself. Everything that doesn’t bow to him is a threat to be destroyed. He is a raging fire that burns everything in his path.
He’s a fascinating character. I’m surprised how much I want to empathize with his plight. I wonder if it’s more due to good writing or my vulnerability to cute aesthetics.
Really liked your explanation for the ending. watched other videos about this movie multiple times and felt like it made so much sense this time.
One big thing I’ve deeply enjoyed about the movie is that I honestly see issues with the unicorns side as well
They don’t choose to attempt to preserve and help their generation, instead giving their life, letting their young ones die rather than let them and a few others leave and find somewhere else to go.
Sure they may never be truly free because of the bears prophecy, but they ended up both completely destroyed
I wouldn't really consider that a problem. Especially since all that running would really do is delay the inevitable.
The unicorns choices were to surrender there home and let it die and the process and live a life being constantly on the run and in danger because the bears would never stop hunting them or to fight
@@Keyofdistenyzgar of course, but I always view it that there’s never an innocent side to war
Whether it be the motivation, the actions or the way they handle it
They had their whole colony die, abandoned their children for ‘the forest’ which seems to be treated almost as if it’s own deity
They are most DEFINITELY the more innocent than the bears by a long shot, but I do think they also have flaws
@@sketchygato7847What would make you see them as innocent? Just curious since I don't see how one side choosing to massacre an unrelated group of beings doesn't make the unicorns innocent? Like they were just existing. Genuine question. Idk if this sounds condescending but I don't mean it that way.
@@yukikanegawa7470 It’s like how I said before, the unicorns stuck to their ways of worshiping the forest, choosing to lead their children into the war to die and not giving them hope for a different life
That’s just how I see it, which could be completely wrong
@@sketchygato7847It’s more likely they’re driven to a corner with nowhere to run. Also since they’re also magically entwined with it who knows if they can even leave without negative consequences like death.
“Religion and war go hand in hand”
I'm really glad you're talking about this movie. When I first watched it I thought it'd be something you'd find interesting.
6:15
Actually, there's a story in the bible about a guy named Jacob, or Yaakov in Hebrew which comes from the world akev which means heel in Hebrew. The reason he is called that is because when him and his tween were born, Yaakov's tween came out before him and Yaakov grabbed his brother's heel because he wanted to be born first.
In his story, we see how jealous Yaakov is of his tween brother, going so far as to disguise himself as his tween so that their sick father would give him the will money instead of his technically older brother (I'm pretty sure that's how the story goes, but anyone can feel free to correct me).
The story in the movie is a bit wired, but considering that the movie was inspired by the bible, with context of this story in mind, i think it makes a lot more sense....
It definitely made me think of Jacob and Esau, too, especially since the mom favored the older brother
i feel like Tubby and Bluey is a parallel to Cain and Abel even the rock part
Blueys parents didn't get divorce, the mother was cheating, finding a better man (more manly and better eyes) showed the father as someone mediocre. (its my theory seeing other works of the creator where women cheat or hint like decorado)
I've assumed it wasn't because the father was mediocre but not fitting for her. She did went for appearance but also the man's eye color probably significantly meant they relate and are a match for each other. The father probably wasn't invested in her needs since he clearly talks with his fav child son how low he is instead of worrying for his children or the future
@@yamataichul the parent venting to children will always be bad it’ll make the child hate the other parent or blame themselves. Blueys dad did that making them hate his mother and putting him in a posición to be the best.
The father not investing in the mother needs part is a no for me since it’s not shown. In writing and irl a woman cheating on you means you are the lowest of the low.
@@talenastocking6872 true! I agree with all.
Also I should have thought it better on the "needs" part
They were going to divorce tho
If you're covering Gkids, please cover the "painting". It's a French existential movie about painting subjects moving into other paintings to avoid a class system of the painting.
The moment I saw Bluey with the mask on I immediately thought Sans and imagined his theme playing whenever Bluey appeared on screen
As someone who speaks both English and Spanish I cannot believe you actually watched Unicorn Wars!! Hopefully you get to check out something along the lines of La Casa Del Lobo or La Leyenda De La Nahuala ❤
A lot of cultures put emphasis on "The First Born", typically the first born son. The first born has the most potential, the most social power, and in some cases, first in line to carry on the business, the kingdom, the family name, etc. It's a point of contention but it's a position that is more curse than anything. I'm the First Born Son of the First Born Son in my family and there was a lot of pressure put on me to be better than my cousins and sister, to set an example for them. Now, I'm the farthest behind anyone. Now, I don't talk to my father. And I've never been happier. Yet that stinging, wrenching feeling of perceived failure will always be there.
i’m so so sorry
Your videos are so well-made that it genuinely upsets me to not see a multi-million subscriber count, it has to be an inevitability
I appreciate all the hard work you've been putting on. It sad to see how things are now.
Wish Yoh all the best.
You'll always be one of my favorite and one of my first youtubers.
What's sad?
bluey legit turned into sally face with that mask 😭😭
I think the ending shows how humans are made of all the parts that every character has, all the good and the bad. They can be gentle like Tubby and Maria but also do horrible stuff like Bluey
was having a tough day & you come along & upload at the perfect time! ❤ needed this lil distraction from my problems lol
By far the best video you’ve made. And I do have my top favorites for your content; but like a few minutes in and I’m completely consumed by this animation and that’s thanks to how you’re explaining everything. Hit ma damn feels bruh.
Dang this is actually a really interesting discussion on war and religion. I love how they portrayed the military leaders as using their men as pawns. My father has some mental issues from how he was treated in the military
One of the things that is very understated (on purpose) but poignant for the film is how Gordi easily lives in the forest, showing that it is only the bears keeping themselves out of the forest. And then similarly how it is only Azulin keeping himself separated from his mom and brother growing up. The rifts are manufactured and not reciprocal.
this movie give some "made in abyss" vibe so much color for such a dark story
I'm sure someone has mentioned this, but my immediate mental link when watching this movie was to Princess Mononoke. Especially the creatures of the forest, the apes and the unicorns-- reminds me of the wolves, boars and monkeys fighting against the humans. Some of the animation, like the blob monster, is really similar to the cursed boar at the beginning of the film, too. It was really fucking strange getting that sense of deja vu whilst watching care bears in the trenches. Genuinely shocked to never hear it listed as an actual source of inspiration for the creator cuz it seems so intentional; either way, it's an incredible movie with all the shock & horror advertised via trailers, plus a shit load of gorgeous animation and a mindfuck of a story. Super Enjoyed it!
This movie is something I can't really watch due to the gore, but videos on it are something I can watch, so I thank you for that.
Also. Once again, is that the SpiritFarer OST in the background?
As Saint Stefán Karl Stefánsson once said "Don't let your kids watch it"
This movie, plot and existence seems wild, but thank you for the review!
Waitwaitwait this isn't just Bambi this is The Last Unicorn. With warmongering Care Bears. Down to the animation style of the forest when Unicorns are involved, this HAS to have some Rankin and Bass visuals plus original author Peter S. Begal's themes inspiring it! And now I'm leaving the review only halfway in to go watch it. Which basically means: Job well done, sir.
cane and able refrences?? in MY unicorn wars movie???!?!?
thats abt the coolest reference ive ever seen
I'm glad you talked about this movie! When I first saw I thought that it might fit your channel.
The short film left me with chills dude, gonna have to check the movie out
i'm in film school currently, and i watched this at a time where i was burnt out with all of the "classics" that were boring me, and i genuinely considered changing my major because i was so bored with the classics and what they were teaching at the time. (plus, i've always been more of a horror/thriller person) but i watched this with my friend in a cramped dorm room, and i watched every single bit of it from beginning, and even through the credits. now, that's a feat for me, since i'm autistic and can't hold my attention on things during long periods of time, but this film GENUIINELY captivated me, and i think its reinvigorated my love for horror/horror-adjacent films, and just film in general. and that's the highest honor i can give a film.
Just look for the oldest versions of fairy tales... Lots of gore.
Depends on what film school you are. Artistic theatrical movies and Hollywoodian movies don't intertwine but are often mingled. A horror movie is a commercial one, the artistic movie of that is an antiwar movie, an authoritarian government's prison movie etc.
I'm not a student or that passionate about movies but I know from art school the focus is not on memorizing but understanding the era works belong to and the overall message. It stimulates creativity
You might want watch the trio of movies from Cartoon Saloon, some of my favorite movies so far. The Secret of Kells, Wolf walkers, and MORE
this comment brought a tear to my eye
Watch birdboy: the forgotten children, it's very refreshing
hey bionicpig, I got a movie recomendation its called ¨psiconautas los niños olvidados¨ its a spanish animation movie that talks about depression and drug addiction, definitely a must watch
You should do a review on don’t hug me I’m scared
Since you're covering GKIDS films may I put forward a suggestion for the movie "Belle" it really resonates with me on a personal level, due to some of it's themes etc I thought it was going to be your standard "Beauty and the Beast" retelling but it ends up being SO much more than that. The director has brought out some other wonderful flicks I think GKIDS brought out too like "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" "Summer Wars" and "Wolf Children".
Wolf Children is a tear jerker 😢
I think that the unicorn represents nature, Tubby represents our love for nature and our general kindness, and Bluey represents how ideologies can affect us, we are part of nature and we love it, and we can be very kind creatures with people helping others out with the sole intention of making other people happy, but sometimes our ideologies and desires get in the way and we rip ourselves to shreds.
He watched this and was definitely like "I'll let you decide, who's the enemy, who's the enemy, I'm the enemy eee!
Bionicpig? More like slapsbelly and cries
i watched this movie with my dad. We both went to see this movie without really doing research about this movie and we were both kinda surprised by its violence and the topic aborded. We both have our own understanding of the movie and it was a pretty interesting experience to witness it
I havent had the chance to talk about this movie to anyone yet because its not that popular but i hope i will be able to, because i have so much things to say about it.
Also the outro music is FIRE
I love your breakdowns of these movies. 💕
Interestingly enough, i know 9 pairs of twins (2x9), and they all joke about who was born first. And then other replies "actually I'm the oldest because the position meant that i was first, thats why you were closer to the exit". None of them hates the other twin, but if they did maybe that factor could play a role in it.
Edit: i know 10. The last pair are my cousins but i still havent met them. Theyre babies ✨
Pig you are like a true detective in discovering such interesting movies. Thank you for the recommendation
I feel like the ending represents the rebirth of humanity. Not only with a human(oid) leading a pack of Simeons as a leader should, but seemingly to start a whole new race of species.
And the fact the humanoid was made with the few meanings Maria, Bluey and Tubby held, births a new start to more madness and war. A new humanity, a new war. But that's just my theory lol.
Hardest open I've ever seen for a bionic pig video damn was not expecting that
The intro is a beautiful sight to behold, the OST makes it even better
1:20 never thought I would see you showing the PP
The background music you use to evoke certain emotions while you review the movie is great🤙
I guess you could say, bluey just want to be the very best, that no one ever was, to catch them was his real test to train them with his all, but now he's just a bad person.
Great video bruh,
I already watched the trailer can't wait to see the full movie for myself.
I think the ending symbolizes that in every human there is innocents and jealousy
I watched this movie in a movie festival and it was really funny seeing everyone in the begining laughing and by the end everyone was either shocked or depressed
love this movie sm. just cosplayed it with a group of friends at a con recently. hoping it gets more recognition
The Cane and Able ending was honestly a perfect way to end it (in the most twisted way possible ofc)
The poopy part of the last sequence is you knew Tubby had to die.
As younger brother it’s true more so because the older one automatically thinks they are superior. And that rivalry is palpable to the younger one and the competition is on we gotta show them up.
I paused, went to watch Unicorn Wars and am back. It is so beautiful and means so much. The references are very obvious, from My Neighbour’s Totoro and Princess Mononoke (which are also shown in GKids’ Gallery) to Cain and Abel (which was just an unexpected cliche) It was just pure mental due to the cuteness the bears had. Talks a lot about how looks do put a major impression on the mind. And of course The animation is just too gooood
I hope one day you'll watch and possibly review Ernest et Celestine. It's not terribly complex, just very cute and funny. Even the English dub is actually good. Never expected Forrest Whitacre to have the perfect voice for a bear.
as soon as doom mick gordon music started playing i knew it was gunna be bonkers violent
6:17 I think that might actually be the point. I know with my own siblings we used to het really mad at each other over dumb things because we'd continue to escalate the situation, neither of us wanting to admit to "losing" the argument. As we got older we got better at communicating but many people don't especially if parents or peers specifically pin them against one another
I have a personal theory about Tubby and Bluey's parents. I believe they only got married because the mother bear got pregnant. The couple were never in love and only married to not cause a stir with their religious community, but when Tubby came along the mother treated him like a miracle baby. Something good in her unwanted marriage. Then, Bluey came along and he was just an accident until the father bear (with no word to his wife or first born) carried Bluey away robbing the child of bonding with his mother, and later trauma dumped on Bluey which lead to his downfall as an adult.
Aaggh, dude!! Thank you so much for reviewing this!!!!!!
Blue hated & despised his mother after breaking his father heart & spirit.
Even more so since he saw the betrayal first hand & saw her action of picking the same flowers her lover gave her as a further insult to injury.
He hated his brother because he knew after that moment that he probably is his half brother.
The punishment he dishes out constantly on Tubby is revenge for what his mother had done.
They're twins
@@noahsalonicchio2221 Not uncommon in nature for animals that produce multiple offspring to have two babies from different fathers.
6:13 yea exactly that is the point it shows how we generally hate its other for petty reasons
Hey man! Big fan of both your videos and Alberto Vazquez’s work. Now that you’ve watched Unicorn Wars you should definitely check the rest of Alberto’s catalogue! Birdboy and the forgotten children is one of my absolute favorite films but also his short films are great!
Also, fun fact: Alberto is a self taught animator. I was once lucky enough to attend a masterclass of him in an animation festival where he explained back when he made the original short that inspired this film (the short is called Unicorn Blood) he was an illustrator but didn’t know how to properly animate. He didn’t know how to animate on computer, so made all the drawings (in ink and watercolor) and scanned them to give animation a try.
He is a BEAST 🔥
The rivalry between first and second born sons is also very biblical. That comes up on several occaisions
Being born second as a motive for jealousy happens somewhere in Shakespeare as well.
There is a Spanish short film on RUclips called Unicorn Blood, which I think is an inspiration for this movie.
It's by the same guy, too. I guess he liked the idea so much, he decided to expand upon it.
BIRDBOY AND BIRDBOY THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN please!!!!!!!! Its amazing and so so touching i was gonna watch this film next in fact
I know right, also nice pfp big Zelda fan.
hearing the spirit farer music in the back of the brothers section had me second guessing my sanity for a bit
And I thought invincible, had strong graphic violence
I can't watch the video and have to scroll down to hear it ^^') Important video, thanks, Pig!
9:00 another theme I heard from another RUclipsr(Sabertooth) stated there could be a theme of vanity. Which makes sense considering their religion stated the bear to drink the last unicorn's blood would have eternal beauty along with immortality.
show this to anyone who says "Cartoons are only for kids"
IM SO GOAD YOU COVERED THIS ITS SO GOOD
This director obviously hasn’t seen Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
You should totally cover the creator's other big film 'BirdBoy: The Forgotten Children' (presuming you haven't already bc then I feel like you would've mentioned it)
When I was born my brother was 2. He instantly hated me. He would constantly try to kill me when I was only days or months old. Not hurt me. Kill me. At 2 or 3 year old constantly trying to murder your infant brother any chance you get. From that point on my brother could not be trusted near me or my little sisters. His reasoning for this was that everything was perfect till I came along and ruined everything. He told me that when I was like 3 or 4. I didn't understand what he meant till I was older.
Are you okay.
Jesus. Do you guys have a decent relationship now? My older brother stopped talking to me for years bcuz I took his spot as the youngest but we're good now as adults
Imagine being so jealous of your sibling that you show visible hatred for him as a newborn baby.
BionicPIG video uploaded 8 minutes ago? easy w for my afternoon
0:21 Rip & Tear until it is done….
Hi bionicpig I love your vids and from canada can you please do a teletoon iceberg it would make my year since it was my childhood and got shut down earlier this year and was replaced by cartoon network
It’s so beautiful at the beginning too
For anyone looking for the song in the beginning it's from doom eternal it's the cultist base