Unicorn Wars

According to its director, Spanish filmmaker Alberto Vázquez (Birdoy: The Forgotten Children), the inspiration for Unicorn Wars: was a mix of the Bible, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, and Disney's Bambi. That already explains a lot about the extreme contrast between its art direction (reminiscent of the Care Bears) and its violent exploration, between horror and biting comedy, of issues like fascism, religion, and economic interest colluding to provoke a war. In this case, it's a conflict between bear recruits who must enter the Magical Forest occupied by their enemies, the unicorns. At the heart of it all are two brothers, Bluey and Tubby, whose relationship could define the war's fate. Although sometimes exaggerated in its violence and somewhat crude in its metaphors, it's an animated production with a sharp, impactful vision that's hard to look away from.