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an inventive, eerie descent into pop-culture madness that transforms nostalgic 1990s children’s television aesthetics into a psychological nightmare

Final Thoughts

Buddy is an inventive and eerie spin on pop-culture because of the madness it brings to the table.

You got an abnormally large animal that can speak like a human and teaches lessons on the daily with a cast of children mainly with a few adults who act like everything in the world is great.

I literally think of Barney and any other similar show from my childhood when Buddy’s brought into the conversation.

The shocking behavior reveals itself through his apparent need for control in this universe he’s always present in. We have a very particular audience this movie’s looking to speak to and there’s not much of any place to console yourself when this gets broken down. Because it’s the 90s that this specific film is speaking from, the aesthetics alone are terrifying. It shows how much we’ve aged. Adds another layer of what could be going on after the cameras stop rolling. It’s obviously not the case, but if you entertain it for what it’s worth, it’s eerie because it’s ridiculously possible. The fear extends even further past the aesthetics of the show’s set design and connects an attachment fear that parents would understandably so have for their children if they were to have them. Imagine not being able to save your children from a world where they’re plainly held hostage in the sight of a gnarly unicorn.