'Decorado' Review — The Animated Horrors Of Derealization
With a dark sense of humor and beautiful animation, Decorado is a reality-altering nightmare that is both enchanting and depressing.
Co-writer and director Alberto Vazquez’s last film, Unicorn Wars, showcased the horrors of war between majestic mythical animals and adorable stuffed animals, with nudity, blood, and gore.
Based on Vazquez’s short of the same name from 2016, Decorado tells the story of Mouse Arnold, who believes his town, Anywhere, is a movie set. Arnold, middle-aged and jobless, struggles with his wife, a cartoonist, to pay bills and avoid losing their house.
Decorado is the story of Mouse Arnold, who is convinced that the town of Anywhere, where he resides, is actually a movie set.
Author's summary: Decorado is a dark animated film with beautiful animation.