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When I was a young girl, probably around six or seven years old, one of my favorite parts of the week was when my mother would take me to the public library or Blockbuster to rent new tapes to watch through the week and I would always choose The Last Unicorn as one of mine.
I think I watched it dozens (if not hundreds) of times and it ended up being a huge part of my life from then on, influencing my tastes into present day. I was a badly bullied kid and I remember taking to heart the words "I'm alive," from the opening. As silly as it feels to admit, I still can't hear that theme music without getting somewhat emotional. It wasn't until I was in highschool that I learned it was based on a book by Peter S. Beagle when a friend gifted it to me. The book is a short but amazing read and I wholly recommend it to those who enjoy dry humor and high fantasy! |
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The story itself is about an unnamed unicorn (of course) who learns that she is allegedly the very last of her kind, inspiring in her the urge to travel from her forest home to learn what happened to the rest of her people. Without giving much more away than what movie and book covers might show you, she meets with a clumsy magician, a jaded wench, and the fearsome red bull along the way.
The book contains multiple scenes that didn't make it into the movie version (which also has a long and troubled history with not paying royalties to the autor, Mr. Beagle, until recently) but the movie is still a worthwhile watch at just over an hour long and was animated by Rankin Bass (yes, the Christmas movie people!) Be warned, though, that it contains scenes I wouldn't call suitale for children with anxious personalities. The harpy scene in particular terrified me as a child! |
  
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