That ending.
I’m…wow, I’m just stunned by Sausage Party’s ending. It may be because I’m writing this right out of the theater, but, right now I just want to talk about that ending, because that was certainly some ending.
MAJOR SPOILERS (AND PROFANITY) AHEAD: Sausage Party ends with all the food races and genders coming together to have one massive orgy the likes no one has ever seen (probably because no one’s ever seen food fucking one another…though considering the internet, I’m most likely wrong about that)! Holy shit. Even with its R-rating, I did not expect to see such debauchery in the film—in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever expected to see such debauchery in a film, especially coming from food products. The scene is, literally, food porn—no genuine nudity of course (since they’re food products), but damn does it leave little to the imagination. In the strangest way possible, the scene is almost beautiful: with every gender, race and food product coming together in unity and peace…through a no holds barred fuck fest of everybody doing everything possible. I laughed (a lot), but whether it was more from the scene’s hilarity or shock value I’m still not sure (probably a mix of both). All I know for certain is it’s a scene I won’t be forgetting anytime soon…wow, just wow. MAJOR SPOILERS (AND PROFANITY) END
So yeah, what about the rest of Sausage Party? Well, it’s really dark for one. The film parodies Pixar’s habit of giving life to inanimate objects—in its case, grocery store products. The difference here is, while Pixar can get dark, Sausage Party relishes (pun clearly intended) in giving its food beings the worse possible hell imaginable. Its plot reminds me of the South Park episode Lice Capades, where Clyde gets head lice who are portrayed as humanoid beings living peaceful lives with families in his hair—that is, until Clyde uses a special shampoo to brutally slaughter them in a horrifically gruesome manner. Imagine this scenario except slightly more gruesome and horrific for Sausage Party. The film also reminds me of Conker’s Bad Fur Day: taking cute animated beings and placing them into raunchy, horrific, adult-oriented situations (they even parody similar subjects, such as Saving Private Ryan’s opening scene).
Sausage Party is the type of dark comedy where the line between laughing and wincing depends on the viewer’s ability to handle its twisted jokes. I could take it, sometimes just barely, and was able to enjoy the witty material as a result—others may not be so fortunate, and should take heed when deciding whether to see the film. Beyond the gruesomeness, excessive foul language, and food puns, however, Sausage Party has some noticeably clever material: using its food-focused plot as a parallel towards real world topics regarding religion and diversity. It’s a bit heavy handed at times, but the film overall handles it quite well, and with a much needed sense of humor (after all, you can’t preach too seriously with a bunch of cartoon food products). Which leads right to the film’s ending…wow. If anything, Sausage Party is worth seeing just to behold its one-of-a-kind finale.
