Between the comedy, horror, and beautiful visuals, Wendell and Wild has it’s fair share of heartbreaking moments.
- Kat’s backstory. Her parents died when she was a little girl, and then she was put through hell by the foster care system, and was jailed for standing up to her bully. Behind her standoffish and rude behavior is just a teenage girl trying to bear the weight of unimaginable traumas & self-loathing.
- Her parents death is especially devastating. When Kat screamed, her father was distracted and ended up driving off the bridge. Her parents drowned, and Kat spends most of the film blaming herself for their deaths. And to add insult to injury, because the cream’s effects were only temporary, Kat watched her parents die twice.
- When Kat returns to Rust Bank, it’s run down and dilapidated, thanks to the Klaxons burning down the brewery, killing or displacing the citizens. It’s a far cry from the vibrant town Kat grew up in.
- Father Best’s funeral, with all the students crying. Even after being revived, he’s scammed by the Klaxons. He never stayed long enough to see his school saved.
- Sister Helley’s backstory. Manberg exploited her abilities as a Hell Maiden so he could capture demons. She spends the entire movie trying to prevent Kat from suffering a similar fate.
- Wendell and Wild spent a good chunk of their lives enslaved by their father, and just wanted to build their Dream Faire.
- Belzer’s motivations for keeping his sons prisoner is also pretty sad. He just wanted to protect his two remaining sons from being kidnapped by Manberg like his other children.
