“Affected by the ban was the suggestive cartoon …und bedenkt das Ende (...and Consider the End, dir. Lothar Friedrich, 1981–1983), in which two fortress towers wandering around the earth devour nature and destroy all life. This motif, which both refers to political world systems and uncompromisingly points to an imminent apocalypse, was too imprecise in its ideological aim for the cultural functionaries of the GDR. Friedrich's film was not released in cinemas until 1990, after the director's suicide.” – Ralf Schenk, “The Colorful World of DEFA Animation”