The Lord of the Rings (animation): Difference between revisions

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The [[Ralph Bakshi]] adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is a combination of the first book, and half of the second book. It was meant to be three films, but was forced to be shortened to two, with the intention of finishing with the sequel. Due to Executive Meddling, the original title, ''The Lord of the Rings Part I'', was tossed out, resulting in [[Never Trust a Trailer|some disappointment]] from viewers who expected closure to the story. And while the film did well at the box office, grossing more than enough to break even (a rarity for non-Disney feature films of the time) the rest of the second book and the third book was never completed by Bakshi. Later, [[Rankin Bass|Rankin-Bass]] produced a version of ''[[The Return of the King (Animation)|The Return of The King]]'', and [[Peter Jackson]] [[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|did his own take on the story]].