We then fade to the land hobbits live in, The Shire, in the town of Hobbiton, where the town is throwing a party for the 111th birthday of Bilbo Baggins and a farewell party for Bilbo as he is leaving The Shire. So yeah, that magic ring Bilbo found on his adventures? Turns out that ring is the one crafted by the Dark Lord, Sauron, for his conquest of Middle Earth. Yeah, for presumably budget reasons, this opening is done with live-action silhouettes in front of a red screen. Now then, let's not waste any more time and see how the first theatrical adaptation of Tolkien's work (at least, I think) holds up. So expect fewer book comparisons for the Lord of the Rings parts of this retrospective than for The Hobbit parts. I also feel there is something I should make clear unlike The Hobbit, I have not read the Lord of the Rings books I know some scarce bits about the books here and there, but I have not read them for myself. Long story short, studio meddling made this film absolute hell to work on, and Bakshi himself had even said that, by the end of production, he just wanted to be done with it. This film had a LOT of behind-the-scenes trouble, but I don't really feel I'd do a good job of explaining it I recommend looking it up for yourself. This is directed by Ralph Bakshi, who has made films like Fritz The Cat and Wizards. Hello and welcome to the second installment of "There and Back Again: A Tolkien Retrospective." This time, we will cover the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
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