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Here\u2019s the link<\/a>. \u00a0It\u2019s based on Ralph Bakshi\u2019s ill fated attempt to bring LoTR to the big screen in the 1978. \u00a0Criticized then for the strange leaning on rotoscope technology, as well as the abrupt end with no sequel, it fell under a new round of jeers when Peter Jackson released his three part epic based at times loosely on that book by Tolkien. \u00a0Many of his problems it turns out, were the result of corporate interference rather than artistic decisions on Bakshi\u2019s part.<\/p>\n

By now, most know that Jackson had more or less lied about his knowledge of Bakshi leading up to the release of Fellowship. \u00a0Initially he stated he hadn\u2019t ever watched the animated version. \u00a0Later he admitted he had, and then finally admitted what anyone who had seen both versions knew, that Jackson more or less lifted the framework of Fellowship straight from Bakshi. \u00a0A shame that this wasn\u2019t made known at the height of the frenzy, for it could have been a boon to Bakshi who has received less credit than he deserves, IMHO. \u00a0Maybe that\u2019s why lying is not a good thing, and that\u2019s the sort we should focus on, rather than splitting hairs on when to lie or not to save babies.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I\u2019ve always liked Bakshi\u2019s version, because it was the first version I saw that made sense; Rankin and Bass\u2019s made for TV follow-up being at times spot on, and at times excruciating. \u00a0Bakshi misses a lot (as do all versions), but somehow seems to catch a gist of Tolkien that in three multi-zillion dollar epics, Jackson never quite grasps. \u00a0And to this day, when I read LoTR, it\u2019s Bakshi\u2019s Indian-like Aragorn I imagine, not Mortenson\u2019s; Bakshi\u2019s Frodo, not Woods\u2019. \u00a0And if it weren\u2019t for the Viking helmet, I might go so far as to say Bakshi\u2019s Boromir leans closer to the text than the otherwise great Sean Bean\u2019s sometimes too insecure and wavering portrayal. <\/p>\n

Anyway, the link is to art for a Calendar done by Paul Rivoche, and inspired by the artwork for the animated film. \u00a0In some ways, it surpasses the artwork it is based on. \u00a0An especially interesting take on Orcs and the Balrog. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"