The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings, an animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy brings to life one of the most epic adventures ever told. With its literal adaptation, controversial animator Ralph Bakshi's brings to screen, Bilbo Baggins' objective to bear the harmful burden of the ring, which makes its user call upon its tremendous powers to rule over the world. With its tremendous powers that warps its user's to evil, Bilbo Baggins' nephew Frodo must bear the ring, as he embarks on a perilous journey to a place where it may be destroyed. An evil sorcerer from a previous era created a magical ring that makes its user call upon its tremendous powers to rule over the world, but it inevitably warps them to evil. It was believed lost, but during a resurgence of magical evil, Bilbo recovers it from its hiding place and makes his nephew Frodo bear the awful burden of carrying the ring as he embarks on a perilous journey ahead of him.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Lord of the Rings include The Secret of NIMH, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, The Last Unicorn, Unico in the Island of Magic, The Rescuers, The Snowman.

The Lord of the Rings was released in theaters on November 15, 1978.