![]() ![]() One thing that is incredible and noteworthy about Bakshi's production though is its groundbreaking use of rotoscoping. Not only that, but many of these action and chase sequences (especially when Frodo is on the run from the Nazgûl after Weathertop) feel void of any geography or sense of direction, and certainly don't feel all too dire. Of course, sometimes Tolkien himself takes paragraphs and pages to describe a single moment or event, and maybe, in an effort to remain true to the source material, this is what Bakshi was going for, but he doesn't keep us nearly as engaged as the professor does on the page. ![]() Sure, a few of the action sequences are interesting, and it's certainly fun to watch a different take on Tolkien's source material, but most of the time, the film feels like we're at a standstill, waiting for a second wind that never quite arrives. RELATED: 7 Epic 'Lord Of The Rings' Scenes That Give Us Chills Every TimeĬhalk it up to Bakshi's unfinished vision, technological limitations, or our modern millennial attention spans (or lack thereof), but the animated Lord of the Rings is actually kind of boring.
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