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Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings Brought Tolkien From Counterculture to the Mainstream

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A ringwraith looms over the four hobbits in Ralph Bakshi's animated Lord of the Rings film
Rereads and Rewatches
The Lord of the Rings

Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings Brought Tolkien From Counterculture to the Mainstream

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Comment number: 13
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Movies of Middle-Earth

Middle-earth’s Weirdest Movie: Rankin-Bass’ Animated The Return of the King

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Comment number: 24
Featured Essays
Marvel Cinematic Universe

Thor: Ragnarok Takes on Masculine Stereotypes and Shows Us a Better Way

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Comment number: 34
Rankin/Bass The Hobbit
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The Hobbit

Rankin/Bass’s The Hobbit Showed Us the Future of Pop Culture

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Comment number: 10
Books
Folklore and Mythology

The Gods and Spirits (and Totoros) of Miyazaki’s Fantasy Worlds

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Comment number: 1
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Movies of Middle-Earth

Ralph Bakshi’s Animated The Lord of the Rings Shows the True Perils of Power

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Comment number: 35
A ringwraith looms over the four hobbits in Ralph Bakshi's animated Lord of the Rings film
Rereads and Rewatches
Movies of Middle-Earth

Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings Brought Tolkien from the Counterculture to the Big Screen

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Comment number: 37
Rankin/Bass The Hobbit
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Movies of Middle-Earth

1977’s The Hobbit Showed Us the Future of Pop Culture

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Comment number: 79
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The Lord of the Rings

Who Would Win in the Ultimate Dragon/Balrog Showdown?

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