I thought the Hobbit movie from the 70s or 80s (can’t remember) was good. Saw it as a little kid and it made me read the book when I got a little older. I would say they weren’t trying to subvert Tolkien’s work.
They also did an animated Return of the King (but skipped Fellowship and 2 Towers for some reason).
I'm not going to say that Rankin/Bass didn't do some weird stuff (cause they did some really weird stuff), but their stuff was (overall) good, compared to the modern-day "this is weird and terrible".
I remember it blowing my mind when reading the book that Beorn and other elements were stripped from the cartoon. It was like getting free DLC to the story.
Didn't a bunch of the cartoon creators go on to form Studio Ghibli?
I thought the Hobbit movie from the 70s or 80s (can’t remember) was good. Saw it as a little kid and it made me read the book when I got a little older. I would say they weren’t trying to subvert Tolkien’s work.
That one actually is decent, but animation back then was so different it is impossible to compare to the current industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVwypiLatbo
The Soviet Union made the most bizarre version.
https://youtu.be/4gzWA4Euzck?t=789 you can't beat finland's gollum
Wow!
They also did an animated Return of the King (but skipped Fellowship and 2 Towers for some reason).
I'm not going to say that Rankin/Bass didn't do some weird stuff (cause they did some really weird stuff), but their stuff was (overall) good, compared to the modern-day "this is weird and terrible".
I remember it blowing my mind when reading the book that Beorn and other elements were stripped from the cartoon. It was like getting free DLC to the story.
Didn't a bunch of the cartoon creators go on to form Studio Ghibli?
I didn’t know they formed a studio.