Ralph Bakshi: A Statement of Purpose

Over the years, I’ve seen a few of Ralph Bakshi’s films, most notably The Lord of the Rings which I remember picking up on the day it was released on DVD. I’ve also seen Wizards and Fire and Ice once, and I’m pretty sure that Cool World was one of my very early Netflix DVD rentals. That’s 40% of his feature films, and I don’t think I have any idea who he was as an artist.

So, why not try and figure him out? After the silent films of Erich von Stroheim, why not go in a vastly different dir...