The earth had suffered countless nuclear blasts after five terrorists set off the first explosion. The world is a struggle between powers of Technology and Magic. It took 2 million years to allow the sky to clear. In the good areas, the true ancestors of humans; fairies, elves and dwarfs, have returned to live in peace. In the desolate places, humans have changed into mutants. Delia queen of the fairies has given birth to twin wizards Avatar and Blackwolf. After the death of Delia, Blackwolf tries to assume the role of dictator and Avatar is able to defeat him. Blackwolf vows to return and rule the planet. In the badlands, he becomes the Führer of Scortch ruling mutants and restoring ancient technology. Eventually he finds an old projector with Nazi military propaganda. He uses magic to create a powerful weapon against the elf army. Meanwhile Avatar becomes the president's daughter Elinore. Blackwolf sends the robot Necron 99 and successfully assassinates the president. Avatar reprograms the robot and renames it Peace.
It's a post-apocalyptic world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth if the evil side copied the Nazis. The use of live action war footage in the animation gives the Ralph Bakshi unique vision of the artform. It has the sensibilities of 70s animation including some borderline jokes and a highly sexual fairy. The look is iconic and memorable. It also tries to make a statement about the power of propaganda. This really sticks with you.
It's a post-apocalyptic world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth if the evil side copied the Nazis. The use of live action war footage in the animation gives the Ralph Bakshi unique vision of the artform. It has the sensibilities of 70s animation including some borderline jokes and a highly sexual fairy. The look is iconic and memorable. It also tries to make a statement about the power of propaganda. This really sticks with you.