10 Animated Films You May Not Have Seen (But Should)

If you've ever wondered what life might look like millions of years following a nuclear war, you may want to check out Ralph Bakshi's Wizards. The movie begins with a narration, which explains that following nuclear armageddon, the old species of elves, dwarves, and fairies returned to reclaim the Earth.

In this futuristic world, humans have devolved into a baser form of life more akin to orcs and goblins than anything remotely human. These people make up the evil in the world, and they are led by the wizard, Blackwolf while his brother, Avatar, leads the good people of the world.

Blackwolf embraces the ancient technological relics that first burned the world, even going so far as to incorporate Nazi symbology into his campaign of propaganda. On the other side, Avatar uses magic for good, and the benefit of all life to help raise a group of warriors to battle against the evil nature of his brother's dark forces.

It's a tale of good vs. evil, but it's told in a creative and gloriously animated way. Bakshi has talked about the film over the years saying that it's an allegory about the creation of Israel, which came about following the Holocaust, but exists under the lingering threat of a return of fascism.