In an impressive year for animated filmmaking — every major studio released at least one animated effort, and Disney dropped the excellent offerings Zootopia, Moana and Pixar's Finding Dory into theaters — the latest quirky adventure from Laika Entertainment introduced some of the most
indelible cinematic images of 2016, from a massive ship crafted entirely of autumn leaves to an endearing half - man, half - beetle warrior.
Whether you find director Peter Jackson's work majestic and whimsical, or just bombastic and twee, his Tolkien films have created an
indelible set of
cinematic images over the past dozen years.