Anyone who thinks J.R.R. Tolkien had a black-and-white view of good vs. evil in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has probably not understood Saruman well. The leader of the Istari (wizards) ...

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The burning Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Via New Line Cinema There's no doubt that Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy did some marvelous things for ...

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