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PugTales_ t1_iyclth8 wrote

The point of the trilogy isn't Sauron or to fear him.

He is just a tool to tell the actual Story.

The core Story is about a group of people coming together and going on this grand journey. It's about friendship. It's about love. It's about making things right, when you fuck up. It's about no big hero in a cape, but a normal small person just trying his best when the world is about to end.

It's about people. Not about Sauron.

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ColdPressedSteak t1_iycqmjv wrote

Ok but it's still a bit about Sauron. And unlike OP says, the lore filled in by the characters about him definitely gives a sense of dread

One does not simply walk into Mordor. The Eye sees all

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PugTales_ t1_iycteef wrote

For me Sauron is the Quest NPC, where I don't even read half the Quest text before I hit the accept button.

Voldemore is more the Endboss you fight after hours of build up with a satisfying conclusion when you beat him.

The Nazgul give me more a sense of dread, but that's just my personal feeling. I don't really care for him in the movie trilogy.

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