If Sauron is more than the evil eye to end all evil eyes depicted in Jackson’s movies, just what the heck is he? Did Tolkien ever describe Sauron’s appearance in the books? And where does the Great Eye come into it? Like a lot of Middle-earth lore, it’s complicated. Jackson a nd his collaborators made some significant changes to Sauron for the Lord of the Rings films, and they’ve colored how we’ve all pictured the Dark Lord of Mordor ever since. So, it makes sense that when the average Middle-earth fan thinks of Sauron, they think of him as a honking great peeper made of fire - but that’s not what Tolkien originally intended. So each Wednesday throughout the year, we'll go there and back again, examining how and why the films have endured as modern classics. 2021 marks The Lord of the Rings movies' 20th anniversary, and we couldn't imagine exploring the trilogy in just one story.
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