Actually, there have been worse interpretations of Sauron. Think Bakshi, the giant impercievable silhoutte with the horns. But having him as a lone eyeball with no form does make him lose a lot of love as a villain.
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"What mortal feels not awe/Nor trembles at our name,
Hearing our fate-appointed power sublime/Fixed by the eternal law.
For old our office, and our fame,"
-Aeschylus, Song of the Furies
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