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MatthewM · 07-04-2006, 09:52 AM

Professional Wrestling is different than Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Firstly...the "Million Dollar Man" and his cash wasn't nearly as powerful as The One Ring. Not to mention the fact that Professional Wrestling is fake. Of course LotR is fiction, but to be honest I believe LotR is more real than that.

The One Ring can surely stand for anything, but it is all together EVIL. Nothing in it is good. Anything it is used for will eventually be corrupted. To Boromir, the Ring presented itself as good to have because that is what he wanted to use it for- The Good of Gondor and the race of Men. In his quick madness (which passed almost instantly after Frodo had gone) he knew what he did was wrong and he redeemed himself. Saruman is a completely different story. He was influenced, true- but he willingly joined in aiding the Dark Lord, for much time. He could have resisted, being a great wizard and maia, but he didn't. He was given a chance to redeem himself when Gandalf and company talked to him at Orthanc after the destruction of Isengard. He failed to comply, he failed to redeem himself of his actions. He had turned EVIL.

07-04-2006, 09:52 AM	#18
MatthewM Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Posts: 628	Professional Wrestling is different than Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Firstly...the "Million Dollar Man" and his cash wasn't nearly as powerful as The One Ring. Not to mention the fact that Professional Wrestling is fake. Of course LotR is fiction, but to be honest I believe LotR is more real than that. The One Ring can surely stand for anything, but it is all together EVIL. Nothing in it is good. Anything it is used for will eventually be corrupted. To Boromir, the Ring presented itself as good to have because that is what he wanted to use it for- The Good of Gondor and the race of Men. In his quick madness (which passed almost instantly after Frodo had gone) he knew what he did was wrong and he redeemed himself. Saruman is a completely different story. He was influenced, true- but he willingly joined in aiding the Dark Lord, for much time. He could have resisted, being a great wizard and maia, but he didn't. He was given a chance to redeem himself when Gandalf and company talked to him at Orthanc after the destruction of Isengard. He failed to comply, he failed to redeem himself of his actions. He had turned EVIL.