Biblical References to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship
Rocketing to the top of the box office charts in 2001, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a movie to remember for times to come. J.R.R. Tolkien is a devout Catholic who likes to bring various biblical references into his movies, thus capturing the eyes and ears of people of all ages and religions. Some of these references are different characters he use, their actions, or the quotes they say, all dating back to during the time of Jesus Christ. The battle of Dargolad that occurs in the beginning of the movie was symbolic of the Great War in Heaven, where Satan was expelled. In the movie Sauron and Gandalf begin to fight over the power of the ring. Sauron yearns to have possession of the ring because he can use it to become powerful and bring evil against others. Gandalf says, “There is only one Lord of the ring and he does not serve power.” This is a very similar quotation to what Jesus exclaimed about serving two masters. “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devo
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