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Power corrupts. Absolute power
corrupts absolutely. This is an old adage that has been the basis for
many a story. It is the primary plot device behind John Tolkien's The
Lord of the Rings classic. Written in 1954-55, with origins dating back
to 1937, the first of the three movie installments, which have already
been filmed, tries to stay true to the mystical world present in the
book. The resulting effort is a definite success.
The
star of the story, and the film, is not a person, but an object, a
ring. The ring allows one to control a host of other rings handed down
to the different peoples of Middle Earth: three rings belong to the
immortal elves; seven to the dwarfs; and nine rings to mortal humans.
The ring that rules all the others, forged using the fires of Mount Doom
by the evil Wizard Sauron (Sala Baker), gives its holder so much power
that it corrupts all those who seek to wear it, even the purest.
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