"Fellowship of the Ring", as directed by ...

the Wachowski Brothers ("The Matrix")

Gandalf: [Sitting with Frodo in a construct of Frodo’s living room in the Shire.] What is the Ring, Frodo? It is a system of control. It is in the leaf you smoke and the ale you drink. It grants you total control over the other Rings of Middle-Earth, only to distract you from the reality that you are in a prison, whose bars are made of mithril. Even Sauron cannot see past his obsession with using it to conquer all of Middle-Earth.

Frodo: But Gandalf, what can we do about it?

Gandalf: Radagast, activate “Mount Doom” program. [The world shifts to a very hot volcanic environment]. Now Frodo, try to cast the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom.

[Frodo stands up, tries to throw the Ring into the fires but can't let go of it.]

Frodo: I can't. I need to put it on so I can take on Sauron.

Gandalf: Do you really think that this is Mount Doom? Do you really believe that you are actually tempted by the Ring? I'm trying to free your mind, Frodo. Follow me, and I’ll show you just how far down the hobbit-hole goes.

[The program changes again, to a dark, stormy night on Weathertop. There follows a very elaborate Rohan-styled swordfight between Gandalf and Frodo, choreographed to within an millimeter. Meanwhile, in the real Shire, the astonished hobbits watch through a high-tech palantir.]

Sam: Look at Mr. Frodo move. He is the One Hobbit!

Comments

[Sily]

Another great post. Long Live Frodo!