Stupid Question

[mummyluvr314]

Dearest flist, I am a complete failure as a human being and have never read/seen Lord of the Rings.  However, I find myself currently unable to not reference it in my book.  My question to you is, is it true that one does not just walk into Mordor?  And hat would walking into Mordor entail?  Would be anything like The Inferno?  And yes, that last

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[aeon_entwined]

Mordor is essentially equivalent to SPN's version of Hell.

It's bleak, desolate, and at its center is Mount Doom, a volcano where the One Ring was forged.

The tower of Barad-dûr is the Dark Lord Sauron's base of operations, and it is located somewhat near Mount Doom.

Here's a visual for you:

[mummyluvr314]

I love you.

[aeon_entwined]

Love you too, bb. ♥

Psst. See the movies. They're more than worth it. ;)

[mummyluvr314]

I've heard they're really good movies. I just don't have ten hours to sit and watch them all.

[vyrantium]

Ummm... The Inferno, as in Dante's Inferno? xD I guess you could go there with it if you wanted. I can't believe you've never seen LOTR at the very least! WATCH THE MOVIES, THEY'RE GREAT

[mummyluvr314]

Yep. Dante's. Jessie's reading it and Lu's pointing out its problems. I was never interested in the LOTR movies, and I don't know why. Maybe because they're so long? Like, all of my 3rd grade viewings of Titanic made me secretly hate any movie over 2 hours? IDK?

I just needed to know if a comparison would be plausible. And this definitely helped. Thanks!

[pandarus]

One DOES simply walk into Mordor.

I mean, it's a really shitty walk - we're not talking picturesque stroll through gently rolling countryside, we're talking sneaky ascents up deadly cliffs and near-death by Giant Maneating Spider, and capture and rape being stripped naked and tied up and manhandled brutally by big ugly trolls, but in terms of How One Gets To Mordor - yes, it's by walking, pretty much.

It's not by teleportation, or flying, or moving to a different plane of being. It's actual geography. It's just REALLY UNWELCOMING geography crawling with monsters of numerous stripes, and ruled by a psychotic undying evil sorcerer who is actively seeking the thing that the Fellowship Of The Ring are carrying.

Thus the phrase "One does not just walk to Mordor" should be pronounced with an implicit sense of "Jesus fucking Christ on a pogo stick, are you certifiably insane!!!???" rather than of "Duh, it's overseas, you great numpty."

[mummyluvr314]

Okie dokie. That helps a lot. Thanks!

[oywidapoodles]

I have no idea, but yay for other people that haven't seen all the LOTRingseses. I fell asleep both times I tried to watch the first one.