Here's an example: In one Lord of the Rings movie, Frodo and Sam look upon Mordor for the first time.

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As del Toro put it, Jackson had reconstructed the Battle of Mordor with the same exactitude as the Battle of Gallipoli.

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Neither inspirational nor angry enough, he needs something fresher - and to find another mode of transport than the battle bus from Mordor.

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To my eyes, this instantly conjured a memory of Frodo hiding from the Black Riders of Mordor, and the hot hiss of their breath.

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The "One Ring", which plays a central role in Lord of the Rings, is also gold and contains an inscription in a fictional language called the "Black Speech of Mordor".

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Two fans, Kerry and Chris, decided to walk to Mordor, or in this case, from Matamata, the stand-in location of the Shire where Frodo and his loyal pal Sam departed to Mount Ngauruhoe, which doubled as Mount Doom.

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