This interesting, 1 person says black and another person says white.
At least I provided some research into it.
I have read the first 3 books and watched the movies. That was before I re-dedicated my life back to Christ. I have watched the Lord of the Rings and to be honest I wouldn't mind seeing the latest harry potter movie or reading the book.
But to be honest they glorify man's quest to be all powerful. That quest is the problem with the world today, we all want to be powerful like God just like satan does. That is called Sin!