The Mouth of Sauron Explained

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@awesomehpt8938

Proof that being employed by Sauron doesn’t come with a dental plan

@Knight860

I've always interpreted the Mouth of Sauron as a dark mirror image of Aragorn, two of the few remaining men of Numenor; a "What if Aragorn had been raised by Sauron instead of Elrond?"

@josephd.5524

I just feel the need to say the character design of the Mouth of Sauron in the movie was just fantastic.

@deusexaethera

Why was he included in the story? Because every king needs a herald,and every hero needs a messenger to kill.

@89qwyg9yqa34t

I can't tell you how much I appreciate that your channel isn't just another ChatGPT script with a bunch of random video clips.

@NMahon

I love that despite how inherently evil orcs are, a human man is the most evil of Saurons servants.

@twelve11

The Mouth of Sauron looked incredible on screen and was perfectly realised but i hated how the scene ended, he should have cowered back through the gates. As always, an amazing video. Thank you

@phil.clarke

In Jackson's version of RotK the look and feel was perfect. However, the film actions of Aragorn to end the discussion was, in my opinion, completely out of character from a book perspective; I didn't like it!

@Ktotwf

I love the image of a salty Sauron volunteering the MoS to go out and talk to Gandalf because he just learned the Witch King had died.

@fredblonder7850

I note that in the movie, the mask worn by The Mouth of Sauron echoes the design of the gate of Mordor.

@donnymcjonny6531

Never noticed that The Mouth of Sauron is the only one who directly calls him Sauron

@jacobnavarro3675

Nothing to say about the actual message at the Black Gate? I think it's worth discussing as the Mouth's message to the party is one of the biggest teases of failure in the entire story. In the books, that is. It doesn't really have the same effect in the movie since the audience already knows that Frodo and Sam are still carrying out the mission in Mordor. But reading the books, the audience hasn't actually caught back up with the ringbearers at this point and it's unknown if what the Mouth's saying is a bluff or not. I think that's probably one of the reasons the scene was cut from the theatrical release. But it's still a horribly poignant moment for the protagonists and terrifically acted by the great Bruce Spence.

@versebuchanan512

He was Jeff Henderson, of South Bend, Indiana. He went to college for accounting and briefly worked for Eli Lilly before becoming corrupted by Sauron.

@cardyfreak

I think Gandalf quickly assesses the situation when the Mouth presents Frodo’s belongings and Pippin cries out, rather than magically intuiting that Frodo approaches Mount Doom.

@michaelhorning6014

The Mouth seems an odd detail on first reading, but the genius of the writing becomes apparent on reflection. The Mouth allows us to see that Sauron genuinely fears Gandalf and Aragorn, without diminishing Sauron's power and menace.

@mixererunio1757

I always thought that Mouth's reaction to words of Gandalf are Sauron's WTF moment. He was masterminding for centuries by this moment but now, he just cannot understand what is happening.

@jackcoogan310

I've been listening to Robert since early in the Game of Thrones/ASOIAF days, but I can tell Lord of the Rings is his true passion. It amazes me how knowledgeable he is about Middle Earth. That's not disparaging his GOT work, you can just really tell Robert loves the way this channel is going in the post-GOT world. Much love to all