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Posted by: ArcGuard
Posted by: Palien90
Did you watch pay attention to anything that anyone said in the movies? Gandalf says MULTIPLE TIMES that Sauron is literally obsessed with the ring, its ALL HE THINKS ABOUT. Now remember that in ROTK Pippin picks up the Palantir and Sauron gleans information out of him. What information? Well because his contact with Pippin was cut short all he got was that he was a hobbit and something about the ring. From this info he assumed that Pippin had the ring and was giving it to/allying with Men. Now remember the battle at the Black Gate, Sauron (assuming that the ring was with the enemy) EMPTIED mordor so he could get it back.
So, admittedly, all he could think about was the ring... But he couldn't think about the fact that the ring could be destroyed? I don't buy it.
If I'm a bear, and some human in an orange coat is giving out free delicious bear treats, am I not going to be a little skeptical about that?
If that's your argument, then the plot is horrible because the villain was horrible.
No, Sauron could not concieve of the possiblity of the Ring being destroyed, and he is right about that. No one could willingly destroy it. Bilbo sparing Gollum back in the Hobbit is the only reason the Ring gets destroyed. This is foreshadowed by Gandalf in the Mines of Moria.
[Edited on 12.11.2012 1:26 PM PST]