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That would be me, and the answer is "no".
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Ok, that's one vote.
I'm looking for a broader consensus, though.
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Couldn't that Aragorn guy just have come to the Shire and taken the ring?
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I thought the film made it clear: Everyone fears the power of the Ring, and its corrupting influence. We're shown what befell kings (of which Aragorn is one) who were corrupted by it. They died, or became Nazgul. In fact, the more powerful the character, the worse the Ring is for him. Gandalf doesn't even want to TOUCH the damn thing.
That's part of the beauty of the story. This small, innocent, humble person, someone who never thinks about power or glory, has the courage, the incredible sense of responsibility, to take on this incredible task. It makes it a much more interesting story to have "humble person become hero" than "hero is always hero".