Gollum is a very unique character, he was originally a Hobbit like Frodo. It was only because he was confused by the "Lord of the Rings" that he became a slave of desire. In order to regain the "Lord of the Rings", on the one hand, he guides the way for Frodo and Sam, on the other hand, he deliberately wants to murder Frodo. A lot of people thought Gollum was a bad character, hopeless. But the gray cannon wizard Gandalf said: "Don't judge a person's life or death lightly. In fact, Gollum will play a key role in the future development of fate."
What impressed us most about Gollum was his split personality. The good one wants to be free from the grips of darkness and evil, while the evil other he wants to bring Gollum into the grip of desire. In fact, the confrontation and wrestling between good and evil can be found in each of us.
The debate about the inherent goodness and evilness of human nature has been going on for two thousand years. However, it is unscientific and inconsistent with the essence of human nature to simply attribute human nature to good or evil. Humans evolved from the animal kingdom, and they must retain their animal nature and instincts, which are selfish and selfish (even if the animal kingdom raises offspring, the purpose is for the continuation of their own species). However, after all, human beings are evolved higher animals. They have gone through the stage of socialization and know what ethics and morality are, and know how to restrain their own behavior under what circumstances. This self-control rationality is conducive to socialization and therefore altruistic. Therefore, animal nature and human nature are so paradoxically entangled in our minds, and they are constantly fighting each other.
Therefore, rather than saying that Gollum appeared as Frodo's enemy, it is better to say that he is the savior of Frodo's humanity, and the key person who can finally complete the task of "breaking the precepts". When the film was nearing the end, Frodo stood in front of the lava, and his mind was controlled by the "Lord of the Rings" and wanted to give up the key to the mission of "breaking the ring". It was Gollum who jumped out and competed with Frodo, eventually making the Frodo got rid of the "Lord of the Rings". So it can be said that Gollum saved Frodo, Satan made God visible, and evil made good.
We can say that Gollum is a poor servant, but we have no reason or qualification to judge Gollum's good and evil and his life and death, because from a certain point of view, Gollum is our shadow. Gollum is ourselves.
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