alt Hacker NewsOf the 5 users of the Palantirs that we know of 2 are good, 2 are evil, and one is tragic.
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qiine • yesterday at 8:14 PM
Does this include Pippin ?
Of the 5 users of the Palantirs that we know of 2 are good, 2 are evil, and one is tragic.
Does this include Pippin ?
There is quite a bit of literature about the Palantir and the related philosophy, whether thy were allegories, etc.
AFAICT the consensus is that they are a very catholic concept and an illustration of what could happen when you use the weapon of your enemy and in general don’t understand the means you use to your end and how even strong people deceive themselves willingly when they think they act for the greater good (movie Denethor is a fool but book Denethor is wise and shrewd, but misguided by despair and Sauron’s manipulation).
So yes, strictly speaking the palantirs are neutral. But that’s missing the whole point of the story.
To me it’s completely fitting. They want to use Evil’s tools but they are Denethor, not Aragorn (who did not over-estimate his will and knew not to get too close). They think that what is good for them is good for the world, and it completely warped their perception.