I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.
If the flag of an armed enemy of the U.S. is allowed to fly over government buildings, then it implies that slavery, or at least the threat of slavery, is sanctioned by that government and can still legally exist.
What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

