Hang on.
Sauron is Kurtz, sent into Middle-earth, gone native and setting himself up as a god-king.
Gandalf is Willard, sent by the Valar to deal with Sauron-Kurtz.
The Valar are clearly MACV-SOG.
Willard even has a "fellowship" -- Boromir is Chief Phillips, obvs -- although Willard doesn't try to outsource everything like Gandalf does.
This is the sort of thing that keeps me awake at night, if you were wondering.
Marlon Brando playing both Jor-El and Sauron would have to be some sort of all-time combo as far as nerd movie icons go. Who else could come close to matching the gravity of that pair? (MAYBE Charles Xavier and Jean-Luc Picard...?)
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