racialized imagery in ROTK?

Rating: Null/10 (19 December 2003)

Does it bother anyone besides me that every bloody humanoid character in middle earth is Caucasian and western looking until we get to the ultimate battle of between good and evil? Suddenly we have Hanibalesque elephant warriors carrying Moorish and Arab villains as Gandolf the White calls for the heroes to defend the West! It was too creepy for me. I wondered if Tony and George were going to show up. Ruined the whole deal. If Tolkien's is a world where anything is possible, why not imagine a bit of color in it? Color that is not stereotyped as evil.