Funnilly enough, you had a similar experience to mine. I was rewatching the movies recently and I felt uncomfortable with the whole black and white and races stuff.

I commented it to my boyfriend. I thought it’d be funny to laud Sauron’s technical and logistical prowess. I then made a bet: I could find Sauron fans online. Someone must have disliked the black and white part and must have made an argument in favor of Sauron.

I didn’t have to search long to find the reinterpretation I posted here.