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{{quote|''"The brighter the picture, the darker the negative."''
|'''Rupert Thorne''', ''[[Batman: The
{{quote|''"I am a Shadow... The true self..."''
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== Film ==
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Gollum is a vivid reminder of what Frodo could turn into if he gave into the ring.
* Harvey Dent and Batman of ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' are shadows of each other - both had a day where they lost the people most important to them, which changed their lives forever.
** The difference being that Rachel Dawes was there to push Bruce back into believing there's good in the world worth fighting for, where as for poor Harvey there was just the Joker showing up to mess with his head some more.
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* Gollum is the shadow of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins - and, to some extent, Sam - in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
** About Sam and Gollum: in the first book, Sam is spying on Frodo and Gandalf when the latter surprises him. Later, Sam pretends to be sleeping when Frodo and Gildor are talking, then Sam is outed as a spy by Merry before they depart to Rivendell, and Sam is present without invitation at Elrond’s council. In the second book, after Gollum’s fight with himself, in his most vulnerable moment, what is the accusation Sam makes that truly sends Gollum over the edge? '''Snooping.'''
*** Also, remember all those conversations between Smeagol and Gollum that Sam '''spied and was utterly sick of hearing?''' Just when Sam and Frodo reach Mount Doom, What is Sam Gamyi doing? [[
{{quote|And then what?, Sam Gamgee, then what?}}
** Similarly, [[Big Bad|Sauron]] is to an extent the shadow of both Gandalf and Galadriel, while [[Evil Sorcerer|Saruman]] is a more specific shadow of Gandalf.
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