“Lord of the Rings” fans: Ever wonder what Gollum meant when, in describing Mordor, he says that everywhere are “Pits, pits, pits!”? Go see the World War I movie “1917,” and you’ll see.

Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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“Lord of the Rings” fans: Ever wonder what Gollum meant when, in describing Mordor, he says that everywhere are “Pits, pits, pits!”? Go see the World War I movie “1917,” and you’ll see.