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I just put simply 2 sides. I agree totally that a story can be told from many Point of Views (maybe infinite).
Will it be interesting to tell a story through a different point of view? Maybe. It could be dry or endlessly entertaining (that's life).
But in this case (LOTR), I think it's a particularly interesting premise. Here we have Tolkien who created a living, breathing fantasy world. There will definitely be many perspectives to tell a story. And because the whole story is centered around Good vs. Evil, wouldn't it be interesting if the premise was flipped? As queentess said, Good/Evil is somewhat relative. So what if the forces of Mordor were Good, and everyone else Evil? Because of this, I feel like this is really interesting.
Worldwalker, I feel like your argument of "Majority Rules" is in principle viable, but flawed. This is because where was the majority when the majority thought slavery was a great thing or when people thought that they were masters of others? Now you can look at the subject of slavery in two legitimate ways (at least):
-Economically, slavery is great. You don't have to pay for labor as long as you sustain slaves so they could work.
-Morally (based on current culture) it is wrong because who has the authority to say that another human being is to be controlled by others?
Both are legitimate depending on how you look at it.
So back to the LOTR fanfic, the author asked, "What if the forces of Mordor wasn't bad? What if that perception was a product of propoganda or the point of view of the story?" In order to make an educated decision of what's right and wrong, you need to consider different perspectives. To dismiss one side as illegitimate or stupid is just the narrowminded. No one will learn anything if they didn't consider all the possibilities first.
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