Finality of the One Ring

Lord of the Rings' journey and purpose all concluded with the ultimate ending of The One Ring at Mount Doom in the land of Mordor. With Sméagol's fall off the edge into the lava,The One Ring is returned to where it was made and it was destroyed. Sauron is finally defeated!

It was such a "precious" moment that even with all the various ringbearers' effort and weakness, The One Ring ended up in the lava and it still stayed afloat a while before it got melted away, as if Sauron tried to hold on to his last breath, unwilling to let go. It is such an incredible scene, where the One Ring itself (Sauron) is the only character around, all alone meets its bitter end. And carried away all the sorrow, burden and destruction of the whole Middle Earth. It all celebrated the bond and success of the Fellowship and alliance of all good beings and people of the Middle Earth.