The Sean Bean Lord of the Rings meme, famously known as 'One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor,' stems from a scene in the 2001 film The Fellowship of the Ring. During the Council of Elrond, Sean Bean's character, Boromir, warns the group about the extreme dangers of entering Sauron's realm. The specific gesture he makes with his hand while speaking the line became an instant internet sensation around 2004. Today, it is used to humorously explain that a specific task is far more difficult than it sounds, spanning across countless variations and contexts in digital culture.