The corruption of the ring was that it was a forgery (pun intended). It was meant as a lock upon, and thereby a stand-in for, the true "ring of power" of divine Grace, which is alive and ever-free, and chooses it's own to work through.
From time immmorial, the fundamental sin has been to try to seize that power through force and will, rather than be chosen by it and serve it with humility.
That's why I laugh at people who look at Jesus as weak. Jesus stood on the banks of infinity, reaching out his hands to those going over a cliff, on fire, into hell, and as they passed by, in agony, they spit at his hands and called him weak and cursed him as they went over the cliff.
So who "won"?
It’s amazing how many times the narrative of the Christian Story finds its way into popular culture, despite the constant attempts by leftists in Hollywood and the MSM to keep it out. Agree?