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I’m really surprised by this as well. Every fan I’ve spoken to also believes that he was sorely missed as a point of perspective to the story. His contentment
by ycombinete 4y ago
I’m really surprised by this as well. Every fan I’ve spoken to also believes that he was sorely missed as a point of perspective to the story.
His contentment with his place, and his power. That he was here before this war, and will be here afterward.
- simplicio 4y agoI like him in the books, but he also seems like a really good example of why making movies their own thing instead of slavishly following the source material is a good idea. There's no way having the hobbits break the tense flight from the Shire->Rivendale for a weird musical number with an unexplained character who's never referenced again in the story would've been anything but confusing for the film audience.
- ycombinete 4y agoI agree, the story would have had to go: Shire -> Buckland -> Old Forest (Tom) -> Bree -> Rivendell Instead of: Shire -> Bree -> Rivendell Part of me still wished he featured; or at least the spirit of Bombadil's relationship to the ring was embodied by something/someone in the story.