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re: LOTR: Return of the King ending...
Posted on 1/26/19 at 11:03 pm to JawjaTigah
Posted on 1/26/19 at 11:03 pm to JawjaTigah
quote:Just too much for film.
any thoughts on the character Tom Bombadil, and why Jackson omitted him from the movie(s)?
a) that section is a different vein than the rest of the books, too light-hearted and whimsical. It would be practically impossible to 'film' him running through the rain, singing, and warding off the drops (he never got a drop on him).
b) Jackson could not use him without "using" him. Remember, he can see Frodo with the Ring on, and he can put the Ring on and not disappear. How do you introduce a character SO powerful, and then not return to him when things get desperate? Tolkien pulled it off in the books, but it'd be a disaster on film.
As an aside, he's such a divisive character that nobody would be pleased with the portrayal. Lots of people support the theory that he is, in fact, Eru in person (Master, First, etc).
Hell, someone posted a theory that he's not as nice as he seems, and laid out the case with a lot of in-book supporting evidence...
LINK
that's a fascinating read
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Posted on 1/27/19 at 6:36 am to Scoob
I like the linked piece. Bombadil was an enigma to me in reading LOTR. He just didn’t seem to connect to anything before or after. This theory at least makes sense.
He resides in the place of mystery, in absence of a full explanation by Tolkien.
One theory I read long ago was that Tom was some kind of a Christ figure, working goodness and light into dark places.
He resides in the place of mystery, in absence of a full explanation by Tolkien.
One theory I read long ago was that Tom was some kind of a Christ figure, working goodness and light into dark places.
This post was edited on 1/27/19 at 6:39 am
Posted on 1/27/19 at 8:12 am to Scoob
I have always been in the TB = Eru camp and Tolkien established Eru as a "hands off" supreme being.
Remember, Eru let Melkor attack Valinor and then fricking terrorize and torture Beleriand/Middle Earth in the First Age.
He then let his Lieutenant (Sauron) poison Numenor and then Middle Earth in the Second and Third Age.
I think Bombadil was his mortal presence did he could keep an eye on things, but he did not interfere.
Remember, Eru let Melkor attack Valinor and then fricking terrorize and torture Beleriand/Middle Earth in the First Age.
He then let his Lieutenant (Sauron) poison Numenor and then Middle Earth in the Second and Third Age.
I think Bombadil was his mortal presence did he could keep an eye on things, but he did not interfere.
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