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Lord of Angmar · 08-25-2003, 12:07 PM

I personally am <I>very</I> glad that Tom Bombadil was left out of the movie. He is one of my favorite characters that I have ever read in literature, and I would hate to picture him any other way than I do already.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I don't believe it's likely at all that anyone would leave out all of the beginning leading up to the Council. (The Only Real Estel) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't think Jackinabox was implying that the entire first segment should be left out. I think he was merely implying that the exposition in the Shire may have been overlong. It took up half of the first book and achieved a comparably less meaningful purpose than the second half of the book.

08-25-2003, 12:07 PM	#6
Lord of Angmar Tyrannus Incorporalis Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the North Posts: 833	I personally am <I>very</I> glad that Tom Bombadil was left out of the movie. He is one of my favorite characters that I have ever read in literature, and I would hate to picture him any other way than I do already.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I don't believe it's likely at all that anyone would leave out all of the beginning leading up to the Council. (The Only Real Estel) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I don't think Jackinabox was implying that the entire first segment should be left out. I think he was merely implying that the exposition in the Shire may have been overlong. It took up half of the first book and achieved a comparably less meaningful purpose than the second half of the book. __________________ ...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.