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Originally Posted by Mister Underhill
I think that what is shown is not a changed home, but changed hobbits.
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I would add another detail to that thought; the brief scene with the huge pumpkin at the end emphasizes the fact that the four hobbits of the Fellowship have been away, saving their world, but their world doesn't know it and doesn't care about it. The Shire hobbits are more interested in the things of everyday life then they are in what Frodo and the others would be able to tell. I think this is in the spirit of the book and shows up there in the Gaffer's reactions.
Though I love the Scouring too and have come to appreciate its importance in the written story, I agree that it probably wouldn't have worked in the movie.
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