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I think the main problem with Tom is he's superfluous to the core story line. While I like the Tom sequence in the book I have met many people who get hung up there and never finish the book because of him. Why? Because really he's not needed for the integrity of the story and the confusion he would add would not outweigh the small faction of fans that would actually enjoy the sequence.
Galadriel, as one of the bearers of the three, is much more important to the story than Tom. The books even could be just fine without Tom in them. I feel that it would make the movie too choppy and scattered at that stage.
I disagree about pace problems but even more so I think that this would add at least 15 to 30 minutes to an already long movie.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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