<BR> Cutting</b><br><br> Ok, I can see the point in cutting some things, like the songs, maybe. For one thing they probably wouldn't pick a very good tune and ruin it completely. But taking out Tom Bombadil is insane.<br> If you want to focus the story more on Frodo and the ring then thats ok, you can cut out more minor things. But cutting out Tom you can't do! There are threads which reappear in other parts of the story.<br> e.g. In the Council of Elrond they talk about hiding it and giving it to Tom.<br> There are more, I'm sure you will be able to think of a few, but all in all you are cutting out a lot more then however long it would take to just cut out Tom Bombadil.<br> Another point, how will Strider >Aragorn< overhear the hobbits, how will they avoid the Ring Wraiths?<br> What about the swords? In Gondor, when Pippin pledges his loyalty to Denethor, he (Denethor) realizes that it was made by them and it pleases him. How else will the hobbits be armed.<br> All in all cutting out Tom Bombadil is a big mistake! <p></p>
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