Bombadil - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Iarwain · 03-07-2003, 06:17 PM

No, Saucepan, of course they don't. They could be the story of a teacup trying to destroy the sugarcube of doom, or about a flower child getting rid of the evils of a rigid lifestyle, and still claim to be a worthy adaptation, but alas the world is much more rational than that. Peter Jackson claims to be trying to reproduce in movie form what Tolkien saw in movie form. I believe we agree that Tolkien was trying to write a modern mythology for the British people. An important part of mythology is the element of the unexplained, which Tom Bombadil is. I believe that covers why Tom Bombadil at least deserved to be in the filim.<p>[ March 07, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

03-07-2003, 06:17 PM	#7
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	No, Saucepan, of course they don't. They could be the story of a teacup trying to destroy the sugarcube of doom, or about a flower child getting rid of the evils of a rigid lifestyle, and still claim to be a worthy adaptation, but alas the world is much more rational than that. Peter Jackson claims to be trying to reproduce in movie form what Tolkien saw in movie form. I believe we agree that Tolkien was trying to write a modern mythology for the British people. An important part of mythology is the element of the unexplained, which Tom Bombadil is. I believe that covers why Tom Bombadil at least deserved to be in the filim.<p>[ March 07, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"