• ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 days ago

    Removing that PoS character from the movies was the single best thing Jackson did. Tom Bombadil is the fucking worst, I hate every single page that contains that obnoxious character.

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      15 days ago

      While I wouldn’t use such harsh words, removing Tom Bombadil was the most obvious decision in any adaptation of anything ever.

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      15 days ago

      He is representative of concepts that are very important to Tolkien’s setting and themes, though. I think it is also intentional that he has an unlikeable tone or doesn’t quite fit in, in a weird way. It adds to his mystique.