That entire part of Fellowship with The Old Forest was my favorite. I think Jackson did a fantastic job bringing the books to life, but I really felt the absence of that part.
For the films, it would have ruined the pacing at the very least. And it wasn’t needed information for the rest of the story, which is what tends to get cut out or omitted when trying to reduce the amount. Let’s be honest, if Jackson had done anything with Tom, it would have added to the drama at the time about how he’s ruined everything. Either it wouldn’t have been done right, would have been too much or too little, or would have taken away from the core story. All to include a character that book fans still argue about. It was the best decision, just not to have it at all. (Wasn’t there some very subtle reference, somewhere?)
That entire part of Fellowship with The Old Forest was my favorite. I think Jackson did a fantastic job bringing the books to life, but I really felt the absence of that part.
For the films, it would have ruined the pacing at the very least. And it wasn’t needed information for the rest of the story, which is what tends to get cut out or omitted when trying to reduce the amount. Let’s be honest, if Jackson had done anything with Tom, it would have added to the drama at the time about how he’s ruined everything. Either it wouldn’t have been done right, would have been too much or too little, or would have taken away from the core story. All to include a character that book fans still argue about. It was the best decision, just not to have it at all. (Wasn’t there some very subtle reference, somewhere?)