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Old 08-11-2005, 10:53 AM   #5
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Interestingly, when I saw The Hobbit produced on stage, (before any of the movies came out) the incredible actor/gymnast who played Gollem wore a greyish body suit without any insignia of hobbit clothes. (His performance was so marvellous that I'm afraid FX Gollem was a let down for me.)

I think in part the lack of clothing signifies how distant Gollem is from human/hobbit society. He has been thrown back to the most elemental aspects of hobbit nature, even eating raw fish (from a Western perspective). He has been shunned, has he not, forced outside the human community and seems even to be beyond the need for warmth or protective covering. Thrown back solely upon himself, he is almost animalistic.
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