<BR>It is only...</b><br><br> It is only the same problem that afflicts every other part of the story that has been changed. You are now telling a similar story not the LotR, but an apocryphal wanna-be.<br> Personally I would have opted for cutting the Bombadil/Barrowdown's scenes except as flashbacks during Frodo's recovery at R'dell while Gandalf is reading his mind, and as references later.<br> We could have gotten a nice 45 second synopsis of the whole events and given 1st time viewrs a real tease, and purists alot less cause to gripe and a better film. <br> <br> hey this is the movie forum what am I doing here!<br> <br> <br> <p>Lindil</b> is oft found on posting on<i> the Silmarillion Project </i> at the Barrowdowns and working on yet a 2nd new Elven/Christian discussion board<a href="http://pub72.ezboard.com/bosanwe" >Osanwe</a><i> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.'</i> </p>
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The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.
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