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The Last Movie You Watched
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 (March 21, 2023 at 5:49 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(March 21, 2023 at 5:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Evidently so, so much. Changing the story doesn’t count.Extraneous material doesn't count. The Bombadil section is a speed bump, nothing more. I explained why it isn’t. If not for Bombadil, the Quest would have failed. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 RE: The Last Movie You Watched
March 21, 2023 at 8:04 pm
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2023 at 8:04 pm by Gawdzilla Sama.)
(March 21, 2023 at 7:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Sorry, he was never going to work in a movie. Deadend character. This is the fifty-third year I've argued about him.(March 21, 2023 at 5:49 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Extraneous material doesn't count. The Bombadil section is a speed bump, nothing more. (March 21, 2023 at 8:04 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(March 21, 2023 at 7:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I explained why it isn’t. If not for Bombadil, the Quest would have failed.Sorry, he was never going to work in a movie. Deadend character. This is the fifty-third year I've argued about him. Jackson had no trouble including dead end characters - Legolas, Boromir, Pippin, Butterbur. A character as crucial to the Quest as Bombadil merits inclusion at least as much as those. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
I don't agree, I remember wondering why he was in there at all. I thought it was a pet project of some sort.
I had a crush on Bombadil when I first read of him in the book.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter (March 21, 2023 at 8:36 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I don't agree, I remember wondering why he was in there at all. I thought it was a pet project of some sort. Tolkien put him in so the Quest wouldn't fail. Not sure how many different ways I can point this out. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (March 21, 2023 at 8:41 pm)Tomato Wrote: I had a crush on Bombadil when I first read of him in the book. Bombadil is a main character in my fan fiction short story King Oak, which takes place about a decade after the War of the Ring.
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
(March 22, 2023 at 3:18 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(March 21, 2023 at 8:36 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I don't agree, I remember wondering why he was in there at all. I thought it was a pet project of some sort. But why such a clumsy "save"?
Deus ex machina (/ˌdeɪəs ɛks ˈmækɪnə, ˈmɑːk-/ DAY-əs ex-MA(H)K-in-ə,[1] Latin: [ˈdɛ.ʊs ɛks ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; English "god out of the machine")[2][3] is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and/or abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence.[4][5] Its function is generally to resolve an otherwise irresolvable plot situation, to surprise the audience, to bring the tale to a happy ending, and/or act as a comedic device.[6]
(March 22, 2023 at 8:25 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(March 22, 2023 at 3:18 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Tolkien put him in so the Quest wouldn't fail. Not sure how many different ways I can point this out. ‘Clumsy’? Elegant. Merry using the barrow sword to stab the Nazgûl aided the fulfillment of the prophecy. Given Bombadil’s immense power, it lends credence to the notion that he took part (a crucial part) in the downfall of Sauron. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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