The whole Bombadil thing was pretty extraneous to the story. There was no point to add the barrow-wight side story, and I agree with him taking it out.
Elves always seem fairly passive - it's part of what they are. If you'll notice, only a few elves show anger - even Legolas barely registers emotions except in extreme duress, such as when the Balrog appeared, and why not - that's a corrupted Maiar. Goldberry was just as emotionally one toned to me - always merry. And she wasn't so much an earth mother type as she was a water sprite.
Galadriel has a pretty fantastic backstory. Arwen, not so much. If you ask me, Luthien's would have been the most well-rounded emotional story, and I have a feeling Jackson was channeling her when it came to Tauriel and Kili. If you haven't seen the movie yet, you'll know what I mean when you see it, just at the end. She says a few things to Thranduil that broke my heart all over again.
Elves always seem fairly passive - it's part of what they are. If you'll notice, only a few elves show anger - even Legolas barely registers emotions except in extreme duress, such as when the Balrog appeared, and why not - that's a corrupted Maiar. Goldberry was just as emotionally one toned to me - always merry. And she wasn't so much an earth mother type as she was a water sprite.
Galadriel has a pretty fantastic backstory. Arwen, not so much. If you ask me, Luthien's would have been the most well-rounded emotional story, and I have a feeling Jackson was channeling her when it came to Tauriel and Kili. If you haven't seen the movie yet, you'll know what I mean when you see it, just at the end. She says a few things to Thranduil that broke my heart all over again.
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