Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Wargs of Fandom! - Page 7
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Finally, I have to say something about the tobacco. They cut back on it. Only Aragorn smoked in "The Two Towers". The reduction in tobacco use is good, but not good enough. Although an essential part of Aragorn's character (in the book) is his fondness for smoking a pipe -- particularly when he needs to think -- this is not Tolkien's Aragorn. It cannot be Tolkien's Aragorn because of the compression and the changes in the storyline. Hence, what is the point to including gratuitous pipe-smoking?
One cannot discuss Middle-earth in depth without discussing tobacco. Tolkien was completely unaware of how deadly tobacco is. He is therefore excused for having advocated its use as a result of his ignorance. Those who advocate the use of tobacco today cannot claim any excuse. They are wrong to do so. Period.
Other than that, I am eagerly awaiting the third film. I hope the rest of you are, too.
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