Comment by globular-toast

I found leaving out Alia way worse than leaving out Bombadil. Alia is one of the best things about the Lynch film, but for some reason precocial infant characters are a no no in Hollywood these days. I assume she will skip straight to being a teen played by an adult in part 3.

(As I wrote this I realised I could just look it up, she'll be played by 30 year old.)

Internal monologue is also a no no currently, which meant no banquet scene, which is one of the best parts of the book.