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Filmfags say that Tom is too silly for the portentous and epic mode of the films, but they seem to overlook that Jackson introduced irreverent comic relief where there was none in the book. Merry, Pippin, Gimli, and occasionally Legalos are converted to comedy chucklefucks in Jackson's Fellowship, and I don't see why Bombadil would be out of place in that circus.
The films are shit by the way. Read the books for the real experience.