The Lord of the Rings cinematic achievement will never be overshadowed. The amount of love, care, and detail that Peter Jackson put into the Lord of the Rings trilogy is unmatched. Though many fans who are book purists, or those who have gone down the rabbit hole of lore, might be wondering, Where Was Tom Bombadil? The mysterious character from JRR Tolkiens original books was not in the films, but this was a conscious decisoin by Peter Jackson. But why exactly was Tom Bombadil cut from the Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies?