I agree with TB. I also point up that we sometimes fail to take into account that this is all fiction and that a movie length of 3-4 hours is starting to stretch the attention span of even the most avid movie-goer. A director/producer can't cover every angle and the story board has to accomodate many variables. That all implies choices. Yes, FFC could have pursued a storyline about Tom, but to do so would have required that he eschew another storyline about hat was included.