[Estella Brandybuck]

I'll be honest and say that Faramir's characterization broke my heart. . . I understand why the changes were made, but that doesn't mean I have to like them. But I think David Wenham will do a great job with him in RotK, so I'm not terribly depressed about it. <P>And Arwen. . . *sigh* Yes, we understand. She loves Aragorn, Aragorn loves her, and she'd give up her mortality for him. We've covered this already. Y'know, if they'd just left out Fun Time with the Evenstar, there would have been more time for the Ents, or maybe enough time to put in Shelob.<P>Now don't get me wrong, I loved the action sequences, but was the scene with Aragorn falling off a cliff <I>really</I> necessary? I don't mind deviations from the books as long as they serve some purpose. The changing of Faramir's character served a purpose (one I wasn't fond of, but that's beside the point ). Aragorn's "death" did not.<P>And a lot of people I've talked to absolutely hated the Elves arriving at Helm's Deep. I'm a bit torn on that; someone I know said that one of the things she loved about Helm's Deep was that it showed Men fighting on their own without the aid of the Elves, and I understand where she's coming from. But I also know that it could have turned out a lot worse, and I'm just thankful that the Elves didn't end up saving the day or something.<P>The Ents sort of disappointed me as well, but this was also because there was so little of them (and again, if Arwen had just <I>left us alone</I>, this wouldn't have been a problem). However, I really loved seeing them finally march to Isengard. Would've been nice to hear their "war song" from the book, but alas. . . <P>Despite all of these issues, I found TTT to be a very enjoyable movie. Keep in mind - it could have been <I>much</I> worse.