[Knight of Gondor]

Okay, since I left shortly before the movie TTT came OUT, I haven't been able to express myself on this particular issue, so forgive me if I echo someone else.<P>I liked the book Faramir better, obviously. He was much more lordly and befitting of the position of Steward. <P>But one person brought up the point that the movie did seem to make Faramir more believable as a human, which is a good point. Faramir is almost TOO good in the books, if you take my meaning.<P>But I almost think the character in the movie is enhanced somewhat by the emotional conflict we will see between Denethor, Boromir, and Faramir. Faramir being mistreated and always the unfavored one (as we'll see in the EE and RotK), when he comes upon the Ring, he does not take it for his own personal gain, unlike Boromir. He brought the hobbits to Osgiliath in order to give them to his father, in order to prove it. <P>You can see where some of the flashback will be, the slow pan over Faramir's face in the Cave, remembering the victory in Osgiliath, and his father's cold attitude.<P>And you can also see the emotional conflict on his face when he says "Then [my life] is forfeit" towards the end. That scene, after knowing what I know about the EE material, really impressed me. It's almost a BETTER character coming out of Faramir, rejecting his opportunity to redeem himself to his father. Almost made me cry, but nothing makes me cry.<P>So I think that, while the book is better by far, the movie edition is still more understandable after the EE stuff comes through, and you see the stuff with Denethor.