[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

No non-reader ever had a clue that Saruman was trying to deceive Sauron. It should have been a bit more explicit.<P>Ok, Faramir. I don't see what the major problem with Jackson's Faramir was. Yes, he wasn't as warm as he was in the narrative. However, can't this be explained by the fact that Faramir is a stranger and that we are seeing the story unfold through the eyes of Frodo? The slight changes were surely done to emphasise Frodo's danger.<P>The part of Faramir's story that failed was the timing and the build-up. Think about it. Shelob (the end of the book) had been moved to Return of the King (for time purposes?)<P>Hence, Frodo and Sam did not have an exciting end to the film in store. Jackson obviously decided to have the Hobbits in danger at the hands of Faramir, only to be set free to end the film. This was not only anticlimactic, it also slightly changed Faramir's character for no greater ends.<P>So overall, I wouldn't say it was Faramir's character that was done badly, rather the storytelling on behalf of the directors.