I loved it. I really sympathized with him, totally understood his motivations, bravo. <P>I have to admit that I wasn't really crazy about what they did with Faramir originally in TTT, but upon seeing the Extended Edition, I've completely changed my mind. The scenes that got left out of the original really made Faramir seem less like a jerk and more like a complex and multidimensional character who was desperately trying to prove himself to his father, but who was genuinely good and compassionate and feeling. <P>I think that they included some of those kinds of moments in RotK, rather than just waiting for the EE to come out, and I'm glad of that, because it helps to create a more balanced vision of who Faramir is. And I think Wenham did a great job bringing out Faramir's complexity without being too over-the-top.
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