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Old 12-20-2007, 11:07 AM   #16
Neurion
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Originally Posted by Diamond18 View Post
It Now one could say that, along with the information about Boromir, is what makes him realize how dangerous it is and that it must be destroyed. But what on earth makes him think Frodo can do it, I don't know. In the book Faramir had respect for Frodo, there's really nothing to respect about movie Frodo (from what Faramir's seen of him) and so you're left to wonder why Faramir developes confidence in him only after witnessing the worst display of Ring-driven stupidity Frodo has exhibited to date. The answer is that, well, the story has to get back on track sooner or later. So when Jackson tries to end the totally altered Faramir-plotline the same way as the book, the two versions just don't match up right. So it doesn't feel like movie Faramir has reached the point in his character arc where he has grown into book Faramir, it really just seems like he's gotten sick of the whole thing, or at least gotten sick of playing the foil. So instead of being "mostly Faramir" or a "younger Faramir" he's just a mainly different character with some similarities.
Agreed.
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