Boromir as a BAD GUY? I didn't think so! I just thought he was bedraggled, and desperate, and feeling like he had no way out. <BR>He was <I>real</I>. He was making the mistakes almost anyone would have made in his situation, while still keeping the audience's sympathy. <BR>I don't understand, you say that Boromir's BAD qualities were outlined in black marker, but as for all the times he showed himself to be kind-you say that's not enough! I think if the movie had more scenes with him comforting hobbits and dwarves his characterization would have come off as heavy-handed. But instead, he was portrayed as a mix of conflicted emotions. <BR>This is what made the character work, and made his death all the more tragic in the end. <BR>I'm sorry, I guess you could call me a stupid American movie-goer (although I am technically Russian), but I didn't think Boromir was a bad guy at all. Sauron, now there's true evil, couldn't get more obvious than that! (Which is a good thing of course, because any attempts to make Sauron seem "complex" in the movie would have made everyone gag). <BR>The characterization of Boromir was a rare triumph for the fantasy genre (and for movies in general these days)-he came off as a real human being.<BR>Just my 2 cents worth, of course.<BR>Love,<BR>Lush
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