The Arrogance of the Rings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 11-21-2002, 03:17 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I never really felt for Boromir until I saw Sean Bean's portrayal <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Well, yeah, but it wasn't really Tolkien's Boromir we saw on the screen, was it. Boromir in the movie was far more sympathetic. In the book he is too proud, too certain he's right & that no one else knows as much as him. According to the account in the history series - vol 6 or 7, I think, Tolkien was seriously considering Boromir betraying the West & going over to Saruman. I think for Tolkien Boromir was an example of overweening pride, & that's ultimately what destroyed him. As Verlyn Flieger said of the way the movie portrayed Boromir in comparison to the character in the book - 'He's not that nice'.

11-21-2002, 03:17 AM	#1
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I never really felt for Boromir until I saw Sean Bean's portrayal <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Well, yeah, but it wasn't really Tolkien's Boromir we saw on the screen, was it. Boromir in the movie was far more sympathetic. In the book he is too proud, too certain he's right & that no one else knows as much as him. According to the account in the history series - vol 6 or 7, I think, Tolkien was seriously considering Boromir betraying the West & going over to Saruman. I think for Tolkien Boromir was an example of overweening pride, & that's ultimately what destroyed him. As Verlyn Flieger said of the way the movie portrayed Boromir in comparison to the character in the book - 'He's not that nice'. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."