New dudes and dudettes: Most annoying things about LOTR.

[Essex]

Hello Assasin, defender of the movies here.

1/ re

Bormir wasn't so mean in FOTR.

You see, I think he WAS (if you mean FOTR the book?) And it took the movies to make me realise this when I re-read the books again last year. I can now see Book Boromir's petulance, and also his animosity towards Aragorn (but this is also reciprocated by Aragorn). It's fascinating what you pick up after watching the movies that gives a different light on the books, and makes you see them from a different angle sometimes.

2/ re

Faramir didn't even try to take the ring in the book.

Neither did Film Faramir. He attempted to bring Frodo back to Minas Tirith. In the book he WAS tempted to take the ring. And what was one of the major reasons why he did not? It was his WORD. He said he would not tkae the Enemy's weapon if it were lying by the road, BEFORE he knew what it was. WHen Sam gives the game away, he is tempted, oh yes, but he says himself he is held by his Word.

Off on a tangent time now - I don't agree with the detour to Osgiliath, but a detour is all it was. Film faramir, like book faramir, finally realises he needs to let Frodo go, and he does. Yes, I know we also see the Nazgul here, but as Jackson says in the commentary, he transposed the scene with the WK leaving Minas Morgul here, and Faramir shoots down the Nazgul to stop another Plot Hole developing (in my opinion).