Why didn't he just take it?

[Folwren]

Originally posted by Morsul the Dark:
and think about it if you flipped out over this change what would you have done if Faramir had actually taken it

They couldn't have had him take the Ring without wrecking the entire story and all of Middle-earth, that's true, and my personal opinion is that that's the reason PJ didn't have him take it. It's just, if Faramir isn't going to act like he did in the book and if he acts like he did in the movie, chances are, he would have taken the Ring and tried to carry it himself. Their twisted Faramir didn't make sense.

But Saucepan Man's point is very good. That's made the most sense so far.