[TolkienGurl]

Does this sound familiar?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>'So it seems,' said Faramir, slowly and very softly, with a strange smile. 'So that is the answer to all the riddles! The One Ring that was thought to have perished from the world... And here in the wild I have you: two halflings, and a host of men at my call, and the Ring of Rings. A pretty stroke of fortune! A chance for Faramir, Captain of Gondor, to show his quality! Ha!' He stood up, very tall and stern, his grey eyes glinting.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>It should. That's what Faramir says in "The Window on the West" and he also says this (or something like it) in the movie. The only main difference between Movie-Faramir and Book-Faramir is that Movie-Faramir took the temptation of the Ring much further than Book-Faramir did. In the afore mentioned chapter, Faramir held to his vow <I>Not if I found it on the highway would I take it</I>. Movie-Faramir had no chance to make such a vow as there was no time for he, Frodo, and Sam to discuss things in depth like they did in the book. <P>Movie-Faramir takes much longer to overcome the Ring's Power, while Book-Faramir almost right away denies the temptation, and even tells Sam that it was safe, and even good, for him to blurt out the identity of Isildur's Bane.<P>So, you ask, what's the point?<P>My point is that Movie-Faramir and Book-Faramir aren't so drastically different as I originally thought, and the differences that do exist are because of a lack of time and somewhat poor judgement. The result? Loss of some very important discussions vital to the development of Faramir's character.<P>If only they weren't taken to Osgiliath! <p>[ December 27, 2002: Message edited by: TolkienGurl ]