[Iarwain]

GreyIstar, your pushing it just a little too far. <P>When you say: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Can you really be mad that Faramir is changed because every single character isn't exactly like they are in the book?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I find it hard to respond without saying something very very mean. It is true that none of the characters are really the same, but that does not mean that we should cease to recognize the film as an attempt at the recreation of the Books. And as a recreation of the book, PJ and Franny did a smelly job indeed. But of course, you say, the characters are being developed to become what they should be. And this is my answer: humans may be susceptable to temptation, but temptation does not rule the human heart. They may be longing for the ring, but they can refuse it also. And if character development has to start from a base character completely devoid of will power, then the part of the character (namely Faramir's part) can pretty much be abandoned and replaced with the non-"wizard's pupil" power hungry guy we see in the film. Character development can shatter plot development.<P>For those who call this abominable film an "interpretation" by Peter Jackson, I would really like to hear what was written in your copy of LotR. When Frodo gets dragged by an ally-gone-bad about forty miles in the wrong direction to a place where he should never have been, to do things that he would never even considered doing in his greatest ring-fit, I believe that the term "interpretation" can no longer be sensibly used.<P>[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: Iarwain ]<p>[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: Iarwain ]