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Lyta_Underhill · 01-15-2004, 10:28 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I think many people can't deal with the fact that someone who nearly molested their ickle Frody-kins still isn't considered "bad." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> "Ickle Frody-kins"? That's taunting, don't you know, Finwe..*wags finger* But seriously now... <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I liked the TTT EE also, because that showed us that Boromir was also extremly devoted to his father, & that that may have been what caused him to attack Frodo for the Ring once it was made plain that Frodo wouldn't go to Minis Tirith.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think another quality of Boromir shown in the EE was somewhat of a doubt or puzzlement about the whole Rivendell trip. In a way, movie Boromir seemed more devoted to his brother than to his father, but did his duty well. Again, Sean Bean saves the character for me! Two things made me reconsider Boromir: seeing Sean Bean play the role and a re-reading of the books that led to a Pippin-centric focus that gave me a connection to Boromir through him. It was difficult to like Boromir until these things occurred. But, even in my latest Frodo-centric era, it is easy to see the redemption and good in the character. He ended in honor and repented his fall to the Ring. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Boromir's extreme nobility, loyalty, and devotion to Gondor was what led him to his "fall."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Actually, I attribute Boromir's fall to his innate character (not to say that a fall is inevitable, but the nature of it seems to arise from this). He serves his realm in the only way he knows--through strength of arms and valor, but in following that way alone, there is blindness to certain truths. Those truths and the problems presented by them are illustrated by Faramir in his conversations with Frodo at Henneth Annun (well, in the book anyway!). Boromir's real problem was his completely military focus, without certain insightful characteristics that Faramir possessed. Boromir was no wizard's pupil, but I think he would have fared better had he been.Cheers! Lyta

01-15-2004, 10:28 PM	#16
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I think many people can't deal with the fact that someone who nearly molested their ickle Frody-kins still isn't considered "bad." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> "Ickle Frody-kins"? That's taunting, don't you know, <B>Finwe</B>..wags finger <P>But seriously now...<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I liked the TTT EE also, because that showed us that Boromir was also extremly devoted to his father, & that that may have been what caused him to attack Frodo for the Ring once it was made plain that Frodo wouldn't go to Minis Tirith.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I think another quality of Boromir shown in the EE was somewhat of a doubt or puzzlement about the whole Rivendell trip. In a way, movie Boromir seemed more devoted to his brother than to his father, but did his duty well. Again, Sean Bean saves the character for me! <P>Two things made me reconsider Boromir: seeing Sean Bean play the role and a re-reading of the books that led to a Pippin-centric focus that gave me a connection to Boromir through him. It was difficult to like Boromir until these things occurred. But, even in my latest Frodo-centric era, it is easy to see the redemption and good in the character. He ended in honor and repented his fall to the Ring. <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Boromir's extreme nobility, loyalty, and devotion to Gondor was what led him to his "fall."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Actually, I attribute Boromir's fall to his innate character (not to say that a fall is inevitable, but the nature of it seems to arise from this). He serves his realm in the only way he knows--through strength of arms and valor, but in following that way alone, there is blindness to certain truths. Those truths and the problems presented by them are illustrated by Faramir in his conversations with Frodo at Henneth Annun (well, in the book anyway!). Boromir's real problem was his completely military focus, without certain insightful characteristics that Faramir possessed. Boromir was no wizard's pupil, but I think he would have fared better had he been.<P>Cheers!<BR>Lyta __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.”