It was a little more than just the movie. I didn't really care for him in the book, when I first saw him in the movie I thought, "Man, Boromir's hot, bummer he's a jerk and dies." Then I went to my cousin's religion class where they had a speaker on Tolkien who expressed the sadness over Boromir who tryed his best to save his people and ultimately failed at it, then redeamed himself at the very end. THAT was what really made me seem him in a different light and start to really like him as a character. Upon rewatching LOTR I could really see that aspect of it anew in Sean's portrayal of what has become one of my favorite characters.
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