"Does that mean that I remain the sole being on this planet who loves movie Faramir and his character."<P> No Meela you are not alone. Where this 'evil Faramir' notion comes from I just don't know. Movie Faramir is distrustful of the Hobbits, (with good reason) and determined to find out what they are up to. Not only is Movie Frodo far less forthcoming than his Book alter-ego, he makes the serious mistake of telling Faramir an out and out lie. I can't think of anything more likely to prejudice any honorable Dunedain against the Hobbits.<P> Movie Faramir is *CLEARLY* no more tempted by the Ring than his Book alter-ego. Note that he doesn't take it from Frodo and is quite ready to send it and the Hobbits to his father.<P> Faramir is sending the Ring to Minas Tirith because he thinks it's the right thing to do. He thinks the Ring - and the Hobbits - will be safe in the White City and possession of the Ring will save Gondor, (Book Denethor says something like this to Gandalf). <P> Yet in his heart Faramir knows all along he's making a mistake. It just takes him a while to accept that so counter-intuitive a course of action could be the right one. Not to mention the fact he's going to **** off his father and commit a capital crime by letting them go!<P> As for the Arwen issue, are those protesting her prominence in the movie seriously suggesting she just appear out of nowhere in ROTK and marry Aragorn with nary a word of explanation like she does in the book? I don't think so!<P> In fact Arwen's invisibility is one of the flaws of the book. I mean *one* glimpse of her at Rivendell and nary a hint she and Aragorn are anything but good friends until all of a sudden she rides in to become queen?? I don't know about anybody else but personally I despised Arwen for *years* because she 'stole' Aragorn from Eowyn. <P> Tucking 'The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen' into the appendices does *nothing* to repair the original dramatic error. Or for that matter to explain Aragorn's passion for a woman who seems to be nothing but a pretty face. I mean talk about *passive*! Her looks are apparently *all* Arwen has in common with the brave and spirited Luthien, at least if Barahir can be believed.<p>[ May 01, 2003: Message edited by: Morwen Tindomerel ]
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