[Macphisto]

Oh, how I love this topic of conversation.

I hated what PJ had done to my precious Faramir when I first saw that movie. And the second time. And then the third time I made myself really watch. And I agree with GreyIstar (I think) who said that his facial expressions don't match the lines. I think that's fantastic, and I really respect David Wenham for it.

For anyone who hasn't seen the Extended Edition of the Two Towers, I think that is a HUGE improvement on movie Faramir. I suppose I would prefer he had remained a nice guy, but wow, everything just makes so much more sense.

Of course, after watching that, all I could say was 'HOW COULD THEY HAVE POSSIBLY TAKEN THAT OUT BUT PUT IN ARAGORN'S FAKE DEATH!?'

I think that was the true evil of The Two Towers movie. The sacrifice of development on the reworked Faramir for Arwen. If they had just taken the time to explain his relationship with Denethor and Boromir... Did Aragorn really have to fall off that cliff? Was that really necessary!?

That's what really ****ed me off. It would have saved me hours of ranting about how they ruined Faramir if they had just put in a few more of those cut scenes, like the one where he's talking about the Haradrim soldier (Sam's train of thought from the book), or seeing Boromir's body, or leading Frodo and Sam to the sewers at the end...

Sacrificed... for Arwen! I can't stand it.