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Gurthang · 06-05-2005, 09:20 PM

Garen just pushed another thought into my head. The characters themselves made a huge difference in the 2nd and 3rd movies.

We've already discussed how off-book Gimli and Legolas became after FotR. I'll not get into it again.

Yet Faramir and Denethor are even worse. They come in so different from the book, it's almost stunning. I guess I shouldn't mix book and movie, they will be different in the telling, but changing a persona completely is just more than I can take. I was ready for a very noble and honest Faramir, and was sorely shocked. Denethor not as much. At least Legolas and Gimli put the right foot forward in the Fellowship. It was almost like Faramir and his father jumped in with two left feet each!

Those character changes may have had some impact on my ratings for TTT and RotK.

Doesn't honey turn into sugar as it gets old? And doesn't heating it up(boiling) turned it back to honey?

06-05-2005, 09:20 PM	#32
Gurthang Sword of Spirit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Oh, I'm around. Posts: 1,401	Garen just pushed another thought into my head. The characters themselves made a huge difference in the 2nd and 3rd movies. We've already discussed how off-book Gimli and Legolas became after FotR. I'll not get into it again. Yet Faramir and Denethor are even worse. They come in so different from the book, it's almost stunning. I guess I shouldn't mix book and movie, they will be different in the telling, but changing a persona completely is just more than I can take. I was ready for a very noble and honest Faramir, and was sorely shocked. Denethor not as much. At least Legolas and Gimli put the right foot forward in the Fellowship. It was almost like Faramir and his father jumped in with two left feet each! Those character changes may have had some impact on my ratings for TTT and RotK. Doesn't honey turn into sugar as it gets old? And doesn't heating it up(boiling) turned it back to honey? __________________ I'm on a Mission from God.