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Shadow of Udûn · 06-29-2002, 06:08 AM

Boromir is my favourite.
It's the ordinary 'stock' characters like Aragorn, Arwen and Gandalf that everyone loves and cheers for, but it's the characters like Boromir and Gollum which give the LOTR it's real emotional depths. They are both flawed characters - Gollum is driven mad by greed, Boromir is so incensed by the slaughter of his people that he does not think of the consequences of his action - they are complex, with both flaws and virtues - just like all people.

06-29-2002, 06:08 AM	#54
Shadow of Udûn Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 32	Boromir is my favourite. It's the ordinary 'stock' characters like Aragorn, Arwen and Gandalf that everyone loves and cheers for, but it's the characters like Boromir and Gollum which give the LOTR it's real emotional depths. They are both flawed characters - Gollum is driven mad by greed, Boromir is so incensed by the slaughter of his people that he does not think of the consequences of his action - they are complex, with both flaws and virtues - just like all people. __________________ What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow...