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Originally Posted by Mithalwen
Why do screen writers always want to turn Faramir into a complete git?
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Well, I believe the reason is, from a plot perspective, that scriptwriters can't fathom why Tolkien would have had a mortal character with as much nobility as Aragorn. To have another Dunedain eschew the Ring "cheapens" the hold the power of the One has on people. They somehow miss what Tolkien was trying to show: that Faramir was more worthy of the Stewardship than either his brother, Boromir, or his father, Denethor; that nobility and a state of grace still existed among the Dunedain, and that Faramir shared that innate trait with Aragorn, both of whom were throwbacks to an earlier age where the bloodline ran truer.
In the case of the "screenwriter" in this thread, I believe it is merely a matter of a neophyte writer not understanding the characters, and not researching the story at all. Seeing what he/she has done to the roles of Aragorn, Faramir, Arwen, Eowyn, Sam, Pippin and Merry, it amounts to character assassination.
It is the type of bizzaro-world plot one finds over and over again on fanfiction.net. I'm just surprised that neither Gary or Mary showed up.