Actually, maintaining Faramir in the books into the films would cause the dynamic of his character to fail. Faramir is not really like his father, and is not really liked as much. So if the films show Faramir as he is in the books, then the audience would not get why his father does not love him as he loves Boromir. It also demonstrates the desperation for fatherly love from Denethor. So PJ maintained the desparation card on Faramir to underline not just the corruption of the city, or of the ring, but of the need to be fathered as well, which is fuelled by his father's loss of a favorite son. (And to faramir's chagrin, he isn't even the replacement of the lost favorite).
Hope I got that straight.
And yeah...why is Grima dark-haired? I guess it's just characterization and character, but perhaps Grima is not native to Rohan?
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