Faramir's Hair Color Change - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 12-14-2003, 10:51 AM

I think that PJ had a fairly good reason to change both Boromir's and Faramir's hair colors. If they had both been dark-haired, then the non-Tolkienite folk would have been mightily confused between them and Aragorn, especially between Faramir and Aragorn. PJ changed their hair color to show that they were of separate bloodlines (although very distantly related) and separate roles. If they had all had the same hair color, then some idiots would have been thinking, "Are they estranged brothers or something?" which, as we all know, just will NOT work.

12-14-2003, 10:51 AM	#1
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	I think that PJ had a fairly good reason to change both Boromir's and Faramir's hair colors. If they had both been dark-haired, then the non-Tolkienite folk would have been mightily confused between them and Aragorn, especially between Faramir and Aragorn. PJ changed their hair color to show that they were of separate bloodlines (although very distantly related) and separate roles. If they had all had the same hair color, then some idiots would have been thinking, "Are they estranged brothers or something?" which, as we all know, just will NOT work. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.