Opinions on Boromir

[King of the North]

I very much agree that the portrayal of Boromir in the movies is far less flattering than that of the books. One of the main things that causes this is the relatively small amount of info given on Boromir's background in the movies. In books one sees another side of Boromir, even though corrupted by the ring he fought on bravely with his comrades. Also he was very seceptable to the ring's corruption. Just take a second and look at the facts: 1st off he is a Man who are less wise than other beings such as elves, 2nd he was raised by his father, Denethor II, who even though was an able ruler instilled later on in his son the importance of the ring, 3rd he did not even want to go to the Council but was forced by his father anyway, and lastly near the end he was convinced that Minas Tirith would fall and in his torment he sought out the ring to save the city. Boromir was a good man and a great fighter. We all must not let that one bump in the road ruin our whole image of this warrior of Gondor. And remember of course remember his heroic and valiant end.