New dudes and dudettes: Most annoying things about LOTR.

[gorthaur_cruel]

A matter of interpretation, I guess. I always took this quote:

'But I am not such a man. Or I am wise enough to know that there are some perils from which a man must flee.

to be what I said it was. He says that he is wise enough to flee from certain perils, which shows that overall, he doesn't want the Ring.

The thing you're describing is merely that Faramir, of course, has a desire of the Ring, but forget to mention that his rejection is bigger than his desire. Thus, he is not 'tempted'. It's as if you were asked if you'd be given a large chunk of gold in exchange for being blind and deaf for the rest of your life. You'd want the gold, but you'd not have the gold if it means losing your sight and hearing. You don't have to think twice about it; you don't want it. In that way, Faramir is not tempted by the Ring; overall, he doesn't want the Ring.

Still, I can see how you can see it the other way. Like I said, a matter of interpretation. But even if movie Faramir was tempted to take the Ring, it was only for a split second. And in another attempt to flatten out and 'humanize' all the characters, Faramir falls to the temptation for quite a long time. What makes him different from Boromir? After all, he repents too, in the end.

...and Faramir's supposed to be one of Tolkien's favorite characters.