Could it have worked?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

(About movie "story arch")
It's hard to say which was worse character assassination in the films,
Denethor or Faramir, and both of the changes by PJ and friends
actually weakened the film story vis-a-vis the book. Especially irritating
was the expressed view of (Fran Walsh?) about Faramir needing a
"character arch". This shows the limited creativity in film these days.
Why shoudn't some characters, especially in film terms "minor" ones,
have a steady "character"?

P.S. An even worse example of Hollywood/film imagination is the
endless procession of remakes, sequels, movies based on TV shows, etc.

P.P.S. I still give FOTR movie a B+, but the other two lesser grades,
largely due to some ridiculous changes, generally all all too well known.
In the interests of "Character archs" the movies generally simplified
many fascinating characters (Faramir, Denethor, Gimli--- perhaps PJ or FW
will tell what happened to his character arch).

P.P.P.S. But there's no denying the brilliant scenary, selection of
actors, etc.

P.P.P.P.S. And I have to admit one of my favorite bits is the rather
sexy first film encounter of sword-wielding Arwen and Aragorn.