Faramir - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

08-16-2006, 12:40 PM

I don't hate Faramir in the movies. I think he was mostly a plot device and obstacle in the Two Towers movie. He wasn't given enough screen time to understand his motivations. He does become a more sympathic character in the Return of the King movie. In a way PJ did the same thing with Treebeard and the ents.

calandil · 08-17-2006, 03:29 AM

he is my fovorite character

shieldmaiden4xsword · 08-22-2006, 01:45 PM

hmph. Thanks a lot for that link......that's crazy.....it sounds really like.....whooooaaaa

Faramir is my 2nd fave character in the books. I've never watched the movies.

MatthewM · 08-23-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by shieldmaiden4xsword

Faramir is my 2nd fave character in the books. I've never watched the movies.

You've NEVER watched the movies?! AH! I didn't know such a person existed!

Elladan and Elrohir · 08-27-2006, 10:01 PM

You could say many things about Faramir in TTT, but I wouldn't say he has a lust for power. Even when he utters those dreaded words, "The Ring will go to Gondor," he does not want the Ring for himself. This is made clear later when he tells his second-in-command, "Tell my father, 'Faramir sends a mighty gift.'" The Ring obviously wasn't going to be his own. Faramir takes Frodo to Osgiliath and intends to take him to Minas Tirith, not because he himself desires the Ring, but because he wants to please an unappreciative father.

And yeah, that article is really good.

08-17-2006, 03:29 AM	#2
calandil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 15	i know he is my fovorite character

08-22-2006, 01:45 PM	#3
shieldmaiden4xsword Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where people stick out their tongues at their youth pastor.... Posts: 183	hmph. Thanks a lot for that link......that's crazy.....it sounds really like.....whooooaaaa Faramir is my 2nd fave character in the books. I've never watched the movies. __________________ Sometimes the peril is not in what is around us, what enemies or trials that may come, but what is in our own hearts.

08-27-2006, 10:01 PM	#5
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	You could say many things about Faramir in TTT, but I wouldn't say he has a lust for power. Even when he utters those dreaded words, "The Ring will go to Gondor," he does not want the Ring for himself. This is made clear later when he tells his second-in-command, "Tell my father, 'Faramir sends a mighty gift.'" The Ring obviously wasn't going to be his own. Faramir takes Frodo to Osgiliath and intends to take him to Minas Tirith, not because he himself desires the Ring, but because he wants to please an unappreciative father. And yeah, that article is really good. __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING

08-16-2006, 12:40 PM	#1
mlwhipple Guest Posts: n/a	I don't hate Faramir in the movies. I think he was mostly a plot device and obstacle in the Two Towers movie. He wasn't given enough screen time to understand his motivations. He does become a more sympathic character in the Return of the King movie. In a way PJ did the same thing with Treebeard and the ents.