Okay, so what do you think NOW?

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I don't believe that he was there "just to provide some drama". As I said, he is very important both plot-wise and character-wise to the story. It's like he doesn't die until the very end.

But that is just one character. Is that enough to completely ruin a read?

You may have mistaken me, if you think that I prefer the movies to the books (I *did* write the SbS pages ).

I'm just noting a point where I found something nice to say about the movies, that they broadened and deepened my understanding of the Boromir character - something I may never have gotten from the books.

So say that either are 'all good' or 'all bad 'would be, to me, unreasonable.

Note that, when they are on TV, I may leave them on if I am hoping to fall asleep as the movies serve as great background noise. I hate to watch them intently, as in the SbS I've picked them mostly to the bones, and feel that I needn't go back.