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   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article ,   
    Ronald O. Christian  wrote:   
      
   > >> Faramir was portrayed as  intelligent and a shrewd enough judge of   
   > >> character that you could imagine him letting Frodo and Sam continue   
   > >> on their way, yet it was not a stretch to see him as a leader of   
   > >> men and lopping off a few goblin heads.  Both men were portrayed as   
   > >> *men*, with all of our complexities, and not as cartoon characters   
   > >> (like some of the other characters were portrayed).   
   > >   
   > >But I would still contend that Faramir moving towards taking the ring   
   > >to Minas Tirith is too big a discrepancy from the books. But that   
   > >wisdom was ultimately revealed when he let them on their way, so the   
   > >end result (as far as the character goes) was pretty much the same,   
   > >only the road to go there were drastically different.   
   >   
   > That bothered me as well.   I think it was intended to serve the   
   > purpose of giving people who had not read the book a reason to believe   
   > that Sauron thought the ring was going to Minas Tirith.   
      
   I kind of doubt it. I just think it's common filmmaking and about   
   handling pace. I.e. at this point in time in the story, inserting a   
   conflict is a way to solve an otherwise uneventful series of scenes   
   (which, in the book, is rather boring).   
      
      
      
      
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