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Pie · 01-12-2003, 11:39 PM

The Two Towers:

...But what the hell did they do to Faramir?!? The pure, unblemished hero that redeems Boromir? They messed with Boromir in the last movie, but I gave them a little leeway for trying to "wrap up" the movie with the motives intact... But I can't stand the wholesale character re-writing in T3, especially when the movie could easily have been true to the book without that change.

Urgh. The Middle-Earth books have been amongst my favorites since 6th grade. It steams me to see someone do such a good job with it, and yet fall apart on something as simple as character motivation.

Don't even get me started with the movie's problems with Saruman and his loyalties.

Grrrrrr....

- Pie

01-12-2003, 11:39 PM	#11
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	The Two Towers The Two Towers: ...But what the hell did they do to Faramir?!? The pure, unblemished hero that redeems Boromir? They messed with Boromir in the last movie, but I gave them a little leeway for trying to "wrap up" the movie with the motives intact... But I can't stand the wholesale character re-writing in T3, especially when the movie could easily have been true to the book without that change. Urgh. The Middle-Earth books have been amongst my favorites since 6th grade. It steams me to see someone do such a good job with it, and yet fall apart on something as simple as character motivation. Don't even get me started with the movie's problems with Saruman and his loyalties. Grrrrrr.... - Pie __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.