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I agree with everything you said (including Frodo about to claim the Ring at Osgiliath) except for the Faramir bit. Am I the only person who liked book!Faramir? I mean, personally, I identified a lot with him. He's NOT a goody-two-shoes, at least not in my opinion. He's read a lot and has been taught by Gandalf--he *knows* what's the right thing to do and he does it. And I think he's a pretty interesting character, from what tidbits Tolkien drops. His father doesn't like him because he's too much like Denethor, not like macho old Boromir marching off to do stupid things. He's too careful, too cautious, too likely to become like Denethor, a bitter old man sitting on the Steward's seat, forced into despair by his knowledge.

And in the movie, he's just stupid. Conflicted, perhaps, but stupid. Argh.

...Tari