Peter Jackson is hanging by a thread with me over what he did to my boy Faramir in the Two Towers. If he doesn't get Return of the King right I don't know if I'll ever watch one of his movies again.
Yeah, he really did ruin Faramir (who I love with a passion). I find it hard to watch some parts of Two Towers, but he did do an amazing job with Gollum. I just don't understand how such a big fan could do that to Faramir when it wasn't even necessary.
you can't have it all, folks. sometimes you have to give certain things less attention to give the more important things appropriate weight. it's a sad thing but not at all uncommon in film. i think PJ did the very best he could. and theres still no word on what's in the extended footage. theres about an hours worth, i understand. you may get what you want, in the end.
the changes in the film adaptation don't bother me really, especially after watching the interviews with the writers. they did what they could. and it is an adaptation, not a direct word for word movie. it's one person's idea of the story. so, the movies are great on their own terms. the books are still there for all to read :)
I definitely agree that the movies are great on their own terms. They just disappoint me when I compare them with the books. And the Faramir thing really bugs me because he's probably my favorite of the human characters, and PJ went and turned him into a clone of Boromir.
did you see the Extended Edition? Faramir is saved a slight bit by it.