I agree with a lot of what you said. I think the Elrond/Arwen scene was hauntingly beautiful. It really makes you realize what Arwen is giving up to be with Aragorn. I particularly appreciate its inclusion since it sounds like Jackson is leaving out the appendices.
What I don't understand is what theme Faramir's corruption supports. I am terribly distressed over this, because Faramir and Eowyn have always been my favourite two characters (I mean, a shieldmaiden, after all! And the man who, unlike Aragorn, was smart enough to love her!) Faramir has always (for me) represented what Boromir could have been. He was one of the "friends unlooked-for" that Elrond had said Frodo would find. Ithilien and Henneth Annun were sacred spots for me.
I guess what it comes down to for me, is that there was an awful lot of role-reversal and making people act out-of-character. I can accept "true invention" for the furtherance of themes, but the "false invention" just made me feel upset and rather betrayed. It's simply not in Faramir's character to take the Ring. I thought Treebeard was somewhat out of character. Aragorn says lines that belong to Theoden, as well as urging Legolas to shoot "the white wizard" when he was actually the one who said they couldn't shoot without warning.
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Date: 2002-12-20 07:57 am (UTC)What I don't understand is what theme Faramir's corruption supports. I am terribly distressed over this, because Faramir and Eowyn have always been my favourite two characters (I mean, a shieldmaiden, after all! And the man who, unlike Aragorn, was smart enough to love her!) Faramir has always (for me) represented what Boromir could have been. He was one of the "friends unlooked-for" that Elrond had said Frodo would find. Ithilien and Henneth Annun were sacred spots for me.
I guess what it comes down to for me, is that there was an awful lot of role-reversal and making people act out-of-character. I can accept "true invention" for the furtherance of themes, but the "false invention" just made me feel upset and rather betrayed. It's simply not in Faramir's character to take the Ring. I thought Treebeard was somewhat out of character. Aragorn says lines that belong to Theoden, as well as urging Legolas to shoot "the white wizard" when he was actually the one who said they couldn't shoot without warning.