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View Poll Results: Will you buy the new 4-DVD set; why/why not?
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YES -- I must own any and all Tolkein-related goods.
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Yes -- I want to see the extra footage.
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Yes -- I like nerding out to the bonus features.
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Yes -- Want to see it again before "Return of the King" comes out.
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Maybe -- but hope to get it as a gift and save the money.
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No -- Seen the movie, that's enough
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No -- I refuse to give any more money to Peter Jackson.
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No -- I hate fantasy crap.
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NO -- What's this poll about anyway?
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Waiting for Lord of the Bananas to come out...
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November 19, 2003, 19:57
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November 19, 2003, 20:39
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November 19, 2003, 21:55
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November 19, 2003, 22:11
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November 20, 2003, 11:10
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Faramir is a far more compelling character in the movies than he was in Tolkien's books. In the books, he's so virtuous to the point that it makes you sick. No human is supposed to even come close to Aragorn in that type of character, and for a perfectly logical reason. Peter Jackson has made him both a flawed character and a multi-dimensional one - in a word, human. The contrast between Boromir & Faramir in the books is way too skewed - the movie's interpretation corrects the skew. They're still different - but Faramir is still much like his brother here than in the book, as he should be. Bravo, Peter.
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November 20, 2003, 11:31
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Bah! I still disagree. I LIKED the virtuous Faramir. Didn't make me sick.
If you want to talk about how a character effects the overall plot & other characters, the virtuous Faramir's contrast with Boromir really highlights Denethor's distain for Faramir. Faramir is supposed to be a throwback to a more glorious past, when men of Gondor weren't just warriors, but were also men of thought, art, culture, etc. He's a more complete man. Most of Gondor, however, has lost that. Denethor prefers his more martial minded son, Boromir (probably because he's convinced that only fighting matters anymore, given the power of Mordor... the influence of his use of the Palantir).
Pointless debate, of course. You like movie Faramir, I like book Faramir. To each their own.
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