re: Least-Favorite Peter Jackson changes to Lord of the Rings

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Agree with everything you said. I had forgotten about the changes to Faramir’s character. That definitely moves up to my number one spot. They butchered him for no good reason at all.

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PJ wanted to do the battle scene on Osgiliath, for visual impact. And he threw in Sam's 4th Wall bit about "we shouldn't even be here"...
But that's wrong on so many levels.

Faramir wanted the Ring. Based on all lore and canon, that's it for him. The slightest desire, for any purpose, is all the Ring needs to take over. That's what destroyed Boromir. The only character who ever resists it (besides Bombadil), is Sam- Sam takes and uses it, but out of necessity, not desire. And he alone freely gives it up, as he gave it back to Frodo afterwards. Faramir would not have changed his mind, once he started on that path. He could not, the Ring wouldn't allow him to.
So that scene both cheapens the Ring's power, and lessens Faramir's virtue.

Also- the Nazgul sees Frodo. Just... game over. Any battle plans become irrelevant, their primary mission is to seize Frodo and the Ring. It wouldn't be one just flapping there, all 9 would descend on him immediately.