Faramir was great in the movies. He's character is human and credible. In the books he was too perfect. I can't identify with Bookamir. Moviemir rulez!!!!!

a good character, i liked him always cos he is a good person

yes, Faramir was different than in the book - but so was the whole movie!!! Anyway: so great, so vulnerable, so strong, so sad, so lovely, SO GREAT !!!

I didn't like him at first, but after awile, you kind of get used to him. I mean he just lost his brother, and his dad wishes that he would have died instead of Boromir. Thats enough to get anyone cranky.

I disagree. I don't think the movie ruined Faramir at all. I think that the extended version was the best because then you could SEE his motivation. He wanted so much to please his father, to have some of his father's approval and love (not to get too psychological, but it is very obvious in the extended version and it was NOT obvious in the original theatrical version.) You do get a glimpse of the real Faramir's nature when he sets Frodo and Sam free. I liked the interaction between Boromir and Faramir too. You could see real love between them.

Speaking as a person who first saw the movie and then read the book, I have to disagree with the three reviewers who left comments before me. Now I admit, when I first saw the movie, I took no notice of the character. He was simply a young man in his brother's footsteps. But then I read the book, (For those of you who have not read the book you might not want to read ahead because there are differences between the two) which made my mind change about Faramir being an uninteresting character, (as quoted from Ianelle) to one of my favorites. And not because of the book. In the movie, Jackson had Faramir seem almost villainous at the beginning, making us unsure as to what his intentions were, where Tolkien gave him a benevolent nature all the way through. There was nothing wrong with Tolkien's way, and I admit, Jackson did seem to twist Faramir into a harsh person, but I think it seemed more realistic. And I think watching the transformation of Faramir go from suspicious to compassionate brought depth to his character. In the book you had no doubt whose side he was on. As for the man who played Faramir (David Wenham, which I think did a fine job in the role), I only had one disappointment. As I was watching the movie a second time I noticed that he did not smile once. In the book, he was very out-going and friendly. I would have liked to see him smile as his brother did but I guess I have to blame the directors for that one. Anyway, I'm debating whether or not I should read the third book first, or watch the third movie. Feel free to send me a message on what you think I should do. dol149@aol.com Sorry it took so long to write, I have to stand up for my favorite characters.

Faramir! Faramir! Come back my wise and humble Faramir! I will save you from the crushing clutches of the moviemakers who seek to flatten you into another uninteresting character. Fight them, fight! BOOK-Faramir must not be forgotten!

Thats for the character in the BOOK, not the movie. the movie RUINED him.

In the book I pictured Faramir as a sort of troubled youth, over shadowed by his "golden" older brother. He seems to lead quite an unnapreciated life, which is sad... but yet he conquers it all to return glory to his family. The movie Faramir, was a bit of a disappointment for me though... I imagined Faramir as the great golden prince. You know, almost like your stereotypical Prince Charming. I guess it would be hard to cast a person who would look a bit like Sean Bean and have all these qualities, but I suppose such are the impossibly high expectations that anyone who dares to undertake such a feat (as making a movie out of JRR Tolkein's masterpiece)