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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 538511" data-attributes="member: 3400">Faramir isn't so resistant to the ring that he's going to carry it into Mordor and he's got the wisdom to know that. That's one of the things that sets him off from Boromir. He's a man who knows the limitations of men, something I think lost on Boromir and even his father Denethor. He's much more in tune with the thoughts of elves and wizards and has their wisdom on the subject. Sending the hobbits along with a little thought would have been enough to clue us in that he's not the same as Boromir. Right now, we aren't so sure. Yes, he did send Frodo along but only after an encounter in which the ring nearly fell into the hands of a wraith. Now, seeing something like that, would you come to the conclusion that 2 hobbits and a debased hobbit would be able to get the ring to Mount Doom to destroy the ring? Or would you realize that this little hobbit is screwed and you'd better get the ring to some deep protected hole in Minas Tirith?In the book, Faramir comes to his conclusion on its own merits from his own wisdom making him much stronger than Boromir in that regard.But ultimately, it's not Faramir who needs to change in the overall narrative. He's fine and upstanding. He'll go through a rough patch due to a wound and personal loss, but not a major change. He's a catalyst for other people to change: for his father to come to realize his love and for Eowyn to find a non-suffocating destiny.</blockquote>

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