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<blockquote data-quote="LuYangShih" data-source="post: 1142921" data-attributes="member: 10414">In the books, Boromirs death was indeed a moving moment.&nbsp; In the movies, it was nothing more than an excuse for another Aragorn battle scene.&nbsp; Boromir was the Captain Of Gondor, an unparallelled warrior among the race of Man, perhaps the greatest in the Third Age.&nbsp; In the movie he is reduced to little more than a damsel in distress who needs the big, brave Aragorn to save him.&nbsp; Pathetic.&nbsp; Oh, and the final words of Boromir when he speaks to Aragorn in the book are far better than the tripe used in the movies.&nbsp; &quot;They took the little ones!&quot;&nbsp; Gods, that was disgusting.&nbsp; The movies really lost a great deal of the thematic and characterization points that the books had, and Boromir was just the beginning.&nbsp; If you think the books lacked deeper philosophies and characters, you should really read them again.&nbsp; I liked the LOTR movies, they were fun and enjoyable action flicks, but in the end that was all they were.&nbsp; As for the Matrix, I think it is a great series of movies.&nbsp; I loved the second one, and really do not see what the problem is with it.&nbsp; It was hands down the most event filled action flick I have seen, and just outright fun.&nbsp; Barennd Nobeard:I couldn't disagree more.&nbsp; The books are far better than the movies, for me.&nbsp; Still, I can understand your point of view.&nbsp; Tolkiens work is not for everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LuYangShih, post: 1142921, member: 10414"] In the books, Boromirs death was indeed a moving moment. In the movies, it was nothing more than an excuse for another Aragorn battle scene. Boromir was the Captain Of Gondor, an unparallelled warrior among the race of Man, perhaps the greatest in the Third Age. In the movie he is reduced to little more than a damsel in distress who needs the big, brave Aragorn to save him. Pathetic. Oh, and the final words of Boromir when he speaks to Aragorn in the book are far better than the tripe used in the movies. "They took the little ones!" Gods, that was disgusting. The movies really lost a great deal of the thematic and characterization points that the books had, and Boromir was just the beginning. If you think the books lacked deeper philosophies and characters, you should really read them again. I liked the LOTR movies, they were fun and enjoyable action flicks, but in the end that was all they were. As for the Matrix, I think it is a great series of movies. I loved the second one, and really do not see what the problem is with it. It was hands down the most event filled action flick I have seen, and just outright fun. Barennd Nobeard: I couldn't disagree more. The books are far better than the movies, for me. Still, I can understand your point of view. Tolkiens work is not for everyone. [/QUOTE]

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