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Faramir is a major character in The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien and its many film adaptations, including Peter Jackson's film trilogy. In the film series, he serves as a major character in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, being a supporting character in The Two Towers, and a major character in The Return of the King.
His Good Ranking[]
His Heroic Deeds[]
- Together with his brother Boromir, he defended Gondor from the orcs for many years.
- Although Denethor clearly dislikes him, he does not hold a grudge against him, but tries to earn his approval. In addition, he loves Boromir, although Boromir is clearly his father's favorite. Additionally, when Boromir tragically dies trying to protect his friends, Faramir truly grieves his death. He also feels affection for his dead brother's friends.
- Although he did not immediately get along with Frodo and Sam and detained them when they were carrying the Ring, when he figured out the situation and realized that they were friends of his brother, he let them go. This shows the main difference between Boromir and Faramir - Faramir does what Boromir could never do. In addition, in the films, Faramir saves Frodo from the Nazgul.
- He gives Pippin his childhood armor.
- He tries unsuccessfully to defend Gondor from the attack of the orcs, which inevitably takes many lives. Unfortunately, he himself is seriously wounded.
Why Doesn't He Stand Out?[]
- While it's unfair to compare him with Aragorn or Gandalf, he fails the admirable standards to Frodo and Sam, who took the The Ring to Mordor to destroy it, and also to Legolas and Gimli, who played a bigger role in LOTR history. Although, cosidering that he tried to protect Gondor nearly costing his own life and lets Frodo and Sam go to Mordor (in contrast with Boromir, who attempted to take The Ring for himself), it's not strong as a prevention.
- While his deeds in film and book version are mostly similar, in the films (unlike the book version), he tortures Gollum several times (even despite Frodo asked Faramir not to harm Gollum) and while Gollum himself isn't a role model at all, it's still too much as a prevention. He doesn't even apologize to Gollum. While Sam tries to comfort Gollum later on, it's still Sam the one to do that and not Faramir. While Gollum was already evil, it is Faramir's actions to make Gollum decide to betray Frodo and Sam, as before he hesitated.
Trivia[]
- Only his film version can be classifed as a Heroic Benchmark. His book version is approved as Near Pure Good.
External Links[]
- Faramir on the Heroes Wiki
- His book version on the Near Pure Good Wiki