Yeah, Denethor was all that. But I suppose it would be tough to give him his due in the movie, considering all of the other territory to be covered. I mean, that story thread is pretty bizarre, and doesn't strictly move any of the main stories forward. I sort of expect that Denethor will be a sort of deus ex machina for Faramir's story, or a tension-building counterpoint to the attempt by Gandalf et al to unify forces, and that's all, since filling the character out more would take up time. Shrill and insane might fit that bill.
It's too bad, since he was an interesting character. But, honestly, beyond Eowyn's "I am no man" bit and the actual chucking of the ring into Mt. Doom, I have no preconceived notions of what I think should be in the movie. Jackson makes good fantasy action flicks, and that's all I really expect.
(You know what's funny, I had a brief conversation with a 20-something guy at the movie store back when The Two Towers came out. I commented that I didn't think the LOTR movies were All That, and he wafted poetic about them very defensively. I said "there's no character development." He looked at me like I was speaking in tongues. I said "But the battles were pretty cool," and he was all oh yeah man dude so awesome. LOL It was just funny that for all his 'greatest movies ever made, and so faithful to the wonderful fabulous books,' when it came down to it the cool battles were what really got him going. *g*)
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It's too bad, since he was an interesting character. But, honestly, beyond Eowyn's "I am no man" bit and the actual chucking of the ring into Mt. Doom, I have no preconceived notions of what I think should be in the movie. Jackson makes good fantasy action flicks, and that's all I really expect.
(You know what's funny, I had a brief conversation with a 20-something guy at the movie store back when The Two Towers came out. I commented that I didn't think the LOTR movies were All That, and he wafted poetic about them very defensively. I said "there's no character development." He looked at me like I was speaking in tongues. I said "But the battles were pretty cool," and he was all oh yeah man dude so awesome. LOL It was just funny that for all his 'greatest movies ever made, and so faithful to the wonderful fabulous books,' when it came down to it the cool battles were what really got him going. *g*)