How Faramir got Slighted (Movie-Book Comparison)

[Rosie Gamgee]

Hey, people. I was thinking a few weeks ago about the character of Faramir, and how I really don't like him the the movies, but absolutely love him in the books. I was thinking about the differences in characters- Faramir of Tolkien and Faramir of Jackson- and a few things occured to me.
I find it interesting how, in order to promote the power of the Ring, Jackson did not allow Faramir's virtue and integrity to come out- he lowers Faramir to actually making an attempt to take the Ring, going so far as to have Faramir drag to hobbits within sight of Minas Tirith... which is ludicrous to me, but I'm getting off-topic.
Another thing: Faramir of Jackson (I like that term ) seems rather shallow. His character is devoid of... backround- for lack of a better word. He lacks depth, and comes off as just a shell, more of 'Boromir's brother' or 'Denethor's son', than his own person. I was trying to come up with the reason for this, what caused it, and it occured to me that Faramir's character was picked at to provide material for Boromir, and perhaps even for Aragorn. His love for his City (it's in TTT- book, btw- when Faramir is speaking with Frodo and Sam at Henneth Annun [spl?]. He has this whole little speech on how he loves the City of Gondor), that is given to Boromir, who makes his own really beautiful speech in Lothlorien in the movies about Minas Tirith. Faramir's humility (and I'm not talking about that oh-so-lowly-little-brother thing in the TTT:EE- but his real selflessness and, as Denethor put it, gentleness and graciousness) seems to be handed down to Aragorn, who, in the books, was very sure of himself and his course.

Okay, spoke my piece for now (got to save some humdingers for later- once I think them up ). Discuss. ...?