What All Was Wrong with PJ's LOTR

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

f anything, lovers of Faramir should object more strongly to the changes in Frodo and Sam than in Faramir. Because of their deceptiveness, and the greatly enhanced power of the Ring to make Frodo lose his grip on reality, Faramir in the movie could not in good conscience let them go. But in the end he decides to risk far more than his book-counterpart for their sake, having reached that point where "hope and despair are akin."

This article is no defense of PJ. At all. It merely shows that PJ's Faramir is in line with the other multitude of corruptions of characters and plot he committed.

Personally, I really, really appreciate and understand the PJ version of these events. I never found the Faramir of the book believable. Here's a ring that corrupts every man who comes anywhere near it and Faramir barely sniffs at it. If you want to point to a ridiculous plot, sorry, the book version is it.

That isn't true about The One Ring so your conclusion is based on incorrect evidence. The book isn't ridiculous. Thinking an artifact like a ring would affect all people the exact same way is a bit, though.