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January 29, 2010, 07:24:19 AM
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Kenddrick

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Boromir is the best!
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Who agrees with me that Boromir is the best character in LotR?

I simple love Boromir!  8-)

January 29, 2010, 08:18:57 AM
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2010, 08:18:57 AM »
I don't. Farmer Maggot is WAY better!

January 29, 2010, 08:48:55 AM
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 08:48:55 AM »
WHOOOOOHOOO!! Finally SOMEBODY!

Of course my friend I have always thought Boromir is the best. That's why I have an amazing IB - Killer Boromir deck I love to use!
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January 29, 2010, 12:10:03 PM
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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 12:10:03 PM »
Sauron is the bomb, he's omni-present!

January 29, 2010, 12:25:34 PM
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 12:25:34 PM »
Boromir is EPIC! End of story!

January 29, 2010, 01:00:21 PM
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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2010, 01:00:21 PM »
... he betrayed him!! He wanted to get the ring for himself!!! :P

January 29, 2010, 01:07:23 PM
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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 01:07:23 PM »
Honestly, Boromir has always been my favorite character in the books and films alike. My rationale is that he is the most human of all of the characters, which I suppose makes sense when considering the fellowship was Boromir, a Maia, four Hobbits, an Elf, a half-Elf, and a Dwarf.

The idea of the Ring really taking grips on Boromir really fit with me because I believe that any human put into Boromir's position would likely attempt to take the Ring for him or herself...and probably try a lot sooner than Boromir. Boromir was a character of high morals and was resolute, which really expands the power of the Ring as well.

I tell you what...any human who says they would decline a shot at absolute power is a blatant liar. That, to me, makes Boromir the easiest character to identify with and thus the most interesting.

From Boromir's death, I found Eomer to step in as the most interesting character. He had no interactions with the Ring, but he was almost the same character as Boromir and I believe that if he was in the Fellowship instead of Boromir, he would have fallen as well.

Boromir's last act of heroism did indeed vindicate him and also showed the conscious of humanity.
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January 29, 2010, 01:11:20 PM
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 01:11:20 PM »
I like Sam ..... "Frooooooooooooodooooooooooooo ooooo ..........."
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January 29, 2010, 02:20:56 PM
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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2010, 02:20:56 PM »
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Honestly, Boromir has always been my favorite character in the books and films alike. My rationale is that he is the most human of all of the characters, which I suppose makes sense when considering the fellowship was Boromir, a Maia, four Hobbits, an Elf, a half-Elf, and a Dwarf.

The idea of the Ring really taking grips on Boromir really fit with me because I believe that any human put into Boromir's position would likely attempt to take the Ring for him or herself...and probably try a lot sooner than Boromir. Boromir was a character of high morals and was resolute, which really expands the power of the Ring as well.

I tell you what...any human who says they would decline a shot at absolute power is a blatant liar. That, to me, makes Boromir the easiest character to identify with and thus the most interesting.

From Boromir's death, I found Eomer to step in as the most interesting character. He had no interactions with the Ring, but he was almost the same character as Boromir and I believe that if he was in the Fellowship instead of Boromir, he would have fallen as well.

Boromir's last act of heroism did indeed vindicate him and also showed the conscious of humanity.

That, my friend, is exactly what I think of him. He's human. Just like Bender, who is a robot, and he's actually the most human character of Futurama... wait, that would be the opposite... bah, nevermind  ;)

Anyway, after Boromir's death, the character I found most interesting after him was actually Faramir, both in movies and books.
EDIT: Kenddrick, just realized Kurt Cobain looks like a younger Boromir...
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"To ask if Orcs "are" Communists is to me as sensible as asking if Communists are Orcs." - JRR Tolkien, regarding his "allegory".

January 29, 2010, 03:22:37 PM
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2010, 03:22:37 PM »
Faramir is probably my favorite character in both the books and movies because he is constantly... ridiculed for want of a better word by his father but keeps obeying him anyway.
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January 29, 2010, 05:09:08 PM
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« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2010, 05:09:08 PM »
He's one of my least favorite characters.

January 29, 2010, 05:20:59 PM
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2010, 05:20:59 PM »
Faramir is probably my favorite character in both the books and movies because he is constantly... ridiculed for want of a better word by his father but keeps obeying him anyway.
I love Faramir too. But I have to say Farmer Maggot is pretty awesome.
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January 29, 2010, 09:37:34 PM
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« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2010, 09:37:34 PM »
Probably Sam and Faramir. Gimli is a favorite too. To be honest, it seems like every time I've read LotR in the past few years I get a new favorite character. :)

January 30, 2010, 04:08:44 AM
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« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2010, 04:08:44 AM »
At least is boromir the first freep to die...

January 30, 2010, 08:30:01 AM
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« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2010, 08:30:01 AM »
At least is boromir the first freep to die...

He's not the last, but what I think is good about LotR thatBoro's death really fits into the story, not like in Eragon, when Oromis and Glaedr both died... buhuhu.. they were my favorites and I don't think they had to die in case of the storyline, though.
But as many before said, Farmer Maggot ROCKS!
but Ghan-Buri-Ghan rocks even more!!!