In the long version of “Two Towers”, an exciting and very successful sequence reveals how Boromir and Faramir parted.
An epic clash between Gandalf and the King of the Nazguls at Minas Tirith, a visit to the Houses of Healing after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, or even the death of Saruman at the start of the Return of the King…
As all true fans of the saga know, the long version of The Lord of the Rings (which we strongly advise you to discover if you have not already done so) includes numerous absolutely masterful sequences which have never arrived until ‘to dark rooms.
Even if it would have been complicated to keep them all for the cinema version and if Peter Jackson was forced to make choices when releasing his trilogy, these scenes (often very important) could be integrated into the films when the saga was released on video several years later.
In the long version of The Two Towers, as recently recalled an article from Collider, we thus find a sequence which it would have been very regrettable to do without. The scene in question, which occurs 2 hours and 18 minutes into the film, is actually a Faramir flashback.
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A victory between brothers
The latter, who has just learned of the death of his brother Boromir (killed by the arrows of the Uruk-hais at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring), remembers his last day at his side.
At the end of a battle against the armies of Sauron at Osgiliath, we can see Boromir celebrating his victory with his soldiers, and rejoicing alongside Faramir: “Remember this day, little brother. Today, life is good”he said to him before their father Denethor joined them.
As proud of Boromir and severe towards Faramir as usual, the steward of Gondor then asks his eldest son to leave for Rivendell, where the One Ring seems to have been found, and to seize it for profit. of their people.
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Boromir’s Mission
Lasting approximately 6 minutes, this scene is very important for several reasons: first of all, it allows the viewer to see Boromir and Faramir together for the one and only time in the entire trilogy, and to better understand how their father behaves towards them, openly despising Faramir and placing a terrible responsibility on Boromir’s shoulders.
At the same time, we learn that it was on the orders of his father that the latter attempted to appropriate the Ring by attacking Frodo at the end of the first opus, therefore acting out of duty rather than lust. .
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