Because he is one of the most interesting and cool characters 🙂 and because he was imo the best actor in the films. Bean portrayed Boromir perfectly...
I do not think everybody loves Boromir... actually, I know only quite few people who do.
If you want to read why they like him I recommend
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28256
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27786
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=291234
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33013
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Where is the actual point of this thread? 😕
I'm one of the hugest Boromir fans here, and I believe I've already posted somewhere why I like him so much. 🙂
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27780&highlight=tulkas+or+boro
The thread is comparing Boromir to Tulkas, a character in "The Silmarillion", but I think my post does the job of explicating why Boromir is such an excellent character worthy of respect and love from the readers. 😉 Here it is again:
Boromir isn't perfect! He's a brilliantly complicated fellow. Brilliant because his complexity is so natural-seeming. He's only human and it's so beautiful!
He's proud yet modest.
Bold yet cautious.
He's slightly bossy, but honest and fair.
He's mighty but caring of those weaker than himself ("He was always kind to me," Frodo says, "We cannot stay here! This will be the death of the Hobbits!"). You will also notice that Boromir actually cares about the overlooked characters in the Fellowship. He's closer to Merry and Pip, and it seems like he's always carrying the responsibility for the safety of those two. He's teaching them how to swordfight. He's supporting them in Caradhras, he was the one who carried them when they jumped across the bridge in Moria, etc.
He's compassionate and sympathetic. Calming and supporting Gimli outside Moria when Gandalf fell. Then saying ("Give them a moment, for pity's sake!"). He was also the only character to approach Frodo and talk to him about Gandalf's "death" in Lorien when all else ignores him and look at him like everything's his fault.
He is unswervingly loyal to his country, his ruler, and his family. Boromir is accepting of praise, but lavishes it also upon his brother. He shows devotion to his lord and father, but defends his brother against Denethor's unjust scorn. He eagerly takes on the task of going to Elrond and bringing the Ring back to Denethor and Gondor, and shows not the slightest inclination to sieze the Ring for himself.
Boromir had a rare thing that most flawed characters don't have: He knew he was flawed. As a great leader of men, he knew his weaknesses.
Boromir actually have his reasons why he did the awful thing that he did to Frodo and you can actually sympathize with him. And you can't really blame him for what he did. He wasn't like Aragorn or Legolas at all who were very aware of the great evil consequences that could result if The Ring was kept. Boromir lacked some knowledge and that's where his weakness came from. He didn't choose to seize the Ring just because he wanted to. He wanted to take the Ring to Gondor because he wanted to please his father and he believed that the Ring couldn't be so bad, that it could somehow help for the defense of the White City.
Boromir is fighting for his country, his family, his people, and for the Fellowship. He's valiant and devoted.
I am so touched by Boromir's character. I can't tell you how much I cried when he died in the movie though I already knew it was coming. One of his touching quotes for me was "I would have followed you my brother, my Captain, my King." 🙁 I can't feel any sympathy with Tulkas on the other hand, because there's nothing in his character to sympathize with, he's very predictable and always winning.
To end this up, Boromir is a more complicated and interesting character than Tulkas who I feel is nothing but just a stereotypical strong and war-like god. And that is why Boromir is so much better than him in my opinion.
um...wow shadowy...all points are...er...exactly what you said...true🙂
but in addition...the character of boromir while flawed in the book and the movies...was given a three dimensioanl aspect portrayed by sean bean...
in his portrayal of boromir, sean gave it life and emotions that one can see and feel...the desperation sean gave boromir's character gave it an edge that the book sometimes does not emote when read...
you can feel his need for the ring...his desire in wanting it...you can see the doubt on his face and the battle in his mind as he held it in his hand...
i liked boromir in the book, i loved boromir even more so because of sean's acting ability...
and when he knelt before the uruk pierced with many arrows...you can see it in his face not fear or of hopelessness but one of redemption as he tried in vain to save the hobbits...THAT made boromir's character one of the best in the movies...
but you cannot compare boromir to tulkas even if tulkas is my favorite valar because of boromir's human qualities...there is no comparison
apologies to those for the repitition...
lol, by the way im going off topic for a lil here, but i have a really sore throat and have lost my voice, my dad just gave me a 'throat losenge' which has made my tongue go numb....im scared lol i know im gonna swallow it 🙁+losenge+😛=fear
anyway yes boromir is the most 'human' of the fellowship, the hero who falls from grace, we all love a tragedy, but then redeems himself in self sacrifice to ssave other, we all love a hero
a tragic hero! 😛
macbetamir
and banqumir 😛
lol well dont i have the thing for you two!
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its boromir related too finally on topic humour from me! finally actualy humour from me!
yes this is funny, thats cos i didnt write it
MINAS TIRITH (AP) - The city of Minas Tirith has been abuzz today over the news that 'The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King,' while receiving 11 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, did not receive any nominations for acting.
"Eleven nominations?" said Pippin Took, of the Shire. "Well, that's good news."
His friend Meriadoc Brandybuck responded by swatting him over the head with the newspaper and protesting, "But the cast is a part of this movie! Aren't they?"
Their kinsman Frodo Baggins shared Brandybuck's dismay. Upon reading the list of nominations, Baggins commented with an ironic chuckle, "They've left out one of the chief characters: the cast. I want to hear more about them." Waxing solemn and soulful, he added, "The movie wouldn't have got far without the cast."
"You almost don't want to watch the awards ceremony," contributed Baggins' gardener and loyal valet, Samwise Gamgee, "because how can it be happy? How can the awards go right when so much bad has been nominated? Folks in that Academy had lots of chances of voting for these actors, only they didn't."
Legolas Greenleaf, of the Mirkwood realm, commented somewhat cryptically on the Academy's choices, "A red sun rises. Lame decisions have been made this night." When asked to clarify his opinion, he told reporters that he had not the heart, for the grief was still too near, and retired for a walk in the forest.
His companion, Gimli son of Gloin, had sharper remarks to make upon the chosen nominees. "Mystic River? What madness drew them there? You'll find more cheer in a graveyard!"
But wizard Gandalf the White urged a more optimistic approach. "Do not be too eager to deal out Oscars in judgement," he advised. "That is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the Oscars we are given."
Meanwhile, his colleague Saruman the formerly-White was in favor of retaliation against the Academy: "Too long have those peasants stood against us," Saruman said, referring to the Academy's failure to give any fantasy film the Best Picture Oscar yet. "Leave none alive! To war! There will be no dawn for film critics!"
Treebeard, of the Ents, told reporters after much deliberation and exchanging of long names, that he was in agreement with this proposed course of action. "There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery," he declared. "My business is with Beverly Hills tonight. With heads made of cotton candy and rock."
"I do not doubt their hearts," Eomer of Rohan conceded. "Only the size of their brains." He then returned to the task of loading up forty of his men and horses with toilet paper and Maps to the Stars' Homes, for a "secret midnight mission" that he regretted he could not give details about.
At least one individual, calling himself Smeagol, claimed to be making plans to steal the Oscar statuettes. "Oscar is sooo pretty, sooo golden," said Smeagol. "We will take the statuesss once the Hollywood snobses are dead! Ye-esss, precious!" He then quickly added, groveling at the feet of reporters, "No! No! We were only joking! Smeagol wouldn't hurt a fly! Nice movie industry." He crawled away before he could be questioned further.
Still others appeared not to care about the snub. Lady Eowyn of Rohan said with a shrug, "The women of this country learned long ago that those without Oscar nominations may still get dates to awards ceremonies. I fear neither critics nor fans." Lord Boromir, a native of Minas Tirith, dismissed the concerns, claiming, "Gondor has no actors. Gondor needs no actors."
But overall the mood was one of mild disgust. As Lord Aragorn put it to reporters, "The day may come when the Academy is able to find their ass with a flashlight. But this is not that day."