InJ.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Lord of the Rings, each character is connected to the grandness of Middle-earth’s epic history. In Peter Jackson’s film adaptations, Boromir (Sean Bean) and Faramir (David Wenham) stand out as two of Gondor’s most courageous warriors, who bear the weight of their father’s expectations. Boromir is depicted as a brave but flawed commander, whose desperation to save his people drives him to desire the One Ring, whereas Faramir is portrayed as a noble, conflicted man who initially seeks to take the Ring to Gondor to win his father’s approval. Yet beneath their struggles in the trilogy, there’s more to their lineage that doesn’t make it onto the screen.
