Yes, exactly. He effectively mangled the stories of Aragon, Faramir, and Denethor, apparently to be more "cinematic". Good is very hard to portray without being

Yes, exactly. He effectively mangled the stories of Aragon, Faramir, and Denethor, apparently to be more "cinematic". Good is very hard to portray without being cloying or simpleminded, but geeze, he could have tried. The weirdest part is Gollum; everyone seemed to like the portrayal in Fellowship, but then Jackson threw it out the window.