A consistent picture of Denethor, and the different episodes/facets that make up the character of the man you portrayed, throughout his life.
It's terribly sad: how often his good intentions (e.g. giving Faramir a tutor to teach him philosophy and poetry) turn out to be the very reason why there remains distance between him and others; how you can see how he strives and struggles, trying to reach out, and _almost_, but never quite, succeeds in making a connection. How his constant failures wear him slowly out as time goes on.
A very moving and well told story.
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[2] Reviewer:Larner Date:October 27, 2009 2:16 AM
So sad a portrait of a man who never learned to express himself well.
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[3] Reviewer:Ragnelle Date:December 29, 2009 1:53 AM
This was beautiful. I have never given Denethor that much thought, and might not in the future either, but this story is one of the most powerful I have read in a long time. Thank you.
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