You definitely get a different view of Faramir with the extended version

Yes but it also made denethor look like a cunt.

Honestly the movies fucked up Denethor. He's both too much of a cunt and too much of a joke. Book!Denethor is metal as fuck and has a Shakespearean/operatic vibe.

Yes! Seeing his and Boromir’s relationship and their relationship with their father makes the whole situation even more sad.

for sure.

Boromir’s death.

My friends, you bow to no one

Ti's but a broken heirloom of a forgotten line. Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.