That's one more reason the books were so far superior to the films. Aragorn was written as a reluctant hero (or at least a reluctant Heir of Isildur) in the filmed Fellowship of the Ring, whereas in the books Aragorn, once told his true heritage by Elrond, accepted it willingly -- not eagerly but willingly -- and spent decades doing his plain duty as he saw it: "...it seemed fit that Isildur's heir should labor to repair Isildur's fault...."
Similarly Faramir took up the mantle of leadership of the Rangers of Ithilien not for glory nor as a birthright, but out of a debt of duty he owed Gondor. I _hated*_ the twisting of Tolkien's line referring to "a mighty gift" in The Two Towers.
Rangers gonna range, right Talker?
That's one more reason the books were so far superior to the films. Aragorn was written as a reluctant hero (or at least a reluctant Heir of Isildur) in the filmed Fellowship of the Ring, whereas in the books Aragorn, once told his true heritage by Elrond, accepted it willingly -- not eagerly but willingly -- and spent decades doing his plain duty as he saw it: "...it seemed fit that Isildur's heir should labor to repair Isildur's fault...."
Similarly Faramir took up the mantle of leadership of the Rangers of Ithilien not for glory nor as a birthright, but out of a debt of duty he owed Gondor. I _hated*_ the twisting of Tolkien's line referring to "a mighty gift" in The Two Towers.
*Hate. _Haaaaaaaate._ DEEEEEEEP HATRED.