A Book/vs/movie comparison for possible discussion...
This point in the story is where Jackson gave us more development of Boromir. First, he showed us a good side... a little warrior practice with Merry and Pippin...
And then Jackson gave us a most interesting addition to the story by dropping the ring in front of Boromir to see what he would do.
We also got to see where Aragorn's loyalty was... I have no doubt that had Boromir misbehaved he would have been relieved of his head.
I think this scene was really good... and it was an invention of Jackson's that I have not heard controversy over like we have seen with Jackson's other changes. Does everyone else like this? How does it compare with what Tolkien had shown us about Boromir at this point in the story?
My own pre-movie impression of Boromir at this point (I think... hard to remember) was of a not-too-bright guy (from his behavior at the council) who was nevertheless a great strong bear of a man who was handy to have with the Fellowship because he could plow through the snow and help get the "little ones" back out of there when they were turned back... what do you guys think?