Why Can't Movies Be Like Books?

[Aiwendil]

WCH wrote:

PJ shows this misunderstanding much earlier, with Bilbo at Rivendell. As filmed, Bilbo is momentarily transformed into a ravening little beast, lunging for the Ring; but it's very clear in the book that it's Frodo whom the Ring affects, making Bilbo look disgusting in Frodo's eyes. This moment is echoed with Sam in Cirith Ungol.

This may be beside the point, but I think that your interpretation is far from the only one the book supports; I don't think it's "very clear" in the book. On the contrary, it is several times suggested that Bilbo had started to become corrupted by and possessive of the Ring.

Now, I do agree that Peter Jackson largely misunderstands and over-simplifies the workings of the Ring. His depiction of Faramir is one of the gravest mistakes that this over-simplification led to. However, I also think it's a mistake to over-simplify in the other direction. As I see it, the moment in the book when Frodo sees Bilbo transformed is a complex one, in which both Frodo's perceptions and Bilbo's motivations can be seen as influenced by the Ring.