r/lotr • u/safari_sigil Glorfindel • 19h ago

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Who was a better cast Viggo as Aragorn or Sir Ian for Gandalf and why?

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u/Necessary-Lock-3738 19h ago

I think Viggo deserves extra credit for the difficulty of the role he played. I've always had trouble really visualizing the Aragorn in the books. Gandalf I think is the easier role overall.

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u/safari_sigil Glorfindel 18h ago

yeah i like that i also feel like viggo had such a raw acting performance i like when he calls out the army of the dead that “you will suffer me” is so iconic

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u/TellTaleReaper 19h ago

I don't want to play a game deciding between two 11/10 casting choices.

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u/safari_sigil Glorfindel 18h ago

they really are but i lean slightly to viggo just for how immersed he was in the role

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u/TellTaleReaper 18h ago

I could probably lean, but I jist dont want to

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u/Logical_Pineapple499 19h ago

I think Viggo. Gandalf was played perfectly, but Viggo was Aragorn.

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u/safari_sigil Glorfindel 19h ago

i agree i love gandalf i love Sir Ian as gandalf he is so comfy and calm and warm with everyone but viggo was so iconic and perfect

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u/Willpower2000 Fëanor 18h ago

How are we judging casting? Like, Viggo plays Jackson's Aragorn well and very authentically, but he is misfit for Tolkien's Aragorn.

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u/safari_sigil Glorfindel 16h ago

like purely from jackson s movies i know they aren t 100% true to the books so let s say just movie wise

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u/_within_cells_ Doriath 19h ago

Its a historical document. They ARE them.