When the actor you cast as Aragorn turns out to be the real Aragorn.

@christinaechan

3 жыл бұрын

I'd never have guessed.

@ethanlivemere1162

3 жыл бұрын

I mean from the way he looks I'm guessing he's also gonna live to be 210 years old

@rossanotoia6325

3 жыл бұрын

For me he will always be the real Aragorn.

@WantonMyth

3 жыл бұрын

Viggo is the real deal

@lafoonxiii5311

3 жыл бұрын

AND HE WASN'T EVEN THE FIRST CHOICE! HE CAME ON TO SET 4 DAYS INTO THE SHOOT!

Viggo's sword instructor said he was the best swordsman he had ever trained.

@JGComments

2 жыл бұрын

That was Bob Anderson (RIP) who choreographed many famous fight scenes such as in the original Star Wars and The Princess Bride.

@Matt_Alaric

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair they always say this about actors to big up the movie.

@darknight991

2 жыл бұрын

@@Matt_Alaric Dude deflected a fucking knife coming at him so well it didn’t just clunk against the blade and bounce off but was carried away with the thrust in the direction of the swing. Do you have any idea how hard that would be? If he can do that, think about the dedication to his sword training.

@Matt_Alaric

2 жыл бұрын

@@darknight991 Yes... i'm sure they spent hours together training on how to do just that, and it wasn't a completely reflex action on his behalf...

@norrecvizharan1177

Жыл бұрын

@@Matt_Alaric I dunno, it's such an extremely specific action that only ever really happened once in the entire trilogy, so it seems way too out of line to train for in particular. However, on the flipside, swordsmanship training does really help with reacting to incoming blows from specific angles, so it was likely more of an unintended but welcome benefit. Either way the guy's a true chad for getting into his role to such a deep point.

Viggo had no idea who Aragorn was before he took on the role. He asked his young son who he was and his son made his mind up for him right there and then, as his son was a big fan of LOTR and loved the character of Aragorn. Viggo pretty much agreed to take the role after that. Thank God his son was an LOTR fan.

@Z3ZP

6 ай бұрын

You sure this is true? His son was like 7 or 8 when he was casted.

@Jonslondon

6 ай бұрын

@@Z3ZP find the interview. Viggo talks about it. I discovered lotr when I was 9

@Z3ZP

6 ай бұрын

@@Jonslondon Alright, I believe you, no worries. Seems just so unbelievable. I was 8 when I saw the fellowship of the ring, but I could’ve never had the patience to read lotr, or even the hobbit at that age.

@tinobemellow

6 ай бұрын

@Z3ZP believe it or not, there are some kids that have enough taste to actually enjoy reading. I devoured The Hobbit as a kid, and as a teenager, I devoured the LOTR books before I even jumped into the movies.

@Z3ZP

6 ай бұрын

@@tinobemellow I don’t think its a taste thing to be fair. Reading for me has always been a pain cause I get headaches easily when reading, and without visual stimuli, I have a hard time visualizing everything in my head. But I like to paint for example. No headache and visually activating.

Other fun fact: Sean Bean actually died in this movie and was then resurrected to keep acting in other movies.

@MaiAolei

2 жыл бұрын

I think he just lugs his resurrection machine to every movie set he works on, since he needs it every time.

@jenniferharris1280

2 жыл бұрын

"was then resurrected to keep DYING in other projects."

@wh1t3drag0n

2 жыл бұрын

Sean Bean is like Angier from "Prestige": really dies in every movie and clones for the next performance

@Ragiman

2 жыл бұрын

As seen in the Frankenstein Chronicles

@LonersGuide

2 жыл бұрын

You mean dying in other movies.

For extra realism, he actually chopped off the guy's arm and head too.

@JB-xl2jc

3 жыл бұрын

"You DARE throw a blade at me?!"

@mattmurphy1065

3 жыл бұрын

This really got me and I don’t know why lol, maybe it’s late at night.

@alexanderthegreat6682

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattmurphy1065 way too relatable

@MoonsKitchenKL

3 жыл бұрын

No. The guy playing Lurtz actually has no arms and head. They were props attached to him while shooting

@DazooKiller98

3 жыл бұрын

Wow i thought they were special effects, you learn something new everyday

With how much makeup and shit the guy had on, I can understand why he accidentally threw the knife wrong.

@insanejughead

3 жыл бұрын

@Monster brains Haha, right! "Oh man, I fucked up and almost killed our lead." 2 seconds later... "Holy shit, Viggo is a badass!"

@dunkindrewnuts7095

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s because he tasted real blood and wanted more

@iandominiclagman7546

3 жыл бұрын

Also the armor and stuffing messing up his movement

@The1969Vintage

3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: he's not wearing any make-up...

@Germaphobe-ly7go

3 жыл бұрын

@@insanejughead I read that like the part in Superbad where Fogel is being hauled out 😂

Basically two actors who got so much into their roles, they became the characters they played. What an amazing movie.

@Hellafast2uDude

Жыл бұрын

Plot armor in real life

@nickkorkodylas5005

7 ай бұрын

The Uruk actor's wife: "The prop stays on in bed."

I remember reading that the guy who was training Viggo said "He's not just one of the best actors I've taught to sword fight, he's one of the best SWORDSMEN i trained" Viggo apparently took the training to fight with a sword extremely serious, and man it probably saved his life here.

@gustaf3811

Жыл бұрын

Do you really think they would let them use a real knife when doing this scene? The handle was real but the blade I think not.

@sleepyjoe730

Жыл бұрын

@@gustaf3811 The knife was probably actually steel, just unsharpened. It still could have seriously injured him.

@Luke_SkywaIker

11 ай бұрын

@Sekretarz Jezusa Alec Baldwin: 👁️👄👁️

@ATSaale

10 ай бұрын

@@sleepyjoe730 Exactly, the swords and knives they carried for non-closeups would be like backups to the "hero" props that are unsharpened. There's probably a sharpened version of the major swords in the movie for close up shots of the blade, but probably never carried by the characters, or only held for certain shots.

@noahm3915

10 ай бұрын

​@@gustaf3811bro that shit could be as dull as a butter knife and you're still getting hit with a piece of metal flying at 80 mph

Viggo Mortensen does anything in LOTR, director is just like “Well that wasn’t in the script. We’re keeping it though, it’s perfect.”

@Ragiman

2 жыл бұрын

Well, they wanted to use camera angles to make it SEEM like Viggo dodged the knife, now they had footage of him actually deflecting a "real" knife with his blade... why would you use a fake version of it

@snowbarry4life

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The yell he did when he kicked the helmet when they thought Merry and Pippin were dead wasn't scripted. He kicked it too hard and broke a toe.

@dontcare7086

Жыл бұрын

Do some research because viggo was trained by one of the worlds best swordsmen. (He later claimed that Mortensen was "the best swordsman I've ever trained". Mortensen went on to do all his own stunts in the film, and thanks to graduating 'sword academy' with flying colours he was allowed to use a real steel sword, rather than one made from aluminum and rubber like the rest of the cast used.)

@TheWolfalpino

4 ай бұрын

Can you explain "flying colours" please?

@puffypiggy8643

4 ай бұрын

"Flying colours" is an English idiom to say "very sucessfully." If you've passed your exam with flying colours, it means you slayed it :) @@TheWolfalpino

Now I'm just imagining this badass Uruk'hai warrior running up to Aragorn saying "Oh shit are you okay? That was totally my bad man!"

@CharlieQuartz

2 жыл бұрын

+

@DmitriasBehindTheWheel

2 жыл бұрын

@@CharlieQuartz this reminds me of the picture of Lurtz holding up a crying baby for the camera.

@fy4729

2 жыл бұрын

With their nice accent haha. Love it

@andrewhooper7603

2 жыл бұрын

This footage exists and it's a crime that we haven't seen it.

@thegreathornedrat1219

2 жыл бұрын

Dude please don't tell mom, I'll let you hit me too

I love how various other actors were playing their characters but Viggo Mortensen apparently just IS Aragorn

@MamaJLW

Ай бұрын

I agree. When I watched Green Book I knew Viggo was in it but couldn’t figure out which character he was playing. I finally looked it up and was surprised.

When Frodo was stabbed by the spear from the troll, his reaction is genuine as they were supposed to stab him with a rubber prop spear but instead accidently used the solid metal prop. Luckily it wasn't sharp but blunt. Elijah Wood said it felt like getting punched right in the stomach and he wasn't ready for it so he didn't tense his ab muscles.

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers

2 жыл бұрын

That scene where the Witch King gets stabbed in the face was meant to use camera trickery, with the stab actually missing his head by a wide margin and edits making it seem as though the blow had landed. However, the actor in question misjudged their cues and actually stabbed him in the face, killing the extra in question. The result was very effective though, so Peter Jackson made the executive decision to leave it in.

@arm8636

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers love it

@gianna526

2 жыл бұрын

Also Gollum's death scene wasn't supposed to happen that way. Andy Serkis was supposed to act it out in front of a green screen, but one of the camera men accidentally spilled his orange juice, and Andy slipped and fell to his unfortunate death. They had to edit the orange juice to look like lava since they couldn't get him to film another take.

@darknight991

2 жыл бұрын

Jackson literally trying to kill his cast and crew for genuine takes the whole film.

@Laneous14

Жыл бұрын

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Luckily there were plenty of extras in New Zealand so no one missed him. I mean in Braindead they really used a lawnmower to mow down Kiwis.

Viggo as Aragorn is one of the best castings I have ever seen.

@XxTMReditsxX

3 жыл бұрын

It is the best casting EVER!!

@vidstige7516

3 жыл бұрын

have you seen Van Kilmer as Doc Holliday? I don't think so, otherwise you wouldn't have wrote this comment.

@aamodbk5064

3 жыл бұрын

@@vidstige7516 Do you know proper grammar usage? I don't think so, otherwise you wouldn't have written this comment. JK btw sorry no offense meant if you aren't a native English speaker.

@sonofjay817

3 жыл бұрын

it was a great casting, but Ian McKellan as Gandalf is on par with it.

@abhijithns6477

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonofjay817 agreed.

For more realism, Viggo did destroy Sauron's armies to help Elijah destroy the ring

@David-lz1rk

2 жыл бұрын

Freedom isn't free.

@SnekOil

2 жыл бұрын

@@David-lz1rk what?

@jeffbrownstain

2 жыл бұрын

@@SnekOil Cmon dude keep up. Go back to preschool and relearn your troll content.

@carloslacerda8888

2 жыл бұрын

Btw, Elijah really got his finger bitten off by Andy Serkis, who died jumping after the ring

@yuzzo92

2 жыл бұрын

They actually killed sauron while making this movie. The actor was so committed to his work that he decided to sacrifice himself on the job to deliver the best performance.

This whole series is still a feat of film making. Viggo, Christopher Lee, Ian Mckellen and Sean Bean are some of the best casting decisions ever made!

@gregsteele806

8 ай бұрын

Director to Christopher Lee: Imagine what it feels like to be stabbed in the back. Christopher Lee: I don't have to imagine that.

@lordofbanana6869

6 ай бұрын

​@@gregsteele806No, it was about what that sounds like, not what it feels like

@lordofbanana6869

6 ай бұрын

All of them were amazing!

@AliasSchmalias

6 ай бұрын

David Wenham and Elijah Wood were also two of my favourites.

@SurajSingh-ff4ki

5 ай бұрын

Elijah wood and Orlando too

Viggo out here helping production crew by minimizing the post editing and extra camerawork. What a lad.

Aragorn was played by Aragorn. He’s actually immortal and just changes his name every generation so nobody knows.

@calvinwilliams6649

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, the movies were pretty good at convincing me Aragorn is definitely mortal

@dryb3301

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to believe this and be so happy

@PerogiXW

2 жыл бұрын

Well he IS one of the Dúnedain. A descendant of Númenor, blessed with long life.

@bbb462cid

2 жыл бұрын

You're thinking of Connor MacLeod

@OspreyKnight

2 жыл бұрын

Mortal men doomed to die my toe! TAKE THAT ELRON What now?

Viggo Mortensen fighting for his god damn life in this movie! Dodging knives and arrows and almost losing toes! What a legend!

@aqha-13cowgirl53

2 жыл бұрын

Literally losing teeth…. 😱

@gunguntrio1247

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget that he almost drowned too.

@tomshobbylife

Жыл бұрын

Sean Astin also. During one of the shots he stepped on a piece of glass. Ouch!

@TheShapingSickness

Жыл бұрын

He said it was only fair since some extras went through worse or something like that

@goblin9193

Жыл бұрын

Lost half a tooth 😪

I remember when I saw this in theaters and that fight scene, EVERYONE was on edge and pumped. He deflected that knife, shouts, then the the end of the fight and everyone was cheering. Man i got goose bumps thinking of this just now

@didyouknow9894

2 жыл бұрын

That would have been a really awesome experience! I wish they'd bring it back to theatres after Covid is over. Marathon!

@Tim3.14

2 жыл бұрын

Now I'm feeling nostalgic for when I first saw the films. I was in college at the time, but because the releases lined up with my winter breaks, I got to see them with my mom, an old-school nerd who'd been a Tolkien fan ever since she read the books as a kid back in the '60s. We both had an absolute blast. 😊

@alejandrozapata4059

Жыл бұрын

Saw the movie when it was released with some highschool freinds. That was the exact same experience! People jumped out of their seats and cheered!

@mattconway8851

Жыл бұрын

@cdreyes81 Yup! Same here, and it happened EVERY time I saw it in theaters. As soon as Aragorn wins the fight, and his sword takes off the head, everyone in the audience went crazy!!! I was in HS and naturally it was the talk among everyone about the INSANE new movie out... Masterpiece

@murray821

Жыл бұрын

And then there is Karen shushing everyone ruining the moment 😂

The greatest tragedy is that Viggo and Christopher Lee never got to cross swords. Both were highly skilled in swordplay

What have we learned? Just shoot as realistic as possible

@cmath6454

3 жыл бұрын

Someone gonna get stabbed. Lol Working real hard for that oscar

@dale2283

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just kill real people with orc costumes on, i'm sure the extras will be glad to die with honor.

@willek1335

3 жыл бұрын

😂🙏 deer lord

@mikesuggs1642

3 жыл бұрын

We learned that Aragon is BadAss!!!

@Carandini

3 жыл бұрын

@@dale2283 Better than CGI antics.

Viggo Mortensen is a world treasure.

@ldx8492

3 жыл бұрын

He is also Aragorn, the Son of Arathorn II, High King Elessar Telcontar of the Reunited Kingdom of Men in Arda

@bealotcoolerifyoudid7217

3 жыл бұрын

He speaks like 7 languages he is a legend

@edsonpacheco294

3 жыл бұрын

I want to like your comment... but it's at 420

@killianhackenschmidt4987

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact. He apparently wore a Habs jersey underneath his costume during filming.

@maitreyanoot3996

3 жыл бұрын

His teeth are done by a blind dentist.

I always thought this knife deflecting scene looked so real when I first watched this movie. It was an awesome act. Finding out it was an accident and the knife actually thrown and deflected made it that much cooler.

It makes me sad knowing they will probably never make a movie with this amount of passion and dedication ever again

@jacobbullen8857

Жыл бұрын

It makes me happy I was alive to witness it and have the extended 4k trilogy at home to rewatch whenever I have a spare 11 hours 🤣

@tomfromtartu9706

Жыл бұрын

WDYM? The stellar acting in RoP displays the most passion one can ever hope for in the movie and plenty of authentic unscripted moments. For one, when Guyladriel actor told Girlrond "you have not seen what I have seen", she was actually referring to the script that she had read.

@willt3223

Жыл бұрын

Ring of Power did

@IAmValenwind

Жыл бұрын

they will... you forget that before this, there was Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 2001: A Space Oddessy, Clash of the Titans, Ben Hur, Metropolis, and a Trip To The Moon, to state just a very select few movies that have this kind of passion and dedication. I mean there is one scene in The Shining where Stanley Kubrick demanded 127 takes of a single scene to get it absolutely correct, while Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" with the blind girl took 342 takes. Don't forget how much Ryan Reynolds fought the system to make Deadpool a reality. If you think there will never be this kind of passion again, you're wrong. There will always be the next person who demands absolute perfection from themselves and/or from others, and will not be satisfied until it exists. We may wait decades to see it again, or it may be tomorrow... but to say never? you've never exposed yourself to people to find people *with* passion... my best friend (a man in his mid-50's) is working on his first 2600-mile hike, while I (woman in mid 40's) have picked up boxing (a sport where you're considered "too old to begin" in your 20's) with eyes on eventually being competitive. Passion comes from being discontent with the status quo... and there are a lot of passionate people in this world, but not all of them make movies. Give it time, and even "One does not simply walk into Mordor" will be as forgotten as "Rosebud" is to younger generations, and "Aragorn" will be a passing name that sounds familiar but you can't place the movie he's from, the same as "Sam Spade" is now. ...and you, Lego Batman, will look at your first gray hairs in the mirror, wondering where the time went, when a child goes and says "this new movie, there will never be another actor this passionate, another director who is this much of a fan, another genius to grace the silver screen", and you look back and remember LOTR, but then also remember the passion that drove Avatar, Marvel Cinematic Universe, or Jurassic Park... the movies of your youth... and realize the passion had been there all the long... and it's still there.

@legobatman5067

Жыл бұрын

@@IAmValenwind bro my English final had less words than that…IGNORED

Between breaking his foot and screaming dramatically to deflecting a real blade, he really takes his work seriously

@SavanThe7

3 жыл бұрын

And he actually learned the elvish language if I'm not mistaken.

@samuellanghus1455

3 жыл бұрын

And he actually injured extras with how much gusto he put into swinging his sword. Yes, if you fought against Viggo and your race starts with U or O, you gonna go home a little more purple than you came in.

@maydaymalone1275

3 жыл бұрын

He also almost died due to a landmine during the battle of the black gates in return of the king

@samuellanghus1455

3 жыл бұрын

@@maydaymalone1275 One went off???

@maydaymalone1275

3 жыл бұрын

Samuel Langhus during his speech they were recording in a minefield in NZ and there was a marked area that they knew had no mines and he repeatedly went out of the safe zone during his speech and could’ve blown up himself at any moment

Every medieval realism expert: “You can’t deflect a projectile with a sword!!!!!” Viggo Mortensen:

@therandomquakers

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, a thrown knife and an arrow from a bow are two very different things...

@rockrevenchy

3 жыл бұрын

Haha swords goes woosh

@viktorthevictor6240

3 жыл бұрын

Shields and armor is underutilized in movies

@Joseph-xg8ov

3 жыл бұрын

Still possible. Some can even catch an arrow and shoot back immediately, or shoot an incoming arrow.

@hUCK-

3 жыл бұрын

@@Joseph-xg8ov lol

Viggo Mortensen is actually a real life badass, dude is rough as hell and could probably surive in the arctic with just a bag of survival tools.

Viggo being cast as Aragorn is one of the best casting I've ever seen. Viggo is such an underrated actor. Forget RDJ as Ironman, Viggo as Aragorn is way better!

@Questfinder1

2 жыл бұрын

The entire cast from Hobbits up was perfectly cast. Frecking hell Pip and Merry are still best buds causing mayham everywhere. Their shire podcast is hysterical

@Vergil666.

2 жыл бұрын

Viggo was actually playing a character. RDJ's ironman is just rdj lol.

@kylereynhart

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vergil666. you obviously don't know Viggo

@fabricioantonio5882

Жыл бұрын

rdj as ironman is unforgettable he is the character

@CommanderTato

Жыл бұрын

There are a select few of actors who born to do their roles another example is Hugh Jackman, he is wolverine.

"The most important thing in a fight scene, apart from technical accuracy, is that it must convey the impression the two characters really try to kill each other." Christopher Lee. They surely succeed in that one!

@dakotadurham4788

2 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee stacked bodies in World War II

@griz312

2 жыл бұрын

Dakota Durham He corrected Peter Jackson when he wanted Christopher Lee to scream dramatically when stabbed by Worm tongue. He told them there’s no screaming when someone is getting stabbed in a killing blow but more of a gasp.

@jacthing1

2 жыл бұрын

@@griz312 especially since it's quite possible wormtounge might have hit his lung or something.

@tomoakley760

2 жыл бұрын

Christopher Lee would surely approve of The Raid then. I've never seen a martial arts movie that really conveys the fight or flight survival instinct

@belisarius6949

2 жыл бұрын

@@griz312 Christopher Lee said "I know what it sounds like when someone gets stabbed."

We owe it to Viggo’s young son at the time for persuading him that this was a role to take. Prescient.

@rithrius5384

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, if Viggo hadn't taken the role, Nicolas Cage would have.

@Cross8ow

2 жыл бұрын

@@rithrius5384 I hope this is some kind of joke..

@rithrius5384

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cross8ow And another fun one: The role of Gandalf was almost given to Sean Connery, who turned it down because he didn't understand the script.

@ericklajara8641

2 жыл бұрын

@@rithrius5384 I can see Sean Connery doing Gandalf, We dodged a bullet with Nicolas Cage though.

@Cross8ow

2 жыл бұрын

@@rithrius5384 Well Sean is cool and can act, I can exactly see him as Gandalf (he was not so old back in time)... but Nicolas Cage is terrible actor. Jesus christ.

Bro how underrated is Vigo Mortensen..the dude is one of the best actors of all time

Viggo is the definition of "in the moment". It's one of the most important lessons to learn as an actor and it's truly hard to master, to forever be in the moment. It won't make you the greatest actor but it always makes you present in the scene. If he didn't have this, he probably takes a knife to the face, probably loses all the takes he had special reactions to the pain he was feeling, but then again, that's why actors go through training.

Aragorn liked this Viggo Mortensen character so much that after filming Lord of the Rings, he decided to keep playing him.

@Kingryangarcia

2 жыл бұрын

Aragorn baby kzread.info/dash/bejne/YmimydJrctqxmtY.html

@VitunVatiVille

7 ай бұрын

And no one would blame him for it.

@TheWolfalpino

4 ай бұрын

Or maybe he was already before the movies, he just didn't know 😊

He also took his Aragorn clothes home every day, cleaned and repaired them by hand, rather than letting the prop department do it.

@theicemanleaveth

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention casually trekking through the wilderness in costume to make it look properly weathered

@milliedavis2987

2 жыл бұрын

LITERALLY god they actually cast aragorn

@ernestogastelum9123

2 жыл бұрын

@@milliedavis2987 you can thank Viggos son for that because his son loved LOTR and convinced Viggo to play Aragorn when he was going to turn down the role

@GloriamPeritus

2 жыл бұрын

​@@ernestogastelum9123 this is way too much of a parallel to Aragorn initially turning down his place as King. Aragorn played Aragorn.

@rollingthunder1043

2 жыл бұрын

@@GloriamPeritus IIRC, in the book Aragorn never turned down his role as king, never refused it. He may have doubted his readiness or ability, but he always knew that when the time came, he would take up the crown and he never ran from it.

Viggo went through hell filming this trilogy and I get a feeling from his interviews that he somehow enjoyed it more than any other cast member.

Even having read the books as a teen and knowing the whole story, then, first seeing this in the cinemas midway through this combat, you felt for a fleeting moment that the character Aragorn was actually going to die. That's how brilliantly intense this is. One of the best 1v1 combats ever filmed.

The Audition: "Okay so we're just gonna throw some questions at you, some character ideas.. aaaand a *knife.* Actor: *"Huh-..?"*

@mroctober3657

3 жыл бұрын

A lotta good actors died that day.

@WhiskeyBrewer

3 жыл бұрын

*Christopher Lee appears from behind*

@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access

3 жыл бұрын

“Audition begins NOW•” **knife comes hurtling thru the air**

@Zarryon12

2 жыл бұрын

@@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access So we're just going to ignore that Christopher Lee laughed at all of the items thrown at him AND that he killed our best choreographer? Producers/ directors: You gonna tell him he's fired? Cameraman: Hell no. Also who would tell Tolkien's grandson we fired his grandfather's best friend/ shoein for Gandalf? Everyone: Not us!!!!

@neuralmute

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zarryon12 Christopher Lee was such a legend. I think he'd love that he's remembered this way, the brilliant, scary old bastard!

Viggo also carried real equipment (sword, armor, etc) and tried to walk most of the way just so he could show more realistically how tired the character would become with the long journey. Also, he broke his foot during a scene and only told the crew after the scene was finished. Honestly, whether you like it or not, LOTR is the best cinematic trilogy ever made: the acting is great, the script is complete, the soundtrack breathtaking and the directing is brilliant

@mompernl

2 жыл бұрын

It was his toe, but I agree wholeheartedly

@hannaciszewska554

2 жыл бұрын

He also chipped his tooth while filming a fight scene in Helms Deep. It got hit by a sword.

@dolenir

2 жыл бұрын

@@hannaciszewska554 That's the best way of chipping your tooth if I have ever heard any

@boplax123

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. The best trilogy ever.

@guyver441

2 жыл бұрын

All true, don't forget the excellent and unsurpassed writing of the book.

There seems to be so many moments in these films where Vigo does something unscripted but cool. That’s perfect casting right there

I don’t think anyone else could have brought so much authenticity to that roll. Viggo already has so many qualities that Aragorn does, one of which is being a natural badass with a sword lol.

Virgo Mortensen:*deflects knife thrown at him* Historians: this is illogical. The ghost of all the great warriors in history: that's my boy. 👏

@butterflyfilms939

3 жыл бұрын

wholesome

@akosszilagyi2656

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Back in the days, those who had the opportunity and practiced fighting all their lives, and did fight in real situations frequently, were probably capable of things we wouldn't believe today. Sparring with friends today with swords will not put anyone nowhere near the same level as the top warriors of those ages were.

@Austin-sv6io

3 жыл бұрын

Gay

@scottallison172

3 жыл бұрын

@@Austin-sv6io No u

@Austin-sv6io

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottallison172 No historian gives a shit what happens in a scifi movie.

AND in the scene where he kicks the uruk helmet at the end of the chase to rescue Merry and Pippin he actually broke his toes, but instead of stopping the filming to get medical attention he used the pain to act out the scream scene in the way we all saw on screen. Absolute beast of an actor

@fal2218

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if he breaks all of his toes and fingers, he could do 20 awesome scenes

@mikkelstormhansen9733

3 жыл бұрын

@@fal2218 give him 2 months and another 20 are in store

@alexanderthegreat6682

3 жыл бұрын

@@fal2218 I think he also refused to get in the helicopter for the higher altitude film sets, and hiked up mountains while everyone else watched from the helicopter

@MiezzMiezz

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderthegreat6682 that was sean bean

@alexanderthegreat6682

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiezzMiezz my bad, I knew it was one of the two, but based on the stuff Viggo did I assumed that was him too

This movie in general looks more real than most movies nowadays. Will forever be my favorite movies

Tolkien actually knew Viggo in real life and he liked his personality so much that he actually went back in time and wrote Aragorn based off of him

Honestly stuff like this is what really sold this performance. Aragorn kind of has to be the sort of guy who can deflect a knife midair when its thrown at him.

@theamericanyoutuber

3 жыл бұрын

@atombrain111 *The guy fucking lobbed it at him. A 2-3 pound, 1 foot METAL PROP DAGGER.* I have two 3 pound weights-SOFT WEIGHTS-in my room, and let me tell you… _I would not want those thrown at my fucking head._

@theamericanyoutuber

3 жыл бұрын

@atombrain111 Also… have you ever deflected a blade? Or fought someone?

@kikihohohaha

2 жыл бұрын

@atombrain111 i’m a martial artist with over a decade of training, and I’m proficient at throwing knives. Let me throw one at you, and let’s see if you can parry it away.

@allenantonioheyllatorre5720

2 жыл бұрын

@atombrain111 somebody is debby downer

@Zarryon12

2 жыл бұрын

@@kikihohohaha Please...make it as close as possible without me either gurgling blood, or having a shave that makes me wake up in hell going the last thing i remember was trying to- ohhhh..... And i WOULD give it the good college try.

What I learned is Lawrence Makoare is a damn savage and Viggo Mortensen is an amazing swordsman. Moral of the Story: I don’t want to pick a fight with either one of them.

@gdog4323

3 жыл бұрын

He's awesome. Have you see him in The Dead Lands. He's a beast in that movie too.

@zebdawson3687

3 жыл бұрын

I... don’t really wanna pick a fight with ANYbody. Not sure why anyone would... 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

@marcus2fashion

3 жыл бұрын

@@zebdawson3687 i think so people do it for sport like that move Hunted

@tankeasy8180

2 жыл бұрын

@@zebdawson3687 its fun, gets the adrenaline pumping

I love little bits of film trivia like this that you’d never have known otherwise. Awesome videos, dude!

Props for a brief, concise, non-'clickbaity 12 minute' video. Awesome stuff!

Additional, Viggo almost drowned at the scene where he is swept unconscious in the river, because the REAL armor, gear and cape was too heavy and made him sink too much underwater and swept away with the strong currents. Instead of crying for Help, Viggo held his breath risking his life, to make the scene complete. Until he came back to the surface. (The rescue teams were way too far). Viggo also broke two toes from kicking a real metal helmet a dozen times, he used the pain to shout out a roar of anguish and mental pain at the loss of the hobbits. Then collapsed, and it was only after the director said cut, that they realized Viggo was seriously injured and in pain. IIRC he also made the famous The Two Towers run scene across the mountains - with his injuries (broken toes).

@toady3794

2 жыл бұрын

Two Towers was almost renamed Two Toes due to this rarely-mentioned series of events.

@southerndiscomfort171

2 жыл бұрын

@@toady3794 did you know viggo mortein has toes?

@petatersandgravye2n

2 жыл бұрын

@@southerndiscomfort171 at least two of them. incredible, i know.

@legendaryjimbob7685

5 ай бұрын

"IIRC he also made the famous The Two Towers run scene across the mountains - with his injuries (broken toes)." Not Viggo alone, in fact the whole trio was injured for those scenes, Viggo had his broken toes, Orland had cracked ribs and Gimli's had injured knee, so all three main characters were injured for those shots, yet each of them pushed trough to finish them. Aint no way anyone can ever top this trilogy. Even the actors put up their bodies for the movie, thats how good it was. The casting, the acting, the scripts, everything, top notch work.

And let's not forget all sorts of other awesome stuff about Viggo - like he can speak multiple languages (not just elvish) and he adopted his horse from the two towers. He really embodies the poet warrior that is Aragorn.

@pianolady10

Жыл бұрын

I heard he also bought the Glorfindel’s (I mean Arwen’s) white horse for the stunt rider. She had asked him to place a bid on her behalf at auction, but bidding went too high and he bought the horse for her himself.

@zacanger

Жыл бұрын

He also writes poetry, so there's that

Viggo is badass. I love the video of him on set where he literally just went and fished 😂

The more you learn about viggo the more interesting he gets.

The actual scene aside I like how quick and to the point this video is.

@Laneous14

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't know what to do without a 1 minute intro, a 2 minute sponsorship ad, 3 minutes of talking about what the video will be about, another ad, and then 10 seconds of information.

@Kaytee48

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a refreshing change.

@murray821

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget to leave a comment and a like, subscribe, click the bell notification to make sure you won’t miss a new video.

He did his Viking ancestors proud in that moment.

@turarbekanuarbek

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't he more related to Roman rather than vikings?

@jculver1674

3 жыл бұрын

@@turarbekanuarbek His father was Danish and his parents met in Norway. He has a ton of Viking blood in him. (And he speaks Danish as well.)

@truegemuese

3 жыл бұрын

@@jculver1674 He is, in fact, a Danish Knight

@eugeneflores6153

3 жыл бұрын

Yep a Danish Knight 🙋🏽

@ceoofracism9625

3 жыл бұрын

He is italian

Dude, Viggo is just one of the best actors in the world. I still to this day rewatch the LOTR movies every so often and it's mostly due to the incredible acting and direction that was involved, and Viggo shines a role through that. It's a damn shame he doesn't get other notable opportunities in films.

Just subbed for this. I can't wait to see this channel blow up! 🔥🔥

And then he proceeded to actually break his toe in the next film. The man truly wants to be as accurate as possible.

Sometimes I think about how someone else was nearly Aragorn, and I’m thankful that this is what we got instead.

@dylankelly4166

3 жыл бұрын

He wasnt going to do it but his son who was a avid fan of the books convinced him too.

@smrriti07

3 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Cage was the option at first. Can you imagine the world where Cage is Aragorn 🤪🤪😜😜🤯🤯

@mroctober3657

3 жыл бұрын

Stuart Townsend was the guy they started filming with.

@holliswilliams8426

3 жыл бұрын

@@smrriti07 are you serious? god no

@XxTMReditsxX

3 жыл бұрын

@@smrriti07Ugghhh, I'm glad that Viggo played Aragorn instead, I mean how would it look if Cage played him? Probably terrible

I recommend to everyone any and all of Viggo Mortensen's films. This dude is a legend.

These videos keep on coming at me in 2021. I guess I better do a marathon again soon!

There's an incredible amount of love and quality in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If only the Hobbit had been given the same attention and not spread over into three films just because it could be.

@allenantonioheyllatorre5720

2 жыл бұрын

The spreading into 3 films i was fine with. The mediocre 3 films was the real let down for me

@fourohfournotfound

2 жыл бұрын

Peter Jackson explains in an interview all of the things that went wrong during the making of The Hobbit, give it a watch.

@bumblingbureaucrat6110

2 жыл бұрын

@@fourohfournotfound Could you give a link?

@musashidanmcgrath

2 жыл бұрын

Worst thing about the Hobbit was CG orcs/goblins. Especially the Gundabad orcs. Would have been so much better if Azog/Bolg were actors.

@jamesscott3263

2 жыл бұрын

The problem with the Hobbit films is ironically a topic in the films; dragon sickness.

Its weird that this wasnt mentioned in the special edition appendices. But the more i learn about Vigo and this movie the more of a literal legend he becomes. He really fit the bill.

@garyjones2561

3 жыл бұрын

I have those; gotta re-watch 'em. Those box sets are so awesome and encompassing. Well, if they don't say it in the appendices, maybe the audio commentary?

@Frans4611

3 жыл бұрын

It is mentionned in the commentaries available on YT

@stevenstone307

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyjones2561 Yeah its in the Directors and Writers commentary

@StabStabStabStabby

3 жыл бұрын

It's been forever since I've listened to the commentarirs but I know this is never mentioned in the behind the scenes stuff.

@melvasaiel

2 жыл бұрын

It's mentioned in the commentaries, but it definitely sounds like a planned shot because they say Viggo deflected the knife on the first take. But somehow it developed into this urban legend.

Every time, EVERY DUCKING TIME i get to one of these videos somehow Viggo Mortensen just becOmes even more batshit insane in my mind. Like, not ducking like a first instinct, not trying to get out of the way, nah. The man just had to go and ninja deflect a knive because he really is that goddamn insane That man really gave it all to that film I fucking love Viggo Mortensen

I've been thinking about delving deep into this series for a long time. I feel like this is the time :)

Plot Twist : Aragorn is Viggo Mortensen.

This level of badassery is a given when you've got a name as baller as "viggo mortensen"

Viggo is legit one of the most underrated actors ever .

What didn't this man have to survive? Broken foot, flying knives, I'm surprised he survived to the premier!

@norrecvizharan1177

Жыл бұрын

More broken toe than foot, but essentially close enough. Dude was just a badass in general, 'specially with how much he tried to fit himself into the role.

He also broke his toes kicking the Urakai helmet and he screamed but he kept on acting and the scream was kept in the seen. Also during a fight seen his tooth came out but he wanted to keep on acting so he said to just glue it in his mouth. And the guy who trained everyone to fight said that Viggo Mortensen was the best fighter he had ever trained and he trained everyone in Star Wars to fight aswell. Viggo Mortensen was the only person who had a steak sword during filming the lord of the rings. Also he bought Brego and Arwens horse from the set of the lord of the rings.

@KnowOne111

3 жыл бұрын

What is a steak sword?

@spencergrady4575

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnowOne111 sure he meant *steel

@TYBIE14

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah sorry

@TYBIE14

3 жыл бұрын

I also spelt Scene wrong lol

@willek1335

3 жыл бұрын

You sound excited. I love it. 😁

The amount of luck that it took make these movies come together is astounding

@angerskarin9222

3 жыл бұрын

Even the god of luck wanted those movie to be good, and now they are some of the best movies ever made.

@holliswilliams8426

3 жыл бұрын

I've read the books twice but I'm going to say I prefer the films. Honestly, it was great that they cut out all the weird philosophical shit in the book like meeting Tom Bombadil which just detracts from the main thread of the storyline. Also, in the books after they destroy the ring, that's not the end as Saruman takes over the Shire and the hobbits have to fight to back Hobbiton. The books are proper weird lol.

@bluewildangel89

2 жыл бұрын

@@holliswilliams8426 Disagree so hard. I don't think those things would have made a good movie, so understand them cutting them. But in the books, Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire are some of my favorite bits.

@mr.stuffdoer8483

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluewildangel89 As someone who’s film only, after looking up details about the Scouring, it just sounds so out of place.

@njux1871

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.stuffdoer8483 It really isn't. I mean, it is, but it also isn't. It's very fitting and also something that happened to many soldiers during WWI. Returning home and finding it... changed. Twisted, maybe even broken. Only that the soldiers usually can't change anything about it, whereas the Hobbits could and did. A redditor put it nicely: "It's not an anticlimax so much as a counter-climax, a second seemingly low-stakes climax after the high-stakes battle is already fought and won. It's sort of like Odysseus's return to Ithaca only to have to prove himself to his own wife, who doesn't recognize him. And much like the end of The Odyssey, The Scouring is actually the higher-stakes climax because in some ways it brings into question the value of everything the characters have fought for. All you ever wanted was to get back home and resume your normal life, but upon arrival you realize you can never truly go back. You have to fight for what should be rightfully yours and as you fight you realize that things can never really be the same again. That's real, and that's why The Scouring is such a significant part of the book for so many." www.reddit.com/r/tolkienfans/comments/72ic3w/whats_your_opinion_of_the_chapter_the_scouring_of/dniw974/?context=3

All these years later, and this man still gets my heart pumping like this LOL

No one talking about the other actor that got stabbed in the leg - with the real knife. And he finished the shot. What a hero.

He had a real elf girlfriend, thus why he speaks elf so good.

@shaheenziyard5631

2 жыл бұрын

He found one on tinder just to prepare for the role

@jonathanbouic5947

Ай бұрын

an elf girlfriend sounds much better than an ex girlfriend

Not only is he a great actor, Viggo Mortensen also does incredibly well in fight scenes. You can tell it’s actually him a of the time as opposed to a stunt double (he was in some veeery brutal fights in Eastern Promises and A History of Violence as well)

@VideoBakery

3 жыл бұрын

I will never forget the Easter Promises fight

@neuralmute

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoBakery Nobody will forget the Eastern Promises fight. That's David Cronenberg, dammit.

@jbkhan1135

2 жыл бұрын

Eastern Promises is an criminally underrated film

Nice! I can add this to my arsenal of things to shout at people when talking about LoTR. Currently all I have is Viggo breaking his toe when he kicks the helmet in Two Towers ;)

@didyouknow9894

2 жыл бұрын

Haha nice! Check out the LoTR playlist for more party talking points ;)

I remember thinking at the time what a great stunt the sword/dagger deflection was😳

Another fun fact: He actually released the souls of real ghostly traitors. The footage is, of course, CGI but the voices are real.

About 20 years since Lotr trilogy came to screens. Still learning something new about the films shootings despite watching every "behind the scenes" vids youtube recommendations throw at me every now and then

@wann9636

2 жыл бұрын

damn its already 20 years?

Viggo is actually a trained swordsman

The trivia I know about this movie just keeps growing and growing and I love it.

I always wondered how they edited that to look so real because there’s no way they would throw a knife at Viggo 😳

ok but viggo slashing the blade away is literally the sexiest thing to ever happen and you can’t possibly disagree

@Bee-zr5pb

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 1000%

@musikafossora

2 жыл бұрын

major BDE

@theextremeanimator4721

2 жыл бұрын

It's healarious

@whatevs00

Жыл бұрын

respectfully disagree, it’s him pushing the doors open in Two Towers

@whatevs00

Жыл бұрын

respectfully disagree, it’s him pushing the doors open in Two Towers

You almost expect them to say "For extra realism we unearthed an ancient fire demon and had Sir Ian Macellan jump off a bridge with it."

@squidprince2456

2 жыл бұрын

Macellan ? That’s how in Italy we call the butcher

@seekingabsolution1907

3 ай бұрын

​@@squidprince2456it may be spelt McKellen.

Great scene. Immediately and thoroughly established Viggo as a badass.

Peter: "hey lets do this deflecting stunt for the scene" Actors: "ok" Actors: *fuck up their job so bad that they accidently perform the real move they were hired to merely replicate* Peter: .... Peter: "lets keep it in"

@holliswilliams8426

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that's what happened, thanks for explaining it.

@RoyLevan

3 жыл бұрын

@@holliswilliams8426 you are very welcome *Hollis*

@lebouffi38

3 жыл бұрын

this is the actual true story, thank you ;)

@mr.stuffdoer8483

2 жыл бұрын

Considering the amount of makeup and shit, it’s fair for him to miss.

@RoyLevan

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.stuffdoer8483 oh yeah definitely. Production on LOTR was very intense and extensive

Even if it wasn't in the script to actually throw the knife at Aragorn, I'm 100% sure Viggo would've insisted to do so anyways. He's amazing and puts all his feelings onto his acting. He's cool

It was so nice of them to let play Aragorn himself :)

Also, I heard that the actor broke his toes when kicking a helmet when Aragorn thought that orcs killed Merry and Pippin. But he didn't step out from character and just roared like a mad man, being Aragorn.

The man’s an absolute legend. We’re lucky to have him.

Real actors produce even more fantastic versions of fantasy than cgi could ever hope to. Sometimes truth, is truly cooler than fiction.

There is truly something special, magical even, about these films.

These movies are just about the finest cinema you could ask for, and probably the most masterful adaption of any book.

Just wanted to point out, after the nation wide quarantine has been lifting, theatres are starving for money. A local one 30 minutes from me, in the city, showed the trilogy. Wasn’t extended but it was so worth it for me. Please go give them love and watch these master class films again.

@Pharalex

3 жыл бұрын

Same around my area, but I think that’s for the 20 year anniversary of the release of The fellowship

@MaiAolei

2 жыл бұрын

I never went to the cinema more often per month than during the pandemic (whenever allowed). They showed all the good stuff for $5 (half that on Tuesdays!). I didn't even miss new releases.

@chuggynation8275

2 жыл бұрын

Not gonna put poison in my body just to go to the theatre just saying any industry that forces people can burn in Hell/.

Viggo Mortensen is legit born for his craft. Every part he's played has been great.

The reincarnation of Gandalf also wasn’t scripted, just kinda cool when it happened and they decided to keep it in of course.

I watch this saga one time a year for 20 years now. It never bored me.

that's literally legendary. that is actually one of my favorite moments in the entire trilogy. haha

Viggo Mortensen just to fking badass. He also bought the horse after the series ended and gave it to his stuntman. And y'know, those drowning and broken toe pinky cases.

He pressed guard in the right moment

When i saw this scene, the thing that first caught my attention wasn't the deflecting part. It's the sound it made. It sounded both satisfying and realistic

@The360MlgNoscoper

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. Helps that it was real too.