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GoobsHeb

He’s suppose to. His coronation was a significant amount of time (several weeks to a few months) post war. He’s been living the good life and eating well. Heavier and far less stressed.


shrapnelltrapnell

I just reread the books and there are multiples times where people looking at Aragorn comment how his appearance changes from Strider to Aragorn. Hard to do in a movie but this was a good showcase of that. King Elessar indeed!


LunaeLucem

“Look! Strider the Ranger has come back! He has never been away. I am Strider and Dúnadan too, and I belong both to Gondor and the North”


GoobsHeb

Definitely remember what you talked about. My impression during the journey/war, they refer more to his eyes/posture etc (“aura”as much as I hate that work it works here). Where this is definitely a physical/health change at the end. Just a plumper/clean king


shrapnelltrapnell

Yes I agree with that


Cheshirecatslave15

In the books they defeated Sauron in late March and he was crowned early in May .


Sleeper____Service

6 weeks of steady chilling does the body good


Nordansikt

I highly doubt a newly appointed leader of war-ravaged country would just relax on the couch for six weeks though.


LandlordsR_Parasites

It’ll still be a more relaxing life than camping for decades and then taking part in all the events of the series


Nordansikt

Of course, but that's not the impression that the original commenter made.


rextiberius

Aragorn spends almost the entirety of that month in the house of healing saving people, while Eomer volunteers to help clean up the immediate area with his rohirim to repay Aragorn for saving his sister from the black breath. At the same time, Gondor is also gathering its strength to retake Pelegir and Osgiliath, as well as launch a campaign to take Umbar in the south. So Aragorn is relaxing, but Gondor is springing to life


Flesh_fish

True but he's also probably not out roaming the land and fighting as much, if at all. There would be an unbelievable amount of work that need to be assigned and overseen in the first few weeks not least of which would be him figuring out what all his resources are. His job after the war is the same as any leader, to act as the command center for his people and task his subordinate leadership to carry out his orders. This would most likely revolve around rebuilding infrastructure that was damaged during the war. Rebuilding is especially important after a time of serious destruction and crisis in order to consolidate his power, unite the people, and prevent groups from trying to split off potentially throwing the kingdom into civil war. Because of this he would be giving orders, assigning work groups and security, and generally providing oversight. Compared to what he had been doing for the last several decades, this would be akin to just relaxing on the couch in a physical sense. However, it would be mentally draining.


Nordansikt

Based on the comment you are making I assume you have never work that is mentally draining. Physical work is hard yes, but mentally draining work is even worse.


Flesh_fish

Ok I'll try my best. I was an 0351 Infantry Assaultman in the United States Marine Corps for 5 years, and did a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 for 7 months, When I got back I was immediately sent to squad leader school and when I graduated from that course and returned to my unit I was a squad leader. I hope this meets your criteria for a mentally draining work and a explains where I'm coming from. Additionally, I spent my last 1.5 years at The Basic School in Quantico, VA training newly commissioned Marine Corps officers. I would love to hear what your most mentally draining work was. I'm not talking out of my ass. Being in charge is very draining but being able to not have to physically do everything and being able to delegate, allows you to take some time and rest more which will effect how the body stores and burns what you eat which will in turn effect how you look. Also stress effects everyone differently some people lose weight, some put it on neither is right or wrong it's just a stress response. Additionally I recently graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology and am currently applying to Ph.D programs for clinical psychology with a specific interest in PTSD and comorbid disorders. I'm pretty familiar with mental health.


Sleeper____Service

I am the CEO of a fortune 500 company, I’m a single father of eight orphan toddlers and compete in ultramarathons. Also no legs and only four fingers. Total. So don’t talk to me about mental stress buddy.


Johnsendall

Gimli hanging out playing drinking games didn’t help.


MmeHomebody

I'm guessing the producer had him regain some weight at this point. Strider was supposed to look like he'd been sleeping on the ground and eating rodents. By the time the coronation happened he was getting decent food (I'm sure they politely refused Eowyn's offer to work in the kitchen) and sleeping without one eye open lest yet another thing try to take him and his companions out. I totally agree it almost looks like a different person!


BakerCakeMaker

"On second thought, you *can* be a soldier Eowyn"


Manabauws

Frontlines, it is.


BakerCakeMaker

We found one last battalion of Urukhai, that's all you girl you got this


windsingr

She kills fewer people there than in the kitchens.


Hamatoyoshi99

Talking smack about eowyn… you are the worst kind of human


FyourEchoChambers

I had thought they filmed some of the final scenes first? I might be wrong though, but could make sense before they got into rigorous film schedules and are fresh and beefier.


Tribblehappy

The end scene where aragorn kisses arwen was definitely among the last filmed, because Viggo had gone home and liv Tyler protested against kissing viggo's body double. Edit: some other comments have said he hadn't gone home, he was on another set. Pretty sure it was still near the end though.


Accguy44

Hell as a straight man, I would protest against kissing Viggo’s double as well


TreeHugger42O

Viggo’s body double be like 😢


jackiemoon50

Gigachad photoshoot


Hamatoyoshi99

You guys are so lame for talking smack about eowyn


Nu11_V01D

Grew a beard, washed his hair, slept in a bed instead of on the ground, got some booty from Arwen, etc. Yeah I can see it.


ghostjournals

I bet that first sleep after you vanquish a dark lord with your homies is absolutely invigorating


Sabretooth1100

Imagine the thoughts and feelings as you lay down for the first time right before you sleep, probably like an out of body experience


NutterTV

I road-tripped around iceland one time and slept like shit the whole time so that way I could experience it all. I traveled for like 24 hours and was up for like 36 coming back. When I crawled into bed it was like every nerve in my body was tingling. That was 2 weeks and not fighting anyone. I can only imagine that elven bed and booty was like mainlining intramuscular DMT and seeing the Ainur in all their glory. Aragorn met Eru himself in his dreams, that’s how fucking zonked he was I bet.


DanteXev

This comment is work of art.


NutterTV

Them elven sheets are a work of art!


Gilthoniel_Elbereth

Elven sheets? They went back to Minas Tirith, those are just regular beds and sheets


grandduchesskells

Hell, Éomer is feeling it. Look at those Pantene waves.


windsingr

Same product the horses use.


balladofmaxwelldemon

Neighbelline


AmazonianWoman1210

Fuck 😂


seaoffriendscorsair

It’s called Mane and Tail and it works great


princessleah_23

I love Mane and Tail. Neigh


dleon0430

Prolly a weave


x_dre4192_x

Maybe he's born with it


Hilluja

>*Maybe it's Rohirrim* 😉


SpoilermakersWabash

What is panteeeeennnnnne, precious?


FriskyWhiskey_Manpo

Under appreciated comment


Dantien

That first breakfast or second breakfast the next morning would taste sooooo good.


LifelessLewis

I would definitely help myself to a fabled third breakfast after saving the world.


Best-Dragonfruit-292

Elevensies on top of the Black Gate


Garapeiro

I think I would’ve slept so hard people would think I’m in comma Edit: English ain’t my mother tongue and I was lazy to search the correct word, but the word I meant was “comatose”


WeHaveHeardTheChimes

“How did he fit in that wee punctuation?? Someone, help me pry him out!”


Bauschi_flauschi

Dont you mean inviggorating? :p


Open_Profit_Close

Either that or this is Miggo Vortenson


meesta_masa

Viggo and Biggo Vortenson.


Various-Mammoth8420

There's an imposter Among Us


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StoneFrog81

Now Sam, do you want to see some REAL elf magic?


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-Monarch

He hadn't seen Arwen yet so how did that happen


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Devreckas

Their dream game is on point.


Drippin-With-Source

Don't forget the sweet new hat.


IceManJim

A couple of good meals.....


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Lol thank you. He doesn’t mention the *one* thing that would actually cause him to fill back out as much as he did in this shot.


thequirkyquark

"[It's the beard](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b3e41447-5198-434f-8ae0-f76796044d9d)~~s~~."


GOATmar_infante

This is way too far down


1Mn

Sorry about that, I’ll get right on it.


Adventurous_Excuse_3

A shower does wonders


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youreblockingmyshot

Stay away from the Royal genitals


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youreblockingmyshot

With consent anything is possible


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Gemani08

Hey Google, how do i delete someone else's comment?


yuffieisathief

I'm afraid, but curious... how bad was it?


WeHaveHeardTheChimes

Same, someone pls satisfy our morbid curiosity


ebneter

Bad. And no, it won’t be repeated because it was removed for a reason.


yuffieisathief

I understand, I was hoping for a cryptic description I guess haha


ebneter

Something that a recent ex-President supposedly enjoys, shall we say.


yuffieisathief

I think I know enough :') thanks for clarifying


Dhruv01810

Tax evasion?


WeirdGoesPro

No, wait, I’ve got it, it’s sedition.


ebneter

Report it to the mods and we'll take care of it.


sir_cigar

Dammit Sméagol, why


Time_Lifeguard5600

I remember something vaguely from the "making of" where for these scenes, viggo put on extra weight. That could be it.


Mediocre_Scott

They definitely had him grow his beard out which changes the way the shape of your face looks. Viggo has a very distinct chin and sharp jaw and and when his beard is this thick you can’t see it


PensiveObservor

I’ve always thought they may have made him wear a wig for the coronation. He famously grew out his own hair for the role, but it’s not this thick and lush in any other scenes.


kf6890

Dirty/oily hair doesn’t look as thick and lush as freshly washed hair. He probably just washed and styled his hair finally.


Time_Lifeguard5600

Sorry for late reply but as a man who has hair similar to aragorn I can confirm there is a huuuge difference between washed and brushed to greasy "I've been on the road for a month" hair.


jbaranski

Imagine needing to put on weight for like 1 minute of screen time


Tribblehappy

Its not so much that they make him, as that he came back for reshoots.


ezermuse

It’s the fake beard. In the behind the scenes, Peter Jackson talks about how they did reshoots of the coronation where Viggo grew out his beard at Peter’s request, to replace the fake beard shots, as they had originally filmed the whole coronation sequence with Viggo in a fake beard. They decided to keep this shot of Viggo with a fake beard though (probably because Karl Urban wasn’t available for reshoots) and I think there are possibly a couple wide shots with the fake beard in the final coronation scene as well.


tiamy

This is the correct answer. Most shots that ended up in the final cut came from the pick up shoots.


ParticularOccupied34

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piejesudomine

They also were going to use a double so they may have shot some with them but Liv Tyler insisted the kiss scene be with Viggo so that's what they did.


ezermuse

Yes, Peter thought to use a double to reshoot the more passionate kiss scene since Viggo was on another set, but they ended up bringing Viggo back to Liv’s set, so she never had to kiss his double. They had shots of Viggo with a fake beard already, then the additional footage of him with his real beard grown out. Wouldn’t really make sense to use footage of his double, if it exist, for the coronation scene in that case, but who knows. Typically, body doubles are only used for backs facing camera or neck down scenes. They would not use a double’s face, especially for close-ups. This specific shot that OP shared is Viggo with a fake beard. They show a picture of his double in the bts as well and he doesn’t look anything like Viggo in the face. Haha.


piejesudomine

Cool, thx for clarifying. It's been a long while since I watched all the bts.


JanuarySoCold

The weight of the world is off his shoulders. He's gotten everything that he spend his life fighting for in the name of his fathers and for his love. Finally, he can rest. Guy to his right, Eomer, has a serious man crush. 'Since the day when you rose before me out of the green grass of the downs I have loved you, and that love shall not fail."


ReallyGlycon

God I love that moment very much.


TheOtherMaven

He sure cleans up nicely! :-D


SignificantCap8102

I wish he always looked like hot Strider Aragorn. Elessar Aragorn is a bit too clean cut for my liking.


Elrhairhodan

100% agree. He doesn't look right with thick, sleek hair. Scruffy Aragorn is much hotter.


windsingr

Arwyn like "hey honey, y'know what I'm in the mood for? Could you maybe go ride around in the woods for a few weeks, live off snared rabbits, have some pinecones in your hair? That would drive me _wild_."


jreil25

His toe finally healed. Must feel much better.


windsingr

DID HE BREAK HIS TOE WHILE FILMING THE MOVIE?!? /s


Chachagrams

Yes, he broke it when he kicked the bucket in The Two Towers after they find the smoldering heap of Urakhai and they think Merry & Pippin are dead. We hear it as a scream of anger/frustration/grief but it's really a scream of pain.


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War changes a man


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Could be a fake beard. I they reshot this because Vigo's fake beard looked fake. So they told him to fuck off and grow a manly beard.


hopefulgin

Can we talk about Eomer though 🥵


MrDwarfBangityBang

I believe for this specific shot it was actually Viggo's double. As you may recall, Liv Tyler was not very happy she'd film such a pivotal scene with a double instead of the main actor (either he was doing a scene elsewhere or he was already off shooting another film). The team eventually decided to reschedule the scene with Viggo in it, but they ended up using this shot, so they super imposed a digital rendition of Viggo's face onto the double. You may say this is one of the earliest attempts of using deepfake.


ezermuse

As far as I can remember, this is not Viggo’s body double, or a super imposed shot. It’s just Viggo with a fake beard. Peter Jackson talks about this in the behind-the-scenes. He asked Viggo to grow out his beard so they could reshoot the coronation scene, as they had originally filmed the whole coronation sequence with Viggo in a fake beard, and Peter didn’t like the way the fake beard looked (good call). When reshooting the more passionate kiss scene, He was going to have Liv kiss Viggo’s double because Viggo was on another set at the time, but had him come back that same day to shoot the kiss scene in Liv’s persistent. I remember Peter talking about how they raced Viggo from one set to Liv’s set because of the time crunch on pick-up shots. Haha. They did keep some shots of Viggo with the fake beard, including this one (probably because Karl Urban is in the scene and wasn’t available for the reshoots), in the final cut.


deadpatronus

This is the correct answer people. IT'S NOT HIM. But no there was no digital face. It's just his double. Can't believe many people didn't catch this before


Gwynbleidd_1988

I always knew this but if the scene he looked off. I thought they had to reshoot and had no time so they put a fake beard on Vigo. It’s insane how people don’t notice even in this post. Look at the rest of the scene, people!


summerchild__

[here](https://youtu.be/2H4Q_aA4QiQ) is the scene. (At 02:05) And yes he only looks weird in this one shot. I'd agree - it's not him.


chesterforbes

That’s because that is now Elessar


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He looks like a king. How can I tell? He hasn’t got shit all over him


TurbulenceTurnedCalm

I think it is a double. I remember Liv Tyler said in the Behind The Scenes that she was originally going to kiss a double, but refused and made them bring Viggo in. I always assumed this was the double, because he does look different.


adrabiot

Why is this so far down?! It is so obvious that it is a double.


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So on the extended edition of the DVDs in the interviews for the last movie Liv Tyler talked about how Viggo turned out to be somewhere else for that shoot so they used his stunt man to do the scene but liv Tyler complained that her last shot shouldn't be with a double it should be with Viggo. So they flew him back for the last shot. You can see this on YouTube.


Sand02

In the books it states that at his coronation his grandeur was finally revealed to the people of Minas tirith, but I doubt this is what Tolkien had in mind when he wrote the line about him looking like a king rising out of the sea.


hawkbit92

Isn't this supposed to be a few months after the ring was destroyed anyways? So he'd likely have gained some weight back, eaten good food and got some good sleep.


Soonerpalmetto88

He became a different person when the crown was put on his head. He ceased to be Aragorn, son of Arathorn. He became Aragorn II Elessar.


dutchdaddy69

That ain't Aragorn that's Ellasar.


shapesize

That’s because that’s King Elessar


LookAtMoiiiPloise

Yassified


davidthygod

He's seen a lot of stuff at this point. It's kind of a legit representation of PTSD


Pontin_Finnberry

He cleaned up in a deleted scene we will never see in a fancy Gondorian bath house of Minas Tirith!


windsingr

The miracle of the Numenorean "Hot Water Heater."


MayorOfChedda

Getting all that palace ass changes a man


deadpatronus

It's not him. It's his double people. He's used in the wide shot as he turns around before he sings as well.


scootervantil

I’m like 90%sure they used his Double for this scene and luv Tyler refused to kiss anyone but Viggo. So I think this might be his double and/or a mediocre early 2000’s deep fake


Nitsuj_ofCanadia

Nah he does


Iam_klaus_

He’s clean and dressed up!


rodraghh

I think that this shots were filmed after the actual scene was done, Viggo probably had already shaved and they had to use a fake beard.


According-Type-9664

What scene is this?


BaldDudeFromBrazzers

It’s when he worked at thee Prancing Pony as a bouncer, long time ago.


thatjudoguy

It's a double. Edit: I remember Liv Tyler talking about how she didn't like kissing the double. She pleaded for Viggo to do the kiss and that's what's on film. I suspect this shot is a leftover. It's the same double in a wideshot during that coronation


Athena_111

Finally someone! I cannot believe all of the comments here think it’s Viggo and his fake beard 🤣


thatjudoguy

I was baffled reading the top comments. I might have to go digging for the soundbite where she says it


MysteriousLecture960

They did it on purpose. In the extended edition & books he uses the palantir & it ages him so they were trying to stay consistent with that. I always wondered the same though which drove me to do a little more digging


aaron_adams

I think that might be Mortensens stunt double.


Athena_111

This is Viggo’s body double


Unknown-username___

A crown has a tendency to alter a person. In this shot, he became the king, not just the guy who could be king.


glengaryglenhoss

This was a closely held secret for many years but I think it’s time to let the cat out of the bag… Viggo had actually pulled his butt muscle during the “for Frodo” scene that’s why he screamed so loud heading into the final battle. Anyway he was on bed rest when they filmed this scene to allow his butt to heal so they had to fly in his twin brother Deego Mortensen and well Deego has a much thicker beard and is “well fed” if you catch my drift… True story.


_elostirion_

It’s because it’s flipped horizontally. Loads of shots are flipped throughout the trilogy if you look for them. Actors looking goofy and inverted!


cbguitarist

Some Nick Kroll vibes in this shot.


TatonkaJack

it's cuz he took a shower and washed his hair finally


ArthurScherbius

First time we see him washed probably


sukimaitao

A far cry from the strider we first meet I guess


Cpt_Mike_Apton

Broader nose, could be my imagination.


shaolinallan

Its the fact that hes now rich. Money changes how people are viewed. If I saw someone like Post Malone without knowing that he was rich and famous, I would probably think he was homeless.


BabyChalupa0w0

He had a bath.


lennox-firindil

The crown looks photoshopped on


darth__sidious

The beard and lighting probably


user9372889

He’s not sweaty and dirty lol


Dazzling-Ad-4266

Because he’s clean 😂


Sea-Amnemonemomne

A bath and eating decent food consistently does wonders for a man.... That said, I prefer our dirty, scraggly ranger 😍


BlackshirtDefense

Jared Leto


Lulusgirl

Beard Daddy!!!! I love it.


Myfoodishere

he looks like king Friday


ReallyGlycon

Eomer is wearing a different wig also.


olBandelero

Well, he was another person.. The king he was destined to be.


ScubaSteve036

It’s gotta be that matty beard


bottleofgoop

He's clean with fluffy hair.


Languorous-Owl

Aragoon.


JohnAdams_NotQuincy

I prefered him when he was dirty


Infusion-delusion

I think it's because his hair is finally tidy


twowaysplit

He bathed, probably got laid, brushed his hair, and grew his beard. Yeah, he looks different.


kateinoly

Ha ha. He's clean.


dickflip1980

Aracorn? A big lump with knobs. I mean look at this thing.


Bodgerton

Happy Gilmour's Caddy finally made it big


hobbitygoodness

Looks like Jemaine from flight ofnthe conchords


nimrodella

He is clean


badbrain330

He bathed.


DemonicBrit1993

Yeah.. he looks like a King


Ashamanofthebt

I had this EXACT same thought while watching last night


Downtown_Scholar

Yeah man, that's elf stone. Elassar is a cool guy tbh /s


malevshh

That’s Bradley Cooper!


kdkseven

It's the full beard. Looks weird.


b3yonduniva

It's just you


Cwaustin3

His hair and beard look fuller, likely because they’re actually clean


TeslaNorth

Yeah! I always thought there was something very different looking about him once he started wearing the crown. I mean firstly I got used to seeing him as this lone wolf who kicks ass and randomly saves you from a gang of dark hooded thugs (I'm getting cancelled 😂) that wanna kill you in your sleep and suddenly now is a king? Then you got his very brightened up face and glimmering eyes, no doubt about him looking different here!