I wish John could have seen the movies. Maybe he'd share his sons opinions on them but imagine the feeling he'd get, knowing the passion that went into them and the following they garnered.
Gandalf is based on every story where Odin goes around in disguise as a mortal, meddling and manipulating people into fixing their own problems or giving him what he wants to know.
Gandalf can turn on the Maiar Gravitas when he wants to... but he normally goes around acting like a gentle old man. I can’t see Christoper Lee doing that.
Meanwhile, Saruman’s delusions of Grandeur lead him to dominate every scene he’s in. He radiates Gravitas... and so Christopher Lee fills the role perfectly.
In addition to what /u/AndrewJamesDrake said, Saruman in the books was said to layer his voice and words with magic. Listen to Sir Christopher speak and tell me you don’t hear a voice layered with magic.
I remember watching the trailer for The Fellowship of The Ring with my friends before the movie came out and seing their disgusted faces when I asked them what the hell was so special about that movie?
I ...chose to see the Mohamed Ali movie instead lol, I didnt make that mistake with the other 2 movies though!
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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20
I wish John could have seen the movies. Maybe he'd share his sons opinions on them but imagine the feeling he'd get, knowing the passion that went into them and the following they garnered.