![]() He trains them, educates them and scolds them regardless of their age, a way of living which is endangered when life forces them into the outside world. He brings to Ben just so much heart and love, wanting to do right by his late wife, wanting to prepare his children for the world, believing in what he believes but allowing. Viggo Mortensen and his motley progeny in Captain Fantastic. Captain Fantastic (2016): In his newest film, as Ben, an unconventional father who loses his wife, Mortensen is superb and should be nominated for an Oscar next January. Mortensen stars as a survivalist dad who takes his kids to the woods to teach them authenticity in this low-cal take on The. Viggo Mortensen steals the show as a father whose idealistic way of raising his children comes under attack by the real world. Ben lives in the wild with his six children isolated from a society plagued with fast food, video games and disrespect. Captain Fantastic review Viggo Mortensen doesn't earn his stripes. Sectioned off from the real world, Ben teaches his children the education he feels they need and he also puts them through a physical training that has them extremely fit. His other movies included Witness, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, Captain Fantastic, and Green Book. He gained fame as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. ![]() ![]() Such a role to add to the exclusive list is Captain Fantastic's Ben who oscillates between reliable father figure to unpredictable outcast throughout the charming film's two-hour running time. Captain Fantastic (2016) 1/2 (out of 4) Viggo Mortensen plays Ben, a father of six who is raising his children in a forest somewhere in the Northwest. Viggo Mortensen, American actor known for his striking demeanor and understated persuasiveness in roles ranging from shockingly brutal to heroic. Interview: Captain Fantastics examination of parenting and integrity appeals to star Viggo Mortensen. Here is an actor not only selective of the roles he takes but one who can afford to be. Major award nominations and wins for Viggo Mortensen. Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen perches on a sofa with the quiet composure of a man who's about to go for a stroll to the local newsagents - a figure worlds away from the many performances that distinctly separate him from the remainder of Hollywood: a Russian mobster in Eastern Promises, a Machiavelian con-man in The Two Faces of January and Sigmund Freud ( A Dangerous Method). ![]()
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