" I had no estimate The Beast was only 21 in the film and I ’m honestly shocked . "

In a post shared tor/movies, Reddit useru/Dan__Glesakasked about which movie characters are shockingly younger or older than most of us think. Here are some of the most-upvoted responses:

1.“This morning I was rewatchingBeauty and the Beastwith my daughter and I haven’t seen it in probably 25 years. I had no ideaThe Beast was only 21in the movie and I’m honestly shocked how young he is, especially now that I’m in my 30s.”

2.“Darth Vaderwas only 45when he died.”

3.“Harry Potter’s parentswere only 21when they died.”

4.“Mufasa is likelyonly six to eight years old.”

5.“Hans Molemanis 31 years old.”

6.“Ned Flandersis 60.”

7.“Orlando Bloom’s character in the firstPirates of the Caribbeanis supposed to be 19.”

8.“Jake Sully was twenty-two years old when he left Earth in James Cameron’s Avatar.Twenty-two years old.”

9.“JasminefromAladdinis 15 andAriel fromThe Little Mermaidis 16.”

10.“I had always assumed Mario was in his mid-30s butaccording to Miyamoto, he’s perpetually 24. I was 30 when I found this out so it was a bit of a blow to go from assuming I was at least five years younger to being six years older than him in an instant, it felt like I aged a decade overnight. There’s aMariomovie now so it counts.”

11.“Michael Myers is only 21in the originalHalloween. I always assumed he was in his 40s.”

12.“Glenn Quagmireis in his 60s.”

13.“Julia Robertsas Julianne was freaking out inMy Best Friend’s Weddingbecauseshe was27and not married.”

14.“Aragornwas 87 years oldinFellowship of the Ring.”

15.“Roger Murtaughwas only 50when he said ‘I’m too old for this sh*t’ inLethal Weapon 2.”

16.“Father Merrinwas meant to be 79inThe Exorcist.He was played by 43-year-old Max Von Sydow.”

17.“Lieutenant Worfwas 24at the start ofStar Trek: The Next Generation.”

18.“Snow White is 14. Yeah.”

19.“InGoodfellas,Henry Hill is21 years oldwhen he meets his wife. She has a line wondering about ‘a 21-year-old kid with such connections’.”

Shout out tor/moviesandu/Dan__Glesakfor having this discussion.

Animated character Beast from Beauty and the Beast wearing a red cape looking surprised

Close-up of Darth Vader without his helmet, revealing scars and breathing apparatus

Two actors dressed as characters from Harry Potter, smiling and looking at each other

Article image

Homer Simpson appears startled, clutching a chair for support, eyes wide

Cartoon character Ned Flanders from "The Simpsons" gardening and holding a Bible

Orlando Bloom as Will Turner in historical costume from the film

Ariel and Jasmine, animated characters, side by side. Ariel wears a seashell top, Jasmine in a blue outfit

Mario from Super Mario in a 3D animated style stands with hand on chest and a surprised expression

Michael Myers character from Halloween movie standing with a knife on a porch, a pumpkin nearby

Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy wearing a red Hawaiian shirt with yellow flowers

Vivian (Julia Roberts) in an elegant evening gown speaking on a cell phone at a social event

Man in medieval attire with a leaf clasp on his cloak, standing by a horse

Man sleeping with head tilted, wearing a suit and red tie. Expresses exhaustion or rest

Character dressed as a priest looking concerned while holding a book

Worf from Star Trek in uniform with a concerned expression

Snow White smiles at a bird on her finger outside a cottage

Close-up of Ray Liotta with an intense expression