Why is Jason Momoa in the role of Conan considered a more authentic depiction than Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Why is Jason Momoa in the role of Conan considered a more authentic depiction than Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Just on looks. Conan in the novels was supposed to be a very tall man, though not a giant, and with dark hair and blue eyes. Extremely powerful etc… Momoa had a few more inches on Arnold, and with the taller, rangier vibe, and the dark hair, exotic good looks, etc… He really looked perfect for the part. And he’s a decent actor. He also had the benefit of being around after the Dark Horse Comics run of Conan, which had excellent artwork and a new look that the movie borrowed from heavily in terms of costume design. But don’t forget, Arnold was THE only real depiction of Conan until Jason Momoa and hardly anything to sneeze at, and frankly Arnold’s first Conan movie was far far far better than Momoa’s- for a few reasons. The story was far better constructed- the people behind it were Oliver Stone (look him up) John Milius and Roy Thomas, all excellent story tellers. The movie strayed from the source material but it was an excellent story arc that made sense. Momoa’s version- not so much. Weak writing. Bad villains. (while James Earl Jones was a great villain in the Arnold Conan). The other main reason was the music. The first film’s score was unbelievably good, and made the film like some dark Opera. So if you looked at snap shots of the two Conans, Momoa looks more the the part, but overall, the Conan movie from 1982 was far more legit.

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