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Vikander looked too small for the part


And i don't mean chest wise as others have pointed out.I mean physically.Her arms and legs looked like tooth picks.I just couldn't buy that someone with her small petite stature could do or survive all those things her character went through in the movie.It would be like trying to buy Dj Qualls as Rambo.

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True

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Perhaps. Otherwise, this seems to be pretty standard in Hollywood films. The petite more "more petite" lady still manages to eek out strength, agility, and other activities that may be better suited for larger people.

FWIW, we see this with men too, although if there's ever any doubt, they have some of them saying they were in the Navy SEALs or something like that. If he got into and served in some special ops force, then he can do anything else really :D

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Yea but there's average petite and then there's Don Knotts bony petite.Vikander definitely falls towards the Don Knotts end.Imagine Don Knotts trying to pull off Indiana Jones.That's what it was like trying to buy Vikander in this.

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She's 165cm in the games

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Theres actually very interesting characteristic in muscle structure in that they look different between male and female. Look up images of female body builders (the ones that dont do growth hormones). Give them some baggy clothes and you wont be able to tell they're bodybuilders. Wont work with men bodybuilders. And while peak strenght certainlly differs, they can get pretty damn strong without looking it.

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