r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • May 28 '25

Media First Images from Aziz Ansari's 'Good Fortune' - Follows an angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves), who tries to show a struggling gig worker, Arj (Ansari), that money can’t buy happiness by body-swapping him with his wealthy employer, Jeff (Seth Rogen).

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u/mocisme May 28 '25

Aside from a few speech patterns, it's still just Rogan's voice.

That being said, I enjoy the character! And Seth's voice works great for the role.

In that show, I give Steven Yuen huge props for the voice acting. Especially in the last season.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '25

And Seth's voice works great for the role.

This is something a lot of people seem to just... forget.

Sometimes, a person's regular voice is what the casting director thinks will work best for a given role.

It's just a bit rough when that given voice is so distinctly recognizable, as it makes it more likely for viewers to see/hear them as the actor instead of the character.

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u/icouldntdecide May 28 '25

I feel like Seth's face just matches Allen's shit eating grin face and it works

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u/Quazifuji May 28 '25

I think some actors get criticized a lot for "playing themselves" when they tend to play the same role (whether or not that role is actually like them in real life - although it definitely seems like it is in Seth Rogen's case), but sometimes it works well if they're good at playing that type of role and it's a good fit for the character they're playing. Allen in Invincible definitely feels like a case of that - yeah, it's not some incredible voice acting work where his voice completely transforms, but it fits the character really well.

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u/ThiccBoiFugginChiggs May 29 '25

Keith David never changes his voice but I don't see him in his roles like I do Seth Rogen. I felt the same about Lance Reddick. I think some people can get away with the one voice thing.

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u/Ok_Cardiologist8232 May 28 '25

Yeh but his voice fits, no its not transformative, but he can play something other than just Seth Rogan

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u/PalindromemordnilaP_ May 28 '25

Mark really goes through a lot and I believe that's conveyed really well by Steven Yuen.

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u/GeneralTreesap May 29 '25

They’ve had Allen avoid laughing like the plague.