The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Very few people will disagree with the fact that The Lord of the Rings is the best franchise ever made. In the first installment, The Fellowship of the Ring, Aragorn thinks that the hobbit cousins were dead. Viggo Mortensen was so in the moment that he proceeded to kick a helmet and scream in apparent frustration. In reality, the actor was screaming because he broke a toe.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Let’s not forget another successful fantasy franchise. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, there was one scene when the patriarch and matriarch of the Weasley family discuss the proper means of disciplining Harry and Ron. It was revealed that there were over a dozen takes of the scene! The one they ended up going with was the one where Arthur Weasley asks Harry, “What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?” It might be a thought-provoking question, but it was actually unscripted!