Kon-Tiki

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Andreas K A superbly filmed reconstruction of Thor Heyerdahl's expedition. Even though the actual voyage at sea is surprisingly short in the film, he manages to embed the story in great pictures and the Norwegian actors, who you don't know from every Hollywood movie, let the characters come to likeable life. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review Nawt W Even with an inspiring subject at hand, the creators could not figure out how to make the plot seem thrilling without adding a boatload of forced and overly dramatized conflicts that seemed as artificial as that CGI crab stowaway on the raft. Granted, low-grade CGI can be forgiven, seeing as there are some instances of it actually looking favorable, like the shark attacks. On the other hand, the low points, which almost by the numbers imitate Hollywood shlock, where the crew must come together at the end of this second act of ours and "HAVE SOME GODDAMN FAITH," are so distasteful it stings. None of the characters, aside from Thor and Watzinger, are memorable in the slightest outside of their roles on the raft. Watzinger is notable for all the wrong reasons since the script decided to make him the christened infidel and the odd one out who needs some goddamn faith, which he obviously obtains at the end. Thor's tenuous relationship with his wife also seemed overly trite until he actually read her letter. That part definitely elevates his entire character and gives his obsession more gravity, for his adventuring feats don't give him an advantage in all other aspects of life. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/29/23 Full Review Megan e This was surprisingly good and a decent adaptation of the book! Good performances, and a good reminder of the adventures and advancements made since the 40's. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/10/23 Full Review Shock Therapy R The feature movie includes some personal elements such as his wife and children left behind. Also, the insistence on ancient building methods seems to draw the ire of the engineer in the feature film. Seems like quite an experience and quite an honorary tribute to Kon-Tiki god and ancient traditions. I also viewed the 1951 documentary of same. Glad it worked out, despite its insistent cavalier style. I'm probably going to check history and see if his wife remained married to him. It's the crew onshore that Thor seemed to disregard, even if Mother Nature gave him and they a bye. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The worst 01 hour: and 58 minutes in ****ing *****y Norwegian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member It feels like a documentary more then anything else, but some just don't make any sense... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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