A solitary courage to the end of the world

Alta 2022-03-25 09:01:12

The life of legendary explorer Heyerdahl and the true story of his 1947 journey across the Pacific on an improvised raft. In other words, it's a story about never giving up on chasing your dreams. In fact, when I watched the movie, I felt that their group was unreliable, whether it was the male protagonist who couldn't swim and had to use a raft to cross the Pacific Ocean, or the fat man took a harpoon and poked a shark, threw away the tied wire, reported everything by radio, and was caught by a shark. Surrounded by the crowd... I feel... I've been dying... But if I think about it carefully, it may be that I have lost the solitary courage of an idealist. "As long as I believe it's okay, it will be okay." In order to prove his argument that he could risk his own life, the crew members decided to go to sea together not long after they knew him. They envied this state, had their own beliefs, and dared to realize their dreams. If the film is shot according to the general method, it is completely an ordinary adventure film, but the director is very powerful, and the film is always filled with a layer of faint sadness. The dialogue between the male protagonist and the crew under the night sky makes people feel wistful, until the final victory. A real orgasm.

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  • Torstein Raaby: [Seeing that Bengt is throwing a dusts in the water] Why are feeding the sharks our tomato soup?

    Bengt Danielsson: It's shark repellent from the Americans.

    Torstein Raaby: [ironic] No, it's tomato soup.

    Bengt Danielsson: [confused after to relish the dusts with a finger] Where's the shark repellent?

    Torstein Raaby: [funny] Well, apparently we ate that.

  • Herman Watzinger: [about the ropes that keep united the raft] It's our only chance. Our only hope now is to try and reinforce the ropes. Tighten up everything again.

    Thor Heyerdahl: Herman... We have built this raft just like Tiki did, and he made it there. And so will we. This is the faith we have.

    Herman Watzinger: Faith? This isn't a religion Thor. This is... insanity.

    Thor Heyerdahl: This is bigger than us.

    Herman Watzinger: Please. Look at the logs. Feel how your raft is moving.

    Thor Heyerdahl: Tiki knew.

    Herman Watzinger: My God!, you understand nothing? There's no one here except you who believes in Tiki!

    Thor Heyerdahl: No?

    [makes a pause. He looks everybody]

    Thor Heyerdahl: Then what the hell are you doing here?