![]() ![]() That it was directed by and starred mostly Norwegians seemed a plus, as I’ve been aware of how much Heyerdahl is revered in Norway. But his tenacity stuck with me.Ĭut to the fictional film’s release decades later. I did not win, nor did I grasp the magnitude of Heyerdahl’s accomplishment, or why it mattered in 1985. Even with the black and white snapshots of shark fishing by hand, it was an excruciating, endless passage of men, waves, and sea creatures that lasted all of fourth grade. ![]() My teacher decided a few of us needed extra work we were to zip through our title and pass it on as part of a reading race. At the time I perceived it as a type of punishment. “Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft” was the first “adult” book I read. The question is, which form would best resonate with you? ![]() Though it takes place on the open sea, clearly, it’s a story with legs. Pål Sverre Hagen as Thor Heyerdahl in "Kon-Tiki." Courtesy, The Weinstein Company.) The English version opens today at Kendall Square Cinema. The Norwegian version was nominated for best foreign language film in last year’s Academy Awards. To secure funding, directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg shot “Kon-Tiki” the movie twice-scene by scene, first in Norwegian then in English - with the same strikingly blue-eyed actors (Pål Sverre Hagen plays Thor), blocking, camera angles, and shark special effects. The journey is back in circulation, this time as a fictional film. ![]()
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