I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

One of my all time favorites.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This amazing film is about a group of people who traveled from Peru to Polynesia to prove Polynesians came from Peru.

Checking to see what imported Neo-Noir series BBC 4 would next show,I was surprised to find that they were screening a Nordic high- seas Adventure Drama. Recently finding 2012's The Deep and In the Heart of the Sea to be gripping lost/travelling the high seas films,I got on the raft for Kon-Titki.The plot-Wanting to go against the then-supported theory that the first settlers on Polynesia were people who migrated from "the west", explorer Thor Heyerdahl decides to prove his theory that South Americas in Pre-Columbian times were the original inhabitants by building a raft and going on a 4,300 mile journey across the ocean. Ruling that the raft only be made of materials that the original settlers used, Heyerdahl hires a crew to join him on the raft.View on the film:Hitting thunderous waves against the raft,directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg offer spectacular views of the high seas,with vast sweeping wide shots scanning the wilderness Heyerdahl and the crew are surrounded by. Taking 16 years to swim onto the screen, the directors make it worth the wait,as the decision to shoot on sea leads to a spectacular blending of CGI and the clutching at hope on the raft,which loosens as the crew get attacked by various deadly sea life in gripping battles.Partly based on Heyerdahl's bio, (with some crew changed to bring more "tension" into the film) the screenplay by Petter Skavlan superbly makes it a human adventure,by giving each crew member their own "moment",from the wide-eyed innocence of Heyerdahl to crusty seadog Bengt Danielsson (played by a very good Gustaf Skarsgård.) Going against the tide of his gritty performances in the fantastic Nordic Noir movies of auteur Hans Petter Moland, Pål Sverre Hagen gives a terrific performance as Heyerdahl,thanks to Sverre capturing the earthy,adventure atmosphere of the film,on the raft to Polynesia.

I was intrigued by the story of Thor Heyerdahl and his Kon-Tiki expedition which took place in an era without GPS, mobile phones etc. This is sooo normal for us now, even though I myself have lived 3/4 of my life without this technology as well.I very much liked the look of this movie, almost reminded me of the glorious technicolor movies of the '40s-'50s in which it is actually situated. You can feel the blistering sun out at see and sense the tropical heat in Fatu Hivu, the use of colour and light is outstanding, in the Pacific as well in the scenes shot in Norway. Loved it.I understand Thor Heyerdahl wasn't the most sympathetic bloke around, but even in a movie about him there could have been made more effort in trying to get the audience to understand his motives. We see a brief synopsis of his life in Fatu Hivu, but the movie switches to it straight from his Scandinavian childhood without much explanation. Why did he become a zoologist and geographer in the first place? Unless I missed this, I still don't know why. It kind of got in the way of me understanding his sudden and uncontrollable drive to prove the theory of Tiki.Heyerdahl obviously was a very driven, ambitious and intelligent man, stubborn and a bit of a dictator as well. Very few successful men/explorers would have survived without these characteristics, so that's fine. In the movie, they tried to show another side of him, more vulnerable, privately doubting his decisions, sometimes even being afraid (and he only shows that in private, never to other people). When the movie premiered, actor Pal Hagen was the same age as Hayerdahl when he made the voyage. When you consider this, a young man, only 33, undertaking this epic trip, that must have been a daunting command. Hagen did a great job in portraying Heyerdahl in this stage of his life. I also liked actor Gustaf Skarsgard as Bengt and Tobias Santelman as Knut.There are a lot of scenes leading up to the actual raft trip, and some flash-back scenes as well (with one about Thor and an injured Liv trying to get help by alarming a sailing boat passing Fatu Hivu: what was that for and what did it mean for the movie... I still can't figure it out). The actual trip is more about the first 20 days when they seem to be drifting in the wrong direction; as soon as they catch the right current, next we know they are crashing into Raroia. That's ±75 days gone in a few minutes.There are some other irregularities. The way the Kon-Tiki crew is choosing, for instance. Apart from one childhood friend, and a refrigerator salesman, there is no explanation for any of the other crew members other than that they are Scandinavian and that they have some sort of skill that Thor can use. I read that each of these men were in fact very, very skilled technicians, smart and experienced. In the movie however, they come across as amateurs, a bunch of randomly generated men, not very stress resistant. That clearly was so not the case, I was sorry that the director/producers thought it would be more interesting to create some tension between these men whereas in reality they were a well oiled team, disciplined and focused. I mean, at the end of the movie they show that Herman went to become a UN international representative for Fishing! And in the movie he was just a scared, shiftless refrigerator salesman who doubts Thor all the time and is constantly thinking they will all die at sea.And the parrot/shark killing scene was indeed OTT, as well as the fake beards at the end (that was even ridiculous).I liked the movie, did not love it. But it has made me interested in the figure of Heyerdahl and the many, many expeditions he did after Kon-Tiki. Meanwhile, DNA investigation has proved that Polynesians do descend from South Americans, if in percentage much less than from Asians.An entertaining movie. I can understand its nomination for the Oscars, the look and feel of it are great, but I can equally understand why it didn't win. I'm going to try and find Heyerdahls own documentary, which DID win an Oscar in 1951.I was sorry to not have been able to watch it in Norwegian, which I think would have made the dialogues between the actors more wooden than it now was. For commercial purposes, and English version was made.

To anyone looking for a film that embodies all that resembles quality movie making - this might be as close as you could get. Superb images ~ superb sound ~ superb performances ~ superb music ~ superb script, direction and cinematography ~ it's all on show...the Norwegians can be applauded for this special achievement.Due to better than average, imaginative script writing, any age group can enjoy this journey. In the hands of lesser writers it could have been loaded up with unnecessary language and details - instead, it's been mostly kept lovingly on target (the involvement of original family members probably helped). If anything was perhaps not fully necessary it might have been the beefing-up of some menacing 'JAWS' type scenes, but this is in keeping with the expectations of modern audiences - those weaned on over-the-top action flicks and moronic computer games. The representation of crew member Herman Watzinger has also been re-engineered and includes situations added for 'entertainment' purposes. These modifications of course are a small price to pay for a totally rewarding, highly exiting movie experience - that perfectly captures the passion and commitment of Thor Heyerdahl and his diverse crew's determination to pursue his vision on both land and sea. Some have made comparisons to another superb movie, the magnificent "Life of Pi" but this probably has more to do with the look of the above-average CGI effects and the survival at sea themes - apart from these ingredients they are a totally different genre of storytelling. Don't miss this terrific film and if possible see it on the big CinemaScope screen - complete with big sound reproduction to get the most from the award wining sound track!ADDITIONAL NOTE: For those who have seen the interesting 1960 movie "As The Sea Rages" also known as "Raubfischer in Hellas" and based on the famous novel of the same name by Werner Helwig (see IMDb listing), the real life character that Clements the seaman (played by Cliff Robertson) is based on, was a crew member on other Thor Heyerdahl expeditions ~ these are also worth seeking out by interested movie historians. KenR