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august of 1947 i was one month away from eleven years old when newspaper headlines printed the stunning success of thor heyerdahl s daring journey by raft from peru to polynesia proving at least to the skeptics that its islands could have been reached over five thousand miles of pacific ocean on nothing but a balsam raft some fifteen hundred years past by peruvians . The month and year was august of 1947 the world was tired of war. So this bold feat was heralded and shown to be a great inspiration for fresh exploration by young men in grand pursuit of new goals mankind wanted to reach.
heyerdahl s challenge to see this film is to relive the determination and undiminished love heyerdahl had to reach his goal. We see him and five brave companions confront storms, whales, sharks and some faults of their own.
cool photography the photography while at sea and even when thor visits folks in other lands in an attempt to get financial approval shows a coolness and majestic authenticity, which made me think i was there.
subtle acting all the actors were norwegian (i believe); and yet the film was in clear english. I relished the interchange that took place among them- in that their gestures and calm manners often sp...read more detail...
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