{"id":2557,"date":"2007-03-18T15:26:14","date_gmt":"2007-03-18T22:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2020-12-31T20:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T03:11:25","slug":"kon-tiki-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2557","title":{"rendered":"Kon-Tiki (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What is shown is what actually took place.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Poster.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThor Heyerdahl and his crew sail across the Pacific Ocean on a wooden raft, hoping to prove that Peruvian Indians may once have settled in the Polynesian Islands.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis Oscar-winning documentary &#8212; constructed primarily from 16 mm footage shot during Heyerdahl&#8217;s historic trans-Pacific voyage &#8212; remains surprisingly powerful viewing. Other than its &#8220;voice of God&#8221; narration and an opening sequence showing maps of the trip, this film tells it like it is: we feel like we&#8217;re right there on the boat with these brave men as they carry out one of the most audacious &#8220;experiments&#8221; in the history of the social sciences. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kon-tiki\">here <\/a>to read more about the expedition.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A fascinating glimpse at the Kon-Tiki crew&#8217;s trials and triumphs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Ship.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Ship.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"217\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Ship.jpg 283w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Ship-128x98.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\nThe climactic final moments of the crew&#8217;s journey<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Heyerdahl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Heyerdahl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"218\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Heyerdahl.jpg 283w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Kon-Tiki-Heyerdahl-128x99.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flying fish landing on the deck of the raft each morning, providing convenient &#8220;fast food&#8221; for the sailors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This documentary remains a fascinating look at one of the most famous sea voyages ever made. Listed in the back of Peary&#8217;s book as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0042650\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1951\/04\/04\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-kontiki-documentary-movie-based-on-pacific.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What is shown is what actually took place.&#8221; Synopsis: Thor Heyerdahl and his crew sail across the Pacific Ocean on a wooden raft, hoping to prove that Peruvian Indians may once have settled in the Polynesian Islands. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Documentary Scientists Review: This Oscar-winning documentary &#8212; constructed primarily from 16 mm footage shot during Heyerdahl&#8217;s historic trans-Pacific voyage &#8212; remains surprisingly powerful viewing. Other than its &#8220;voice of God&#8221; narration and an opening sequence showing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2557\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2557"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60813,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions\/60813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}