Kon-Tiki

77 min

Kon-Tiki film documented a journey across the Pacific Ocean. Six men including the narrator/leader of the expedition decided to travel by raft from Peru to Polynesian Islands. Thor Heyerdahl believed sea travel existed many centuries ago from South America to the islands. Their voyage was documented by a camera based on everyday life. It depicted how they survived with their supplies and the help of the sea.

My impressions of the film is the real-life way that the men were determined to work together and achieved their goal. Often times, humans are known to become cohesive in mind states if they are enclosed with certain boundaries. Your self becomes others' behaviors and personalities. You must be part of the team in order for the mission to have a smooth transition and end goal. Therefore, a strong leader must led yet adapt to the needs of the crew. I found fascinating how their expertise in marine life and engineering skills came together from eating the shell animals on the boat, drinking the liquid from the fish, barely rescuing a crew member, and repairing the raft.

I believe that one must always stretch and move forward on learning every aspect of a subject. You can rotate throughout your subjects. Your ability of knowing several subjects can aid to a project or projects in the future. Do not become a stalemate to your own demise. Others will not trust or take you seriously.

The way the crew made the journey seamless through the rough waves and weather of the Pacific Ocean. The only angst shown was how to shore the raft. There was trembling thoughts by the narrator and the way they were afraid of the rocks and shore. I believe that their psyche was conditioned to the ocean environment and forgotten also lost the ability to have land legs. I believe that I feel that in my own life. There was time that I was confident and full of boldness that I could walk on water or climb a mountain based on metaphorical standpoints. I could do anything. But there are times when I lay low in mud and feel stuck. I, just like the crew, are in survival mode. There is no beyond thinking besides treading through rough paths. Therefore, when something comes easy and unfamiliar, you can destroy yourself by forgetting who and what you were in the first place. One can be conditioned. This happens when people or society becomes devoid of their own thoughts and actions from tyrant or anarchy rule. Or if someone was completely down to the grave by someone's power and control.

I enjoyed the power of the team in this film. I look forward one day to visit the actual raft in Olso, Norway. Finally, I can move on. I watched this film thrice. My words mean that I must watch it again.

Along with this blog, my mission is to complete at least two screenplays by end of August.