Don Quixote

Jaylan 2021-12-26 08:01:16

Probably people have such weaknesses. Once they believe that one of their opinions is correct, they will selectively block different voices.

On the same day, he heard the story told by the old man and his girlfriend, plus "common sense"-when ancient people could only sail down the wind, he felt that the Polynesians must have originated in the east, which is the Americas.

But he didn't know that the Polynesian sailing tradition of his time had been completely cut off by the French. He also did not see the wood engraving of the catamaran brought back by Captain Cook's fleet.

He chose to ignore the linguistic evidence and the ballads and legends of other Bosnians. He also ignored that Native Americans had no maritime tradition at all.

Opponents all over the world are all wrong,

In order to prove his "correctness", he set off.

As an entrepreneur, he was successful. At least his ideas touched his investors-the president of Peru. The director was honest. The vision of politicians was unique. The Peruvians discovered how Polynesia fits the South American nation at that time. Ideological trend.

Although he arrived, he was actually a bit hooligans when he arrived.

He refused to use steel wire ropes to reinforce the raft, but he actually used sextants, radios, synthetic rations from the U.S. military, fresh water in iron buckets, and modern medicines that were impossible for the ancients. His practical use is the European way of the great voyage, not the ancient Bosnian way that he said two thousand years ago.

The story of a modern man using modern tools to prove that an ancient man can reach that place. The problem is that this is not a way of scientific argumentation at all. Therefore, his theory has not been proven.

This is certainly not a scientist's story.

This is just the story of an adventurer, a story of a reckless, ignorant and fearless man who proves himself.

The director himself also said that this film is to inspire people to take risks and climb Everest. Therefore, from this point of view, the film is a success.

However, if you want to take risks, you have to learn Pei Ye

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Extended Reading
  • Aidan 2022-04-22 07:01:40

    'You do not need to learn how to swim, Should you fall in the water, you would float on willpower alone. '

  • Helga 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    It's boring, I thought I would encounter some underwater monsters, sharks, octopuses, and horses, but it turned out to be...hey

Kon-Tiki quotes

  • Epilogue: Bengt fell in love with Polynesia. He settled there and became a Consul General of Sweden. He died in 1997.

    Epilogue: Erik built himself a sailboat, that became his home for 11 years. He worked as an artist until his death in 1972.

    Epilogue: Torstein kept going on expeditions. He died in 1964 during an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis.

    Epilogue: Knut resumed his career in military intelligence. He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Kon-Tiki museum. He died the Christmas of 2009.

    Epilogue: Herman became the director of UN's Food and Agriculture organization. He died at Titica lake in 1986.

    Epilogue: Thor wrote a book about Kon-Tiki. It was translated to over 70 languages, and sold over 50 million copies. The documentary about the expedition won an Oscar. Liv and Thor divorced after the Kon-Tiki expedition. Their boys lived with Liv, who later moved to the US where she died in 1969. Thor continued his work as an experimental archaeologist, author and explorer. He died in 2002.

  • Bustamente: [Walking toward Thor, sit down on a bank] Mr. Heyerdahl?

    Thor Heyerdahl: [taking him wrongly by a waiter] Just a glass of water, please.

    Bustamente: I'm José Bustamante.

    [Peru's president]

    Thor Heyerdahl: [standing up fastly] Your Excellency. Thank you for seeing me.

    Bustamente: What can I do for you?

    Thor Heyerdahl: Actually, I'm here to tell you about something I can do for you.

    Bustamente: And what might that be?

    Thor Heyerdahl: By crossing the Pacific for 5,000 miles. I will prove that Peruvian natives were the first to settle Polynesia.

    Bustamente: [surprised] What? Peruvians discovered Polynesia? And how may I help you?