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Kon-Tiki

Name: Kon-Tiki
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Released: 2012
Duration: 118 min

Representation Score

0.5/10

Minimal

2012

PG-13

Director

Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Runtime

118 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Kon-Tiki is a traditional historical reconstruction that emphasizes a classical, Eurocentric narrative of exploration. The film's structure reinforces the conventional gender and racial hierarchies prevalent in the mid-20th century. The narrative focuses on a singular, masculine, and Western-led journey of scientific discovery, lacking the complexity needed for a higher progressive score.

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Category Breakdown

Does Kon-Tiki have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to a strict assumption that everyone is straight and cisgender, with no depictions of LGBTQ+ narratives or identities.

How does Kon-Tiki portray gender?

Limited

The story is primarily driven by male characters and their physical endurance. Women are mostly confined to traditional domestic roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Kon-Tiki?

Minimal

The cast is mainly composed of Norwegians, focusing on a Norwegian expedition. The narrative maintains a Eurocentric viewpoint of the Pacific journey.

How does Kon-Tiki represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film highlights a Western hero's journey of scientific discovery, avoiding critiques of colonialism and focusing on the triumph of the human spirit.

Does Kon-Tiki include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no prominent depictions of visible or invisible disabilities that play a central role in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film offers a faithful historical reconstruction of Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 expedition.
It successfully captures the era's spirit of discovery and individualist scientific pursuit.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks racial diversity, maintaining a heavily Eurocentric perspective throughout the Pacific journey.
Gender representation is limited, with women confined to traditional domestic roles.
The film does not engage with or critique the systemic power structures of the era.

Official Synopsis

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

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